Pray for Kate, Please.

This picture is from today right before Kate was sedated for her MRI. Look at that beautiful smile. That beautiful blonde hair. Those beautiful blue eyes. She truly is an angel.<3

This is one of the hardest things I've had to write. Kate's MRI today showed she has new spots on her brain. If you haven't heard Kate's story, I'll tell you a little about it.

Kate was born December 26, 2003. July 29, 2009, was supposed to be a fun day of summer fun for Kate and her family. They were going to the water park! However, Kate's parents had noticed a slight hand tremor in her hand that had got notably worse. They decided to take her to the doctor for safe measures. The doctor ordered a CT scan of her head. They found a tumor on the left temporal lobe of Kate's brain. Kate underwent brain surgery (craniotomy) on July 3. They were only able to remove 50% of the tumor due to it's location and it had wrapped around the left middle cerebral artery to her brain. Right after surgery, Kat experienced right sided paralysis along with the loss of speech. Pathology showed Kate had a supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumor or sPNET. Kate began chemotherapy. Her family and doctors were hoping the could avoid radiation after her stem cell transplant. Kate completed 5 rounds of intense chemo and her MRI showed she still had residual tumor. This meant she would need radiation. Kate finished brain radiation on May 24, 2010! On June 29, 2010, exactly one year from her diagnoses, Kate's MRI post radiation was inconclusive. She had a PET scan one month later that showed no signs of cancer. Her September MRI was questionable with a new spot appearing but it was very little and the doctors weren't concerned. Her next MRI also showed a very little new spot that doctors weren't really concerned about. Until today. Today, Kate's parents and the rest of Kate's followers hearts were broken. Kate's MRI showed new spots. At least one on the other side of her brain. This broke my heart to read. 

"Through the tears Kate slowly got out the words, 'why'. 'why daddy, why? why hasn't Jesus healed me?' The sound of heartbroken sobs all that could come from her daddy's lips."

This little girl has touched my heart so much in the last year. February 17, 2010 was the day Kate came into my life. I'll never forget it. I can't imagine her going through this again. But it looks like she will have to, soon. Radiation isn't an option this time. She has had her life maximum.

I want to remain positive and hope that somehow, these new spots are not cancer! That they are not tumors! I have to pray that much. If they are, well... I'll cross that bridge when and if we get there. I have to pray Kate will forever be healed on Earth! sPNET tumors are really bad, I know. But someone has to survive! And that person's going to be Kate! I can feel it!

Please pray for Kate. Her mom, Holly. Her dad, Aaron. Her older sister, Olivia. And her little brother, Will.