My daughter, Courtney, was diagnosed with malignant melanoma skin cancer stage 2 C on May 12, 2011, at 16 years old. Her tumor was 7 mm deep, ulcerated, invasive, and a high mitotic rate of 9. Courtney had 4 weeks of high dose Interferon, and 48 weeks of peginterferon alfa-2b. Courtney did very well on the interferon and completed her 1 year treatment. She will now return to St. Jude every 3 months for 2 years, then every 6 months until she is 26. She is doing great!
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Thursday, June 2, 2011
Make-A-Wish Foundation
Our social worker at St. Jude told Courtney that she will get a wish from Make-A-Wish Foundation. This surprised us as I always thought it was for terminally ill kids. It is for kids with life threatening illnesses, and so many of these children go on and get completely better. Make a wish is amazing that they help children going through very difficult times to think about something positive. She is thinking about an international trip or a college scholarship of some kind. She does get all A's and B's. I know I will never be able to afford to send her to Australia or Germany, so this is what she is thinking about. I asked her if I could give her one wish (before we knew about Make a Wish, and she said she wanted me to take her to Disney World. So I will save all the money I can, and take her and the kids as soon as it is possible.
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