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Finished With Treatment, Dec 15, 2005! *NOW* We're Ready to Rock and Roll! 
Kendrie, various stages before, during, and at the end of treatment.
If you are the proud owner of a Classic Caringbridge page ... you're double parked and will be towed immediately. No, I'm kidding, of course. But if you are the author of a Classic Caringbridge site and you are interested in adding music, photos and borders to your page .... go here: Julianna Banana's dad Terry and Kendrie's mom Kristie share what little internet knowledge they possess with the masses. And good luck!
Diagnosed with ALL just one month after her 4th birthday, in October of 2003, Kendrie completed her treatment in December of 2005. Although this Caringbridge site is no longer updated, I will leave the journal history up as long as the good folk at Caringbridge see fit to keep the site active. Our journal history is a pretty comprehesive record of our journey through the (insane) world of pediatric cancer. If you or someone you know has been affected by ALL, I hope the information might be helpful to you. If nothing else, it might give you a chuckle every now and then.
In the meantime, thanks for following along and buffering up the bumpy ride for us all those years. I don't think we could have done it (sniff, sniff) without all of you!
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Friday, December 12, 2008 10:06 AM CST Hey, long time no update. I mean ... wow .... like a LONG time no update!!!
That's because life has changed for the Escoe family, and in a good way. Instead of dealing with the physical and emotional fall-out of pediatric cancer, our family now deals with the typical, normal, every-day-ness of busy life with three kids in school, sports, and various other activities, a dad who still serves in the Air Force, and a mom who pulls her hair out on a routine basis trying to keep up with them all (as most moms are prone to do, don't you think?)
If you've been sent here because of something ALL-related, please feel free to browse the journal history as it details our daughter's care and treatment, and the various and sundry ways we tried to keep our heads above water during the course of it. Humor is the best medicine, but what's funny about a bald kid throwing a complete screaming fit because her steroid cravings have kicked in and her mother had the audacity to eat one of 24 Pizza Hut breadsticks that the screaming bald kid wanted all for herself???? (Wait, in hindsight, it was pretty funny ... although not so funny at the time.)
Feel free to contact me personally for advice; feel free to contact me for advice about online support groups (there are some amazing ones out there); feel free to contact me simply because you've gotten up at 3am to make the macaroni and cheese that your kid on steroids is demanding and now you can't get back to sleep.
Otherwise, you can follow along with our family in our new location: Not Quite What I Had Planned. Hope to see you there!
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Hospital Information: Children's Healthcare of Atlanta --Scottish Rite Campus
1001 Johnson Ferry Road
Atlanta, GA
Links: http://www.mycampsunshine.com Camp Sunshine (facilitator of our monthly support group meetings and Family Camp Weekends near Atlanta)
http://www.gktw.org Give Kids the World (the most amazing resort --- EVER --- in the world!)
http://www.supersibs.org Supersibs! (to recognize and honor brothers and sisters of children with cancer)
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