Maintenance cycle 2 begins

Olivia's procedure from Friday last week wasn't so bad at all. She didn't even cry when her port was accessed! Still, she was anxious and complaining she was really hungry. She couldn't eat until after her spinal tap was done. Eventually she got tired and fell asleep even before she was given anesthesia. That's why the anesthesiologist didn't give her too much of the "white medicine". She was sleeping more than an hour after the procedure and if the nurse had not tried to wake her up, she probably would be sleeping longer! She woke up in a good mood too. The anesthesia must have worn off completely already at that time. 

Here she is enjoying her pretzels after her procedure.

This time last year, she had the first symptoms of leukemia. It was when her fever started. 2 days before the fever, she wasn't herself at school. The teacher told us that she would wake up screaming and crying. 

This video was taken the night before the fever started.

https://youtu.be/jPywGZeem7g

A couple days later, she began to look pale.

I can't believe it's been that long already! Though it has been tough, it has also been a very humbling experience. Everyday we consider ourselves, especially Olivia, blessed. There is so much to be thankful for. A lot of other people has it worse than this, and they are in our prayers everyday. We always try to look at the good things in every situation. That's what got us here.