Makayla's Journey Through The Eyes of Her Mom

Makayla is a girl in our ministry who was diagnosed with leukemia July 23, 2009.  Here is that 2 year journey through the eyes of her mom as she goes to her LAST chemo treatment!  We are so excited for you and your family Makalya! 

The entire journey form start to finish can be read on her CaringBridge page (http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/makaylam).


I still remember July 23rd, 2009 like it was yesterday. I remember the conversations that occurred, the people in the hospital room when we got the devastating news, the first six words out of the doctor’s mouth and the uncontrollable emotions that came afterwards and the days following. That was 856 days ago. My heart was broken and my eyes were filled with tears of sadness. I listened to the doctor as he explained what this meant and the course of treatment. I nodded my head as if I understood when really I had no idea what to expect. I have watched my daughter cry, be scared, be held down while screaming,  have held her down, have watched poison (chemo) be injected into her, have seen her swell up from steroids, watched her go under anesthesia 15 times for spinal taps,  watched as her hair fell out, watched her as she combed and blow dried her bald head wishing she had hair, have seen kids and adults point and stare at my daughter, have seen her on morphine, have seen her so hungry from not eating or drinking for days but too scared to eat, have seen her miss special occasions because she was too sick and have dealt with more throw up then I care to remember……

BUT, we have kept our faith in God, have prayed, have been prayed for (more then we even know), have seen the strength and bravery overcome the fear in Makayla,  have been helped financially, have had our families drop what they are doing to come help us when we need it, have been blessed with family giving up every Thursday of their week to take Makayla to treatment, have had family watch the kids for us when we have taken her to treatments or stayed in the hospital with her, have had our church family overwhelm us with their generosity, have celebrated milestones during her treatments,  have had great friendships strengthen and blossom AND we have made it to the end! Makayla will be going for her last chemo treatment today and we are so excited. We have waited for this day for so long and it is here.
We could not have made it on this journey without our faith, prayers and support from our family and friends. We are so blessed and I would just like to PRAISE GOD and say THANK YOU to each and every one of you. 

KidQuest would like to thank the family for aloowing us and the kids to be a part of your journey! We love you and we hope we can continue to show the same love and support to you in years to come!