Hello! Joy here :) 

First and foremost, Michael and I want to sincerely thank each one of you who have given to our family, and followed along with our page. Your generosity has brought tears to our eyes, and we have felt so loved and supported by you all.

I wanted to pop on here and give an update on Aliza, where she is at in her treatments, and how you can be partnering with us in prayer for her.

Aliza finished up her first round of immunotherapy. She was a champ, and never complained about being attached to her backpack infusion for 28-days straight. She had energy, and a great overall quality of life on this treatment. As a mom, I was overjoyed to see her play and move like a 9-year old again, without pain. She will have another month of immunotherapy after we finish our current phase of treatment. 

Currently, Aliza is in a 2 month phase of treatment called "B-ALL Standard Risk Interim Maintenance #1". Every ten days, she receives IV chemo of Vincristine and Methotrexate. Today is her second appointment for this. Each time she goes in, they will increase her dose. The common side-effect of these types of chemo are painful mouth sores, and sores throughout her throat/gut. She heard the doctor mention this at her first appointment, and has had worry around this. Her mouth was tender for a few days after her first treatment, and we are praying she doesn't experience painful mouth sores throughout this phase.

Prayer requests:
- NO MOUTH SORES in this treatment phase!
- Peace for Aliza's heart, mind, and body. No fear around this treatment, or negative side-effects.

Thank you for standing with us in this! Aliza has navigated this difficult road with so much joy and resilience, and we couldn't be more proud of her. 

For now, I'll leave you with a cute picture of Aliza wearing her new real-hair wig. It was such a big gift from Children With Hair Loss, and has given Aliza so much confidence when we leave the house (and it doesn't itch her neck like synthetic wigs). Such a gift!