Anna is doing ok, we still going 3 times a week and will be going for another 2-3 weeks. They want her to be in full remission before we can move in to two times a week. Her labs are more confusing right now. We don't know at this point where they going and we want to see them getting better, but one numbers will get better another once will go in wrong direction. Here is example her platelets on Monday were 399 and today they are down to 254 this is big drop in 48 hours. We started to take her off steroids that should take week or so before she will be totally off. Right now she is very puffy, if you will check her blog there is her new picture. Today she had treatment with out using it them and she didn't got any reaction to it. She is coming down with something, we not really sure if it is cold or line infection. If she will start running fever she might will be in the hospital for a week.



I am not working at this point and i can't go back until Anna will get better. She is been only 1 or 2 days a week at school, other times she trying to attend school at the hospital during her treatments.

If anyone would like to come with us to her treatments, you are always welcome.

Here are some prayer request and our needs:

1. Anna's health stay fever free.

2. Get full remission

3. We need help with gas ( maybe gas cards)

4. Our dishwasher is giving up, the top shelf keeps falling (kids been braking dishes) we would like to replace it or fix it if anyone know how.

5. We have one house bill we have left to catch up ($475)

6. Anna doesn't like way she looks and everyone who see her keep asking if she is on steroids, she is hopping to loose it very soon.


Thanks for your prayers
Have a great day!!

Anna
Originally uploaded by lululchik

Our weekend went well. It was nice to have whole weekend off, we didn't had to go back on Saturday for treatment. We did some fun stuff with the kids, Anna got to go see her friends competing at gymnastics. It did kinda got her miss all those events, now she keeping asking if she can just go and play there at least. I told her we have to talk to the our doctor to see if there anything she can do.

Yesterday treatment went well, her labs still pretty much the same we hopping we can go to twice a week next week.

Today i got an e-mail from our Dr. saying that we can try to take her off the steroids, but if she will have problems with treatment, then we will have to put her back on it, Anna was very existed that at least we can try!!!! This means we can cut down on her blood pressured meds.

We went to Doernbecher yesterday for her treatment, it went well, but she is getting a little irritated during her treatments, it seem better if no one talks or do anything with her during that time. They did got Internet running for her, so she can get some distraction going on, that seems helped a little.
Anna's blood levels went down a little, so she is not in danger of getting blood clod, but her kidney labs are still going up a little. We will go back on Monday and then they will decide when is her next treatment.

Yesterday we went to Doernbecher hospital with Anna for her treatment. The labs results are getting us more confusing of what her body needs. Her blood levels are going up, but with it also other stuff going up too. We used to watch her platelets until last relapse, then we learn that we have to look at her kidneys numbers first. If her kidneys numbers up, then she needs more treatments a week. There is always big BUT her platelets are getting too high and that can cause major complications like blood cloth.
She is having another treatment tomorrow and we hopping she won't need another one on Saturday and maybe do only twice next week.

Our trip on Monday went very well. Last week Anna had some problems with her labs, then our Dr. decided to switch some medications and that helped with some results that we got today. We found out that two different medications that she took at once are not working for her, so they did some adjustment. She still on steroids witch it makes her a little puffy, but she can't take other medication to get get her extra fluids out, her kidneys don't like it, so we have to just wait until she can stop taking steroids. It seems one thing leads in to the other and that is not an option for her body. Even for her fever, she can take only Tylenol and then go to ER, so they can make sure that nothing effecting.

Anna's labs are better, even her kidneys numbers went down. Our Dr. thinks that she is stable right now as long as we continue her treatment with out stopping. For this week is still the same plan every other day, then if her labs won't go in wrong direction, then we will be able to do twice a week for awhile and then to once a week.

