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Hi. My name is Stella Jade Gilman Madsen. I am three years old. I have leukemia -- cancer of the bone marrow. Since I have leukemia I have to take a lot of medicine, get shots, and see many, many doctors. But I also don't have to go to school, and I get to play with Mommy every day. So its not all bad. I get lots of presents too.

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Saturday, June 20, 2009 9:31 PM, CDT


Hi Everyone,

It has been ages since we updated this site. We did send out a family letter to everyone on our mailing list and for those of you who aren't, I'll soon post the letter here. But for now I want to let people know of a couple quick things, one urgent and one just very informative. There is a national bone marrow drive going on right now and if you act by June 22, only a couple days away, you can join for free. If you go to www.BeTheMatch.org you can get set up for free which means that they'll mail you a kit with a swab for your cheek cells. This is something everyone should do! 

I've also come across a great video on Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) put out by the Canadians. It's a very informative overview of ALL that offers insight into what Stella has been through. It can be found here: www.aboutkidshealth.ca/alldvd. 

I'll send out more of an update on Stella soon. But the biggest news is that she has a baby brother to play with. Ian Jake was born on December 23, 2008 and we've been busy playing with him ever since. 

More soon.
Sarah  

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Oakland, CA
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