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To our beautiful daughter's web page.
Jessica Annaleise Evans - A perfect 'little lady'.
As a baby Jess was perfect weighing 6pounds 5ounces and just the happiest baby any new parents could wish for. As she got older Jess learnt everything we taught her easily and just loved being outdoors with her pet cow 'daisy' and playing like any other toddler. With big green eyes, Jessica was so bubbly, friendly and she was always smiling. At the age of 21months on the 26th September, 2002, after a noticeable limp and local doctors suspecting a fracture,we took Jess to PMH where they did further tests....The next day Our lives changed forever... Jessica was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma Stage 4.We were shattered, met doctors on 3B Oncology Ward and began our hospital stay. She had a tumor on her left adrenal gland and it had spread to other areas including her knee (fractured knee was cause of limp). Jess was put on a clinical trial COGANBL00P1. Our precious daughter began the fight of her life. First they put in a Broviac line into her little neck to run the chemo into,Jess underwent many rounds of chemotherapy,and suffered the shocking side effects that comes with them, then she had the big surgery to remove as much of the tumor as possible, Next was the first of two stem cell transplants(prep for this was to harvest cells ,they ran her blood out then went through a machine and back into her, it was literally like watching a washing machine), after she recovered we started radiation at Sir Charles Gardiner,Jess was always the youngest person there and this broke my heart and all of the elderly people there who just loved her, Finally was the 6 months of Accutane. Jess's treatment went for a long time, and in this time her baby brother Jayden was born. This cheered Jess up so much as Jayden was born while Jess was having her second stem cell transplant and was not a well cookie. Jess did not like being away from home but finally we had some good news Jess was in remission!!! We were so happy and finally going home after living at the Ronald McDonald House for so long. At home Jess was thriving and loving life with her baby brother and being so loving and gentle natured she always had a cuddle for Dad & Mum. Jess lived life to the fullest and was always busy whether she was doing a jigsaw,singing,dancing or racing around in her barbie car she was always laughing and smiling. Jess fought and won many battles along the journey of her treatment but agressive natured the cancer came back after just months of remission. Jess had a lesion in her right arm. We set out on salvation chemotherapy but this did not hold the cancer at all, it was spreading fast. As Jess was not 4 she did not qualify for 'Make A Wish' so luckily our friends, family and community helped fundraise for us to take Jess on her wish to Queensland to Sea World to meet a Dolphin and splash and play with it. Jess loved it and also met Tweety Bird and Daffy Duck at Movie World and The Rug Rats and Spongebob Squarepants at Dream World. Before we left Jess was given local radiation to her arm to relieve her from pain whilst away. Not long after returning home Jess's condition worsened. We set out to have a big party for Jess as we knew she would probably not make it to her 4th Birthday, we had a merry go round, pony rides and a fun day all round. Jess and her friends loved the party. In the next few weeks Jess was becoming more and more unwell we knew she was fighting hard to stay with us. We hated watching our little girl's life being taken away from us by this nasty cancer, but ultimately it was out of our hands, as long as she was comfortable at home and knew we were there with her all the time was all that mattered. Finally Jess closed her eyes and stopped fighting on the 20th October, 2004 aged 3 almost 4. Our pain will never go away and our memories will grow fonder every day. I dedicate this page to you my darling girl and will fill it with love and honour. Rest in peace our Angel, forever young.You are and always will be our baby and we know you are with us always.
Jess and her rabbit 'buggaluggs'
I will never stop loving you Jess, nor will you be replaced, for no-one could ever be as beautiful and have the same face,
My eternal love, Mummy *****
How does this happen to such a gorgeous little girl,we will never know,and will always wonder why her,why our beautiful daughter.But one thing we have learnt from our daughter Jessica is that you must never give up.Jess proved this time and time over again.Every time she was hit with another blood test, more chemotherapy,more anesthetic,scans,surgery,radiation,finger pricks hourly during the night,nausea,temperatures,isolation,months in hospital she just soldiered on and NOT once I mean NOT once did she ever complain.I have never before seen someone,yet so young, be so brave and put up such a fight.To have seen this all through your eyes must have been so scary and painful.You must have wondered why you couldn't be at home and why we took you there,to hospital in the first place I know you understood the many things we told you.You were so intelligent and advanced as most children in hospital are, refined to their beds and therefore learning is an all day,every day thing.Jess you were exceptionally special with your cheeky smile and loving embrace.As hard as it is to accept you have gained your wings and had your childhood and many years of life ahead of you taken away I know you will be living them without suffering now and that you have many family members around you.Jayden is growing up so fast,he's tall and very athletic and loves his family, he's so protective over Ryan, who is so much like you it's unbelievable,he is so loving and gentle,sometimes it makes me cry because he sounds exactly like you or looks at us like you did,we will love and cherish every moment like that forever, I wish you could be here with the boys. Always close and in our hearts.LOVE you to the stars and back again and again and again and forever.
The brightest star and the prettiest angel is you bub xxx
Jess and dolphin "Scooter"
Some of Jess's Favourites:
McLeod's Daughters TV show which she lovingly called Mummy's Daughters!!
Colour - Purple
Songs - 'What About Me' (Shannon Noll),Twinkle Twinkle Little Star & Dixie Chicks
Animals - Dog 'dusty', pet cow 'daisy' and daisies baby calf 'star',rabbits 'dorothy' and 'buggaluggs',budgie 'kookaburra'!
Toys - Motorised barbie car, bike, swings, my little ponies and make up!!!
Movies -Shrek, My Little Pony,Lion King and Peter Pan
Food - Noodles, Chicken and Chips, Bananas,Strawberry Milk
Friends - Brother Jayden,Cousins Kirra, Bradley,Matthew,Kaine,Kayla,Shaun,Daniel,Cory,Gal Pals Ebony,Tarryn,friends from hospital and lots more
Sayings - OK Let's go, That's a good idea, Love ya much, One way or another I'm gonna get ya gonna get ya get ya!!
Items - Blankies with satin edging,photo albums, jigsaws,cards & polar bear teddy from sea world (very soft and cuddly)
Places - Out block with Daddy feeding cows,fishing,beach,cuppas at grandad's and all family gatherings
Clothes - Barbie jacket,hats,ponies pyjamas
Habits -Playing music,dancing,singing & Waking up early and talking to brother Jayden to wake him up then coming to tell mum & dad Jayden's awake he just woked up!!!!
Some of Jessica's friends she made in hospital have websites too:
Ebony
Kaitlyn
Zoe
Journal
1/08/2012 Hello everyone,so sorry it's been so long but I had lost my password,all sorted now. Oh how I have missed logging in and seeing all the beautiful children on these sites, especially our Angel Jess xoxoxoxo
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Hospital Information: Heavens playground for little angels xoxoxo
Links: http://home.att.net/~scorh/
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