Man. I can't believe it's been 6 months since I posted on her. I haven't forgotten about it. I've been so extremely busy lately I don't even know what to do. I'm doing okay in school. Last semester I finished with 4.0 GPA. This semester, so far, I've got a 3.75. I'm taking Advanced Algebra II, Spanish I, P.E., and Advanced Earth Science right now. Advanced Algebra II is the hardest class I've taken to date. I've had a struggle all year to keep my grade in that class a C. I'm easily passing Spanish I. With a 99 average in there right now, I'm doing pretty dang good. P.E.'s an easy class considering you don't have to do much work. Advanced Earth Science is pretty easy. I've got a B in that class so, I'm doing good for an advanced class. Algebra is the only thing that is stressing me to the max. Then adding 9 hours of dance a week is rough.
This website used to be very therapeutic for me. I miss writing daily/weekly about how my day/week was. I'm going to try to post more often, but I'm not making any promises. I've grown a lot as a person in the last 6 months. Through personal struggles and watching others struggle. This blog also proved to be hard on my heart at times. I think I'm ready to get going again though. Yes, I am still involved with children with cancer, but not like I used to be. Yes, I still want to be a pediatric oncologist. I wish I had more time to learn about new children with cancer. Recently, I've noticed I keep my guard up when I learn of a new child. I try not to let kids get to me as much as they used to. 1 in 7 of those children will die. Occasionally, a child will come along and touch my heart more than others. But it's become easier to let them go as they go.
Ellie is still the child that taught me the most. I find clues of her near every day. Layla is also continuing to teach me things along with Ethan. Kate and Kylie continue to amaze me with both their fights with relapsed brain cancer. Kate is thriving under the circumstances I'm lucky to say. Sadly, I can't say the same with Kylie. For those who don't know Kylie, she's 3 years old and was diagnosed with brain cancer in the end of December 2010. After almost a year of chemotherapy, Kylie's tumors continued to grow after she was taking off treatment. Chemotherapy has been tried again and is not showing improvement. Radiation is not a viable option because she's so young. I hold on to hope that Kylie will pull through. She has God on her side.
Well, I'll try to start posting more starting Monday. If I don't post Monday, definitely Tuesday. Mondays are dance nights, eat, Katie's, and then homework most of the time, so it'll probably be more Tuesday. God bless.
Love,
Allison
