Daughter of the King- Madilyn's Journey

Here is a bit of an overdue update on the last couple of weeks. Laurissa will be taking over the writing of the blog posts now that she has the time and brain space for it! The final half of Madilyn’s treatments went very well. Before many of her treatments, she even had Timmy, the therapy dog, hop up on the bed to keep her company while she waited. Quite often during our mornings in the PMDU, the child life specialists stopped by with a fun craft or activity to help pass the time. Despite the circumstances, it was a special time. Each time Madilyn was wheeled from the PMDU to the Radiation floor, she made sure I hoped on the bed first. And we got wheeled down the hall by the best porter/driver. January 14 th marked Madilyn’s fifteenth and final treatment. Before heading in for her very last one, she had the opportunity to ring the gong in the cancer centre waiting area to celebrate reaching this milestone. She rang it proud and loud! It brought on a loud round of applause from al...

Madilyn is over half way through her radiation treatment. She is regaining strength and use of her right side. The oncology team was very pleased with her improvement and have been titrating down her oral medication, which we are thankful for. We have been able to be home over the weekends and after Madilyn's last scheduled radiation treatment on January 14, we hope to be home indefinitely and resume as much normalcy in daily life as we can. Thank you all for your continued thoughts, prayers and support- we have much to be thankful for even in the midst of trials.