The Latest Information on Joy

Hello friends & family! As all of you know, I was diagnosed with a rare form of Leukemia in 2007. My doctors gave me my grim statistics...

That's what Eleanor (my 3 year old twin) calls my insulin shots. This is one of the lovely side effects of the medication (Prednisone) ...

Where does the time go? I try to wait for interesting/exciting news to update this blog...we are in the "wait and see" holding pa...

Many of you have asked about the blog and requested an update. I had no idea that people were still checking the blog! Thank you so much for...

The "wait and see" period progresses again as Joy waits to see how the Rutuxin will affect the sustainability of her red blood cel...

Joy started a new medication this past week called Rutuxin. It's one of 5 "miracle" drugs for treating cancer and is usually...

Small things . . . but exciting ones--maybe. For the last two weeks, Joy has only needed half of the amount of blood in her transfusions as...

Joy's days are getting more relaxed--or, rather, her nights. She no longer has to give herself daily IVs of magnesium in the evening--s...

Day 133 and counting! Joy's counting to 200 now. The doctors have told her that it's not uncommon to take 200 days to feel much bett...

During a long and very fruitful meeting with Joy's main doctor last weekend, Joy and many of her family learned some great news! 1) She ...