Bristol is a very energetic 4-year-old. Even during chemo, she was always running around, playing with the doctors and nurses. She is big into pretend play at the moment and is really enjoying the Barbie Dream House Santa brought her for Christmas last year. She also enjoys doing Legos, riding her bike, swinging at the playground, and playing hide and seek. She learned how to read during her time in the hospital, and also got interested in iPad games and Youtube videos. She loves all things Disney, especially Minnie Mouse. She also loves helping me (mom) take care of her new baby brother.
Bristol had been having constant infections for several months last spring and was taking all kinds of antibiotics, which didn’t seem to be helping. She had a lot of bruising on her legs, her eyes were puffy, she was pale, lethargic, and complaining of severe ear pain. An ENT ordered blood work thinking she might have mono. Where her labs came back, the results showed that she had leukemia. Further review of the specimens revealed she had AML.
Bristol received 4 rounds of in-patient chemotherapy over the course of 5 months. Because of her intensive treatment, I (mom) had to quit my job to become her full-time caregiver, and Bristol is no longer attending school.
We do believe she’s cured of this, and this will be it as far as her cancer story takes us.
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