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Kendall Rose 
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Welcome to Kendall’s Web Page. It has been provided to keep you updated on her 3+ year journey with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) and Avascular Necrosis (AVN).
Kendall was diagnosed with ALL on January 12, 2004. A routine visit to the pediatrician with flu symptoms and a very bad headache resulted in a trip to the ER where our lives would be changed in an instant. With a white cell count of 328,000 (435,000 the next day) and 98 percent blast cells in her peripheral blood, it was evident she had Leukemia.~~ High Risk - T-Cell - Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia was the confirmed diagnosis after a Bone Marrow Biopsy and Spinal Tap.
The first year, Kendall went through 6 phases of intense chemotherapy ~ Induction (slow early responder), Consolidation (w/ cranial radiation) Interim Maintenance, Delayed Intensification, and then repeated Interim Maintenance and Delayed Intensification again. In January of 2005, she began the Long Term Maintenance phase of treatment, which lasted until she crossed the “chemo finish line” and ended her cancer treatment on April 24, 2006!!! CHEER!!!
About a month into Maintenance, Kendall began limping. An MRI showed that Kendall had developed Avascular Necrosis (AVN). AVN is a disease resulting from the temporary or permanent loss of blood supply to the bones, causing damage to the bones and joints. This was caused by the steroids!! YUCK!! Over the course of the next year the disease got progressively worse, causing both her femoral heads to totally collapse, and the pain in Kendall’s hip joints became unbearable. Walking became a constant struggle. On November 22, 2006, Kendall had a Full Hip Replacement Surgery on her left side at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester!! Her right hip was replaced on March 1, 2007.
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