Avery's First Cold Since Being Diagnosed

Well, it's December 2 and it has been almost 8 months since Avery was diagnosed with leukemia - and she has her first cold. On the one hand we're fortunate that it seems to be a viral thing - no runny nose, no colorful nose items and no fever (thank God for that). It's just a sniffle and a weird cough. And as thankful as I am that it's not worse, I can't help but be really bummed out that she's sick.

I sort of feel like I've failed her by letting her get sick, but in reality I know that it was inevitable. We can get our flu shots, we can skip family functions, we can miss out on movies and dinners and get togethers, we can skip pre-school and playing at the park - but when it comes down to it, we can't control how many people go out in public sick. As careful as I am about washing hands, sanitizing (constantly), covering grocery carts, and everything else - it's impossible to protect her 100% - and that's the part I hate!

So, we spent the day in warm, snuggy clothes, got in a little extra couch time, drank some orange juice, bought a new humidifier, had a warm bath, a couple of books and some snuggles and we're saying lots of prayers that Avery feels better really soon.

I uploaded a new video on You Tube today from the CHOC Disneyland fundraiser walk we did on October 18th. You can check it out by scrolling down to the bottom of this blog page - it's on the You Tube video bar at the bottom. I hope you enjoy watching it - it was an incredible day for us. We are already planning ahead for next year's walk - if you would like to join Team Avery Bravery you can visit www.averybravery.com for more information. Big Hugs!