TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 09, 2008 06:43 PM, EDT
STEM CELL TRANSPLANT ~ DAY ZERO

Ally got her transplant today. For any new readers her transplant is simply hanging a bag of blood and getting a transfusion. Except she is getting her own blood full of stem cells.

Her counts are on their way down. She has not reached zero yet, but she will within the next week.

Today Ally SLEPT. She slept for almost the whole day. She slept mostly on Daddy's lap. Daddy is hoping the sleeping continues through the night, and Ally is not ready to wake up at 3:00AM for the day!

She has been reading lots and lots of her books. (She actually only has 5 books down there...space issues, so she is reading those over and over). Ally has been enjoying "Daddy Cuddles" and will hug Daddy at the end of the book. Super Cute!

During transplant 1 a professional photographer took some pics of Ally and signed a release so I can post them here. Look for some black and white ones!

Now Ally just has radiation left and we HOPE that is the end of all treatments for her!