Also today Anna finally went back to school since winter brake, she was exited to see her friends and her teachers.
Tomorrow we are going to the hospital for her treatment and also it is a BINGO day, i think she more excited to play then get her treatment done :-)
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I just want to let you know our plan for this week.
This week Anna will be getting her treatments every other day and we hopping that she will be better so we can move on for 2 times a week.
We would like you to keep her in your prayers, so it will go very smooth with out any problem. On last treatment she was fell asleep that was not normal for her it did got everyone concern about it, she was very tired and not feeling well for the rest of that day.
Thanks

We would like you to pray for little Abby

She was adopted from Guatemala. At three years old, she was diagnosed with a high-risk, aggressive form of Leukemia. Certain genetic complications have put her chance of surviving the treatment at about 20%.

I am praying for her and her family. Would you pray for them too?

You can find more about Abby here, on her family blog: http://www.riggsfamilyblog.com

We went for Anna's treatment, that went with out any problems. Dr. didn't liked her lab results on her kidneys. Last Wednesday numbers went down, but today they were up again. Now we have to go back tomorrow and do every other day and hopping that her kidneys will get better. If they won't then we know we have to keep them at that level and not get any higher. But God can get those little numbers down and totally bring healing to her body.

Also today at the hospital the had team visitor, Anna was so excited to see them it was "Blazers" team

FFF--COLD

This week favorite photo Friday is cold. We love snow, even here we don't get much of it, but when we get we just stay outside. Kids usually don't have school during that time, I know it sound crazy.







Please continue to pray for Anna, she will be getting treatment today.
If you would like to see more FFF photos go to http://kissthefrog4me.blogspot.com/
Have a great day and stay worm!!!

On last visit at the hospital Anna's blood and kidney's level are getting better, so we didn't had to stay there. We got to meet our other old friends there. She also had very good conversation with her Dr.A. I am glad that we did it Anna is better now about getting her treatments done and having hope that this will eventually be over.

Anna attended school there and they had science project:


She visited with Carrissa and Jared





Tomorrow we going back for her treatment.

Just a short note, We ARE HOME!!
We have to go back tomorrow again. I will do another post later tonight with some pictures.

Today is Russian Christmas!!!

Before we will be on our way to the hospital, we want to wish you all a Russian "Merry Christmas"
Pleas keep Anna is your prayers. We hopping for better day for her:-)

We are back home and we keeping Anna from school for this week. Her blood levels went up and they are going where we want them to go, but her kidneys are going in wrong direction. We have to go back tomorrow and if her kidneys are not better, then she will have to stay there for at least 3 days.
On Sunday night Anna didn't want to go to bed, all she did was crying and asking me question about her condition and when this will all over. My answer was we trusting in God for her full healing, but she didn't wanted to hear that. Also Yesterday morning she didn't wanted to go for her treatment, all she wanted just stay in her bed and do nothing. I finally convince her that we want her to be well and if won't get her treatment it will get worse. I took her to Doernbecher early, so she can attend school there and play with friend that she made in her last week stay. She like that and she found out that her new friend will be going home today.
Her treatment went well i did talk to her Dr. explaining how Anna is been this days, that she is tired of all this going on. She told me that his relapse is worst one that she had so far and we need to make sure she won't relapse again. We every one it is BIG steps back and it is harder to get out of it. Anna is now on 5 different medication, when before she was only on one. We also will be trying get her genetic testing done, right now we waiting for insurance approval. I love out Dr she will have time tomorrow to sit down with Anna and me and just talk and answer Anna's Q. We looking for this conversation, usually when Dr. comes there always some extra people, so Anna didn't wanted to ask her anything. Anna is excited for this time, but we also hopping that she won't need to stay for another 3 days.

We are home for today!!!
We have to go back tomorrow for her treatment and her blood pressure is very high.
This time she came home with 6 medications. She had 6 treatments and we hopping we don't have to stay there tomorrow.
Here are some pictures from our stay.
Anna and her Dr. Slickers


Anna

We wish you a Happy New YEAR!!!
I tyed to put picture of her here, but it dosen't work.
Anna still in the hospital and the plan is try to go home on Friday. Last night Anna received unit of and today her labs are much better, but she got lot more protein in her , so we stuck here until we can get her kidney work better. She will be receiving her treatment tomorrow and on Friday.