Day 5 Since Diagnosis

   Today we woke up early. The nurse took Darianne, Tami, and Makayla through some common procedures to follow when Haley gets home. When she gets home she will have to be as clean as possible. She will also be on a certain type of steroid called Dexamethasone. This acts as an anti-inflammatory  and immunosuppressant. It is 20 to 30 times more potent than the naturally occurring hormone cortisol and 4 to 5 times more potent than prednisone, so she will be eating quite a lot. She will need to eat plenty of calories and protein. She will have chemo treatments every Friday though the schedule could fluctuate. There are many side effects but only a few may occur for Haley. Another tid bit, through testing, the doctors have found that she doesn’t have any leukemia in the brain which is a huge bonus.

   Also today, Haley had the whole volleyball team from Copper Hills High School come and visit her including, Diana, Nina, Nahomi, Elise, Jessica, Aly, Whitney, Brittney, Kalah, Sila, Jackie, Amber, and Marnie. They made her a big poster card and gave her a big puppy. She really loved seeing all of the girls and she loves everyone of you.