Rylee was diagnosed with AML leukemia Oct 26th 2017 at 18 months old. Rylee had no signs or symptoms. She fell one day which resulted in a split lip. We took her to the family doctors to ensure no stitches were needed and the doctor noticed she was pale. Initially thinking she had low iron he sent her for blood work. The blood work came back shown leukemia cells in her blood.
Rylee immediately starts chemo. From there, we had another round in Dec 2017. On Jan 5th 2018 we were finally given good news that Rylee had go into remission. Her maintenance phase of treatment could begin. She received one more round of chemo before her bone marrow/Stem cell match from her big sister Abigail.
Having three children it was hard to uproot our daily life. The older kids had their school, that was their biggest supporter. But from going to having a normal routine to only seeing one parent at a time and don’t get to see their baby sister was a huge adjustment.
Rylee is an active toddler who didn’t let cancer slow her down! Rylee is a true warrior. She went through chemo and transplant with the biggest smile on her face.
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