Well Alina has finished one third of this road map treatment course and it has been the toughest time since we started this journey. We had the flu go thru the house for a week with everyone but Bryce getting it, Alina has struggled with the dose of steroids this time which caused mood swings and depression and the chemo medicine that she has been receiving has caused weight loss and a significant loss of hair.
We expect her to lose all her hair within the next week. Although we had talked to her several times about this happening, you still can not prepare for the visual and emotional changes that you see in your child. Alina continues to battle everyday and we pray that she stays healthy through the remainder of this course of treatment. Next week Alina will have blood work drawn on Monday to see if her blood counts are high enough to continue the treatment on Tuesday.
If she is able to continue on schedule, Tuesday will be a nine hour day of treatment along with the three hours of drive time to and from the hospital. (A long day for anyone to go through.) Then we will be going everyday for four days to complete that weeks treatment. The following week she will again go four days in a row but the durations will be significantly shorter.
This treatment schedule will be repeated twice in the next month so a lot of treatments to go through for this little girl. Please keep Alina in your prayers and thoughts as she continues to progress through this treatment. Thank you all for your continued thoughts and prayers for our family.
All our Love,
The King Family