On August 2, after she was diagnosed, Annalynn received a Platelets transfusion and had a severe reaction. She had to be given a double dose of medicine to bring the reaction down. However, her physical appearance still had signs of an allergic reaction. Now the doctors pre-medicate her before her platelet transfusions to ensure that she won't have any more severe reactions.
8/3
12:45pm Annalynn went into surgery for Central Line inserted into her chest which is attached to the large vessel that leads directly to her heart. This way, whenever the doctors need blood they can just take it from this central line, instead of poking her with needles. Annalynn liked this idea, however, preparation for surgery was a long road. Nick, Nikki and Aunt Raquel were at the hospital with her before surgery. Annalynn was very scared. The 3 of us tried to talk about other things to get her mind off the formidable surgery ahead. It was very difficult to let the doctors take her. We knew she would be in good hands, but this was all so fast and so very alarming that we had not had a chance to wrap our heads around it. Yet, there it was. After surgery Grammie Beck was there to help keep Annalynn's mind off of what was going on. For the adults that were waiting at the hospital while she was in surgery, and for those who weren't there in person, this was very scary and difficult.
During the surgery a bone marrow test was taken and found that there was no cancer in her spinal fluid or in her brain, which was very good news because Annalynn will not need a bone marrow transplant. The doctors did discover that 96.6% of her bone marrow is/was cancer cells. One week later, when they tested her bone marrow again her percentage dropped to 1.6% of her bone marrow was/is cancer cells. So basically, Annalynn went into remission after her first round of Chemo. Remission is when you are under 5% for cancer cells in the body.
Monday, December 10, 2007
Please Join Us!
Hi Family and Friends!!!!
Please join the Olson Family along with all of their family for the Syracuse City Event:
Guns & Hoses
Friday December 14
7pm at
Syracuse Jr. High
1450 S 2000 W.Syracuse, UT 84075
The Firemen and the Policemen are going to have a basketball game. The charitable proceeds will to go Annalynn to help pay for her hospital bills and her care to keep her well!
If you need more information call someone in the family!
We love and appreciate all of your support!
Happy Holidays!
Monday, November 5, 2007
A.L.L.
On August 2, 2007 Annalynn was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL). Her type of leukemia is described below:
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a fast-growing cancer of the white blood cells. Lymphocytes are a type of white blood cell that the body uses to fight infections. In ALL, the bone marrow makes lots of unformed cells called blasts that normally would develop into lymphocytes. However, the blasts are abnormal. They do not develop and cannot fight infections. The number of abnormal cells (or leukemia cells) grows quickly. They crowd out the normal red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets the body needs. http://www.marrow.org/PATIENT/Undrstnd_Disease_Treat/Lrn_about_Disease/ALL/index.html
Treatment options for acute lymphoblastic leukemiaALL can get worse quickly, so doctors usually begin treatment right away. To plan the treatment, doctors look at a patient's risk factors (also called prognostic factors). Risk factors are patient and disease traits that clinical research studies have linked to better or poorer outcomes from treatment. Examples of risk factors are a patient's age and the type of ALL he or she has. For more details, see Risk Factors for Planning ALL Treatment.For a patient with ALL, the treatment plan may include:
Chemotherapy — drugs that destroy cancer cells or stop them from growing (discussed further below). Some form of chemotherapy will be part of the treatment plan for all patients with ALL.
Radiation therapy — most patients do not receive radiation therapy. However, children who have signs of disease in the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) or have a high risk of the disease spreading to this area may receive radiation therapy to the brain.
Bone marrow or cord blood transplant (also called a BMT) — a transplant (discussed further below) offers some patients the best chance for a long-term remission of their disease. Because transplants can have serious risks, this treatment is used for patients who are less likely to reach a long-term remission with chemotherapy alone.
More information to follow.
We love you and thank you for support!
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a fast-growing cancer of the white blood cells. Lymphocytes are a type of white blood cell that the body uses to fight infections. In ALL, the bone marrow makes lots of unformed cells called blasts that normally would develop into lymphocytes. However, the blasts are abnormal. They do not develop and cannot fight infections. The number of abnormal cells (or leukemia cells) grows quickly. They crowd out the normal red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets the body needs. http://www.marrow.org/PATIENT/Undrstnd_Disease_Treat/Lrn_about_Disease/ALL/index.html
Treatment options for acute lymphoblastic leukemiaALL can get worse quickly, so doctors usually begin treatment right away. To plan the treatment, doctors look at a patient's risk factors (also called prognostic factors). Risk factors are patient and disease traits that clinical research studies have linked to better or poorer outcomes from treatment. Examples of risk factors are a patient's age and the type of ALL he or she has. For more details, see Risk Factors for Planning ALL Treatment.For a patient with ALL, the treatment plan may include:
Chemotherapy — drugs that destroy cancer cells or stop them from growing (discussed further below). Some form of chemotherapy will be part of the treatment plan for all patients with ALL.
Radiation therapy — most patients do not receive radiation therapy. However, children who have signs of disease in the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) or have a high risk of the disease spreading to this area may receive radiation therapy to the brain.
Bone marrow or cord blood transplant (also called a BMT) — a transplant (discussed further below) offers some patients the best chance for a long-term remission of their disease. Because transplants can have serious risks, this treatment is used for patients who are less likely to reach a long-term remission with chemotherapy alone.
More information to follow.
We love you and thank you for support!
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