A little better than yesterday =]

Araella is attempting to recover from her first chemotherapy treatment 6 days ago. The past two days have been the most difficult and she is anxiously awaiting the hour that she starts to feel more like herself. Her spirit remains strong but her body feels weak. This is frustrating to her, however I  have yet to see her without a smile. If you would like to follow her encouraging story, she has been posting updates on instagram @raeofsunshine__

Some good news is that for 2 days following treatment, Araella could feel the tumor shrinking (and she can no longer feel the lymph nodes that were affected!). Another piece of good news is that the side effect of light sensitivity and eye irritation seems to have been resolved and hopefully will not be an issue next time. When her new aviator prescription sunglasses arrive, I will post a picture =]  

We return to CTCA on September 25th. Araella is scheduled to have port placement surgery on the 26th along with some other appointments including physical therapy, survivorship and a vitamin C insfusion. On the 27th she will have another dignicap/chemotherapy infusion (8+ hours). Oh, another piece of good news is that Araella has not lost one hair that we have seen!!!

Headed home the day after treatment

Card #1 from our mailbox