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....
Well, Ilyanna entered the hospital yesterday to get ready for her first chemotherapy session.She entered the hospital all smiles as usual. The first thing they did was give her the Benadryl for the nauseousness. It wasn't until about 3 am that they started the Methotrexate,a trial drug that the family has opted to try for chemotherapy.Ilyanna was awake every few hours during the night. Early in the morning she seemed to get the shakes which is caused by the medicine and had one episode of vomiting. As of now she is sleeping and resting comfortably. That's all we can hope for at the moment is that she will be comfortable. They will continue to check Ily's urine and when it shows that the Methotrexate is almost out of her system then they will give her another dose of chemo.
Ilyanna will be in the hospital for the next 8 to 10 days but I will update this blog as her days go along.
Now Christina and Thiago our prayers are going out to the two of you but you both need to try and rest. When Ily is resting make sure you both eat properly. You have a long haul ahead of you both and love and prayers are going to get you part of the way but rest and food are going to get you some of the way also.
Keeping all in thoughts at this difficult time.
ReplyDeletepraying for you all and keeping that precious baby in my thoughts!
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