One of Catherine's little friends has got chicken pox, and Catherine was playing with her yesterday during the peak infectious period.
In children who are receiving chemotherapy treatment, the chicken pox virus can potentially be very problematic. We've spoken to the hospital and will be given an appointment tomorrow to have an injection of antibodies. So we have a couple of important prayer points. Firstly for protection from this virus for Catherine, and also for tomorrow, as she will need to have two injections (and she has a bit of a phobia of needles now as you can imagine). Thankyou.
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:
We continue to pray for Catherine's protection, we have put the blog on our prayer wall. We also pray for you and the extended family, that the Lord will give you comfort and strength at this time. God Bless, Bernard
Thanks, Bernard. We hope all is well with you.
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