Hello friends! Today a new blog friend will be taking over my blog today. We met a few weeks ago and I am inspired by this woman's little girl Bella! Bella was diagnosed with leukemia on June 26th, 2012. And ever since than she has been fighting hard and winning the battle at such a young age.
Please, read on as my new friend Cory shares about Bella and what these past months have been like for their family.
My
child is different. I knew that the moment she was born, though you
couldn't tell from the outside. I could just feel it. She changed my
life. For the better. I knew she was gonna grow up and do amazing
things.
When
I got the call at 3am that confirmed she had ALL Leukemia I was in
a disarray. I wasn't sure what to think. I just knew I had to trust in
God, that she would still do amazing things. They just may not be what I
envisioned for her.
Seeing
her go through so much pain from a simple blood test that ended with a
bone marrow biopsy, a major surgery to insert her port-a-cath, starting
chemo, and 10 days inpatient were tough.
When
she got a high fever after only being home from 6 days and ended up
being admitted for 26 days because of a blood infection I was scared.
But after 29 days of chemo and countless blood and platelet transfusions
I got the call from the doctor that unlike 98% of ALL patients Bella
did not go into remission. I was then terrified. At this point, I
couldn't hold it in anymore. All I could do was cry and pray to God that
I needed Him. He had to make her better. I couldn't lose my little
girl. Things get a little easier but the pain never ceases. Some days it
just hits you like a freight train that your once healthy child now has
a life threatening disease.
Now
when people see Bella, they can tell she is different. She doesn't have
much hair, she wears a mask and she has a port inside her chest. She
can't play at the park or McDonald's without fear of getting deathly
sick. She goes to the doctor at lease once a week to receive chemo. Her
best friends are the doctors and nurses she sees almost everyday. She is
a champion pill swallower. Did I mention she is 3 years old? She is
amazing. Her courage and strength can only come from one place. God.
He
loves her more than I can fathom, which is difficult to do since I love
nothing more in this world than my children and Jesus. I must put my
trust and faith in Him. He can see the big picture even tho I cannot. He
will lead me where I am supposed to go.
Just
like I feel He is leading me to become more involved in raising
awareness for childhood cancer. If I reach only 1 person. That will be
enough. Today Bella is in remission. It took a very long 4 months to
reach that goal but we did it, but it wasn't without a few tears shed
and many sleepless nights. We still have 2 years left of treatment and I
am still scared everyday that I could lose my child, but I must be
strong for her and my family. God is on our side.
Isn't Bella the sweetest little girl? And that smile of hers spoke volumes to me! I can't wait to see what God has planned for her life! Lets continue to pray victory over this family and others as well. Please visit Bella's Blog and Facebook to show support in any way.. prayer, sharing her story, or just to love on them!
"And now these three remain: faith, hope and love.
But the greatest of these is love." ~ 1 Corinthians
13:13
