Isla is funny, smart, and sassy. She loves animals, especially puppies. She is a big helper and loves to help with the laundry and dishwasher. She enjoys baby dolls, stickers, books, and music.
Isla was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia on August 31st 2022. Before she was diagnosed, she was feeling extra tired and looked pale. On the first day of school, her toddler room teachers mentioned their concerns. I took her to walk-in care hours at the pediatrician that evening and she was in surgery to place her port the very next day.
Isla has had a port placement surgery as well as two bone marrow aspirations. She currently receives weekly chemotherapy treatments and spinal taps. She’s had three hospital stays in the past two months. We are careful about germs but our oncology team recommended keeping life as normal as possible right now.
Cancer has changed our lives significantly. We have two older children, five and three years old. It’s difficult to balance the attention Isla needs while making sure our big kids still feel seen, heard, and loved. We also have had to make changes to our work schedules to accommodate treatment and taking our other children to preschool, dance class, etc.
Our sweet girl has been poked and prodded weekly since we began this cancer journey 2 months ago. She’s been so resilient and I’m constantly in awe of her.
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