From Elsa's family:
"Elsa's tumors ended up being larger than they suspected. One is the size of a softball and the other is the size of a golfball and they are around the small intestines, but the doctor did not seem worried and said that if you are a two year old and you happen to have a cancer, this is not a bad type to have."
"Elsa has Burkitt Lymphoma. This is apparently a good type to have, but I have not looked into it very thoroughly, so I am not sure what the details are. Tomorrow morning at 8:30 Elsa is going into surgery to have a port put into a major artery near her heart. This is like a permanent IV that will not bother her or get in the way so that the doctors can administer her Chemo. While she is under anesthesia they will do a spinal tap and give her the first dose of Chemo and also get some bone marrow from her hip to test if the lymphoma has spread that far. After they test the marrow we will know the stage of the cancer and how intense the Chemo will have to be. The doctors said that as of right now it looks like the Chemo will go on for about 6 months. "
Saturday, August 29, 2009
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Thanks for update, Tara. I've been praying for them.
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry to hear this about this precious little girl.l I'll be praying too.
ReplyDeleteI'm also sorry to put this on this same post, but I wasn't sure how else to answer your question on my blog. We are using They Mystery of History. It is very user-friendly, very classical, and works well w/ different ages. Again, sorry to put this on this post.
Elsa is just beautiful!