We went to Florida for a wedding and Emma had not been acting herself. She slept the whole drive there, not like her at all. She wouldn’t eat and her belly felt very hard. We took Emma to Sacred Heart in Pensacola and within 4 hours they told us it was probably Neuroblastoma. Emma needed a platelet and blood transfusion, and we were inpatient there for two days. Then an ambulance ride from Pensacola, FL to Baton Rouge, LA. We were inpatient there for a month, Emma deteriorated quickly.
Finally, they decided to start chemo while waiting for results from the biopsy. Emma responded very well to 1sr round of chemo. We were able to go home for a few days. We then traveled to St. Jude, where we lived for nearly 1.5 years.
Emma went through 12 rounds of chemo with antibodies, 2 stem cell transplants, 12 rounds of radiation, numerous blood and platelet transfusions. Emma had some rough patches throughout treatment but overall she did great! She is an amazing and strong girl!
We also adopted Emma’s full brother right in the middle of her treatments, but we made it through and wouldn’t change a thing.
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