Catherine's blog

Friday, 2 October 2009

Last night Catherine was awake in our bedroom crying and very anxious. She is extremely worried about school because she doesn't feel like she has enough energy to keep going for the full day. She also gets worried when there are any big changes - a supply teacher came in the other day, and any such changes can really worry children on chemotherapy.

We spoke to her lovely teacher today, and she came home at lunchtime. She is now in bed having a nap. I really feel for her as she was so worked up last night. She wants to go to school but is finding it very hard. These last two days it has also been worse for her as she is on steroids. Her neutrophils are also still down, although not so low as to be at big risk of infection.

Having said that, she was awarded the 'Busy Bee of the week' certificate by her teacher this week, and yesterday she came home with a little bracelet with 'Hard Worker' on it. She has also made some lovely friends, but today she just felt so low she didn't even want to see them.

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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.