There is good news and there is bad news. The good news is that for the first time since she went into the hospital 3 weeks ago, Daisy seems like herself today… a little spunky and playful… just a little. Her appetite is back with a vengeance, and that is great because she was truly scarily thin. So, her first decent eating and frequent smiles in 3 weeks is great news! The bad news is that Daisy is extremely neutropenic right now. That means that her white blood cell counts are ...read more

Yesterday was a very scary day. After her third consecutive night of chemotherapy Daisy had become unresponsive. She could not speak or control her body and would just stare off into space. This sort of catatonic state was only interrupted by occasional crying, whimpering, puking and other bodily functions over which she had very little control. It was terrifying to see little Daisy this way. The doctors said it was a bad neurological response to one of the three chemotherapy drugs she had ...read more