Today Catherine woke up and her shoulders and pillow were covered in wooly hair. She has discovered that she can now pull little strands out, and much to our surprise, found this highly amusing. She keeps talking about the way her hair is 'disappearing' and has been putting the remnants of hair in a little bag as she pulls strands out. However she still has quite a bit of hair although it is visibly thinning.
Something very special happened today. I was helping Catherine to get dressed when she suddenly said 'mummy, you are the best mummy ever!!!!' I am so delighted she can talk. She has never said anything like this to me before and it made me smile all day.
She has more energy today and has enjoyed some crafts and colouring. She has still been getting some pain from the area surrounding her portacath and her tummy. We are able to give her medicines to ease this, but it is clearly unpleasant for her. We know this because she is quite happy to ask for the painkiller even though it doesn't taste nice. She also did not sleep well last night and I was up every hour with her. At the moment, she is very clingy with her mum and demands me even though Mark is quite happy to attend to her.
I also took Catherine for a little walk in her buggy today to feed some nuts to the squirrels. However, Catherine got bored when the chosen squirrel wasn't brave enough to come and get its nut, so asked to go home again!
Please pray that Catherine no longer feels pain in the area of her portacath and tummy and that her recovery continues. As usual, please also pray that she has no complications from the chemo and no infections. On Friday we will have her final bone marrow test for this part of her chemotherapy. She needs to achieve a 'first remission'. I would be grateful if you could remember this in your prayers for her.
This is Catherine's story: Expect Miracles
This is Catherine's blog. Catherine is now six years old and is in remission from leukaemia (Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia - ALL). Leukaemia is a rare yet treatable form of cancer that affects the bone marrow and blood. This blog began at the start of her treatment in August 2008. The treatment lasted until October 2010. She went into remission remarkably early and the treatment was focussed on making sure the disease never returned. Over 15000 people have prayed for Catherine during the past three years for which her parents are deeply grateful. So many people love Catherine that it was hard to update everyone, so her parents began this blog to keep everyone updated. Catherine is the daughter of two Salvation Army Officers in the UK. This blog is a place to be updated, to send wishes to the parents and basically for everyone who knows Catherine (or doesn't) to be able to find out more about her progress. Feel free to post comments, concerns and questions. All prayers for Catherine at this time continue to be warmly received by her parents and Catherine's extended family. Catherine is now receiving blood tests and will be monitored regularly until she is ten-year-old when she will be give the official 'all clear'. Her parents especially welcome readers who are experiencing a child dealing with any form of cancer. Their prayer is that this blog will help them in their journeys.
Catherine aged 3
Doing her favourite thing - eating fruit!
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More photos of Catherine when younger...
Having fun
Our family
2 comments:
you are all still in our prayers at burnley. the children in jaffa club are asking how catherine is and they too are praying for her. god bless and be with you all.
We told our Kid's club the story of the friends who brought a sick man to Jesus for healing. We showed them a picture of Catherine and said they could be her friend and bring her to jesus for healing. They did this, and then made cards for her, which we will send to you.
We pray for Catherine every night, and for Dawn and Mark. We will not give up! Blessings, Lizi
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