The blood test results show that Catherine has no chicken pox antibodies left in her blood which means that this afternoon she will be having two needles of ZIG injected - one in each arm! Our specialist nurse has asked, half-jokingly, if we could go after she finishes her shift, because she gave the last injections to Catherine last time and is concerned that Catherine will start to hate her!!!
ZIG is a blood product that contains high levels of chicken pox antibodies. ZIG causes chicken pox infection to be less severe. In some cases, ZIG may help prevent infection.
Otherwise, Catherine is steadily improving, and I don't think she has chicken pox but another virus due to her low neutrophils. So this is good news, but now we have to prevent it happening in a couple of weeks time with more ZIG and lots of prayer!
Thankyou for praying.
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
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