Ilyanna's Story
Christina and Thiago met in 2005 and not exactly a " Wow that's the guy for me scenerio" but after about 6 months of being friends it soon became that. So in August of 2007 they got married. It was like watching 2 people who never took their eyes of each other and then Christina became pregnant. She watched what she ate, Thiago doted on her, and heaven forbid, she gained too much weight on that 100 lb frame of hers.
On August 2, 2008 Christina gave birth to Ilyanna. She weighed in at 10 lbs 1.5 ounces and was 21 inches long. What a beautiful baby she was. She was a big one. The whole family was just hysterical because Christina was so small.
Ilyanna was a great baby. Every parent would wish for one like her. Cried very little..slept through the night after two months of being home and was always happy. Once she started to hear her own voice the louder she became. Always smiling.
The one thing you did notice was the size of Ilyanna's head it was large. Well, her Dad is a big guy with a large head so we just assumed she would grow into it. As she got larger she did. When she went for her regular check-ups her pediatrician was concerned about the size so he sent Ilyanna into Children's Hospital for a cat scan to check for no swelling on the brain. This is where everything began....
Beautiful day out today and word is that Ilyanna is coming to the end of the first round of treatment. It has been almost a week and Ily is down to 2 more doses of treatment. One this evening and one tomorrow. HURRAY ILYANNA!!
She had not been eating these past few days but today she ate 5 ounces. So that was terrific on her part. Mom, Dad, and Ilyanna may take a walk down to the garden just to get out of the room for a bit.
They are planning on giving her a blood transfusion before she comes home to build up her blood count which is the most difficult part because it takes several days for the chemo to effect the body.
Ilyanna is doing so well they hope to be able to go home by Wednesday or Thursday.Once they get through this round their are just 2 more rounds to go.
Christina and Thiago want to Thank all of you for your prayers, they are so very much appreciated.
I am so gla dto come back from a few days in Scotland to see that the treatment has started and that all seems to be going to plan. Thank goodness. You are all still in our prayers over here in the UK.
ReplyDeleteLove Sybil xx