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Melanie's Page Melanie, September 2011,
More pictures: Melanie's journey through treatment Welcome to our web page which was created to keep family and friends updated about Melanie. Melanie was diagnosed on July 25, 2002 at age 6-1/2 with t-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL). She was treated on CCG-1991, and finished treatment on September 20, 2004. Melanie was one of the lucky ones who seemed to breeze through treatment with very few complications. She had the usual side effects that most kids experience - hair loss, steroid effects, tons of pills to swallow, multiple clinic visits, etc., but she was very fortunate to avoid most of the major problems that can happen to kids on chemo. During her 26 months of treatment Melanie: swallowed over 3400 pills... received 115 pokes (her Broviac was taken out at the start of LTM)... went to over 30 clinic visits... received 26 different drugs... bravely endured 18 spinal taps with chemo... spent 14 days inpatient in the hospital... had 2 visits to the ER... needed 0 transfusions (almost unheard of in kids on chemo)... You did it Melanie!
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Sunday, September 5, 2010 Melanie is now 6 years off treatment, doing fantastic, and ready to start her freshman year of high school!
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Hospital Information: DeVos Children's Hospital Outpatient Clinic Grand Rapids, MI
Links: www.sharethelove.org Links of other children with Caringbridge pages www.patswebgraphics.com Link to graphics I use on this page
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