We are DONE with delayed intensification! 

60 days 

1 allergic reaction

1 overnight stay

9 intramuscular injections

8 IV pushes

1 8 hour day in clinic

14 days of oral Chemo

14 days of steroids

3 lumbar punctures(one which is tomm)

And SO much more.

So proud of my brave little girl! 

Tomorrow we start her next phase of treatment. This is NOT chemo 🙌 it’s an immunotherapy called Blinatumomab. To start this treatment, Emmy has to be admitted to the hospital for 48-72 hours to monitor for side effects. Thoughts and prayers are appreciated that we get through the admission with no major issues. 

Once she is released from the hospital she will have the medication infusing 24/7 for a total of 28 days! She has some cute backpacks picked out to carry the medication pump around in and she’s pretty excited about this!

Brookie will be spending some time with Auntie this week while Mom and Dad stay with Emmy.

And Cooper is off to doggie daycare. 

I posted some info below about how Blina works, why we have chosen to add it to Emmy’s treatment plan, and the research behind it. This medication was just approved earlier this summer, by the FDA, to be given to children like Emmy in frontline therapy, and we are so thankful for that!  It had previously only been given to kids who relapse. 

How it works:

There are healthy immune cells and cancer cells in the body.  The cancer cells can hide from the healthy immune cells.  Blinatumomab helps the healthy immune cells find and destroy the cancer cells.  

Why it’s being given to Emmy:

In addition to improving overall survival, adding blinatumomab to chemotherapy improved how long patients lived without their disease coming back compared to those treated with chemotherapy alone.

Research:

This is such a long journey and we are so thankful for the continued support! ❤️❤️