So what does Adelaine really have…

Jesus and adelaine

Adelaine was diagnosed with Pre-B Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia. Leukemia is a cancer of the marrow and blood. Bone marrow is the inner part of the bones where red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets are formed. Leukemia affects the white blood cells. Acute lymphocytic leukemia (All) results from a genetic injury to the DNA of a single cell in the bone marrow that reproduces itself.

Basically, this disease causes normal white blood cells to become irregular and rapidly reproduce, these cells do not function as normal blood cells. They do not know what causes this to happen. It is not hereditary or contagious.

Leukemias are further classified by their B-cell, or T-cell status when examined under a microscope.
Early Pre-B cell 57% -65% of patients
Pre-B cell 20%-25% of patients (Adelaine’s)
B-cell 25-38% of patients
T- cell 13%-15% of patients

30 years of research has done so much for the understanding and outcome of childhood Leukemias. With Adelaine’s type, there is a cure rate of 95%- 98%! But she must under go 2 ½ years of intense chemotherapy according to the research.

This imformation was pulled from the American Cancer Society website. Learn more by clicking on http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/CRI_2 … Cancer.asp

In so many ways Adelaine is ahead of the game. First of all she has God, and God doesn’t need stats! When we were originally diagnosed and at the hospital, we immediately started to pray for her, we had everyone praying for her. The elders of our church came to the hospital and laid hands on her and we all prayed for her. We cried out to God and we believe he has answered.

By day eight, before she ever left the hospital, they pulled more bone marrow and announced, “She’s in remission”! She went into what’s called “rapid remission”. Wow, isn’t God amazing! Please stop here, praise God and thank Him for us!!

What does it mean to be in rapid remission? According to the doctors, she’s off to a good start. However, much still needs to be done. Because cells cycle in the body, some can lay dormant in the body and not come out until later. The cells can’t be killed until they come out of hiding. This is why treatments are for 2 ½ years. In boys, the treatments are even longer (about 3 years).

Adelaine was tested and had no leukemia blasts in the brain or spinal cord, which is also good news. Part of her treatment involves injecting chemo directly into her spinal cord as a preventive measure. Other chemo is administered by her implanted port, by leg injections and orally.

We have great faith that Adelaine is giong to live the rest of her life cancer free and have an awesome testimony!

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