Zoe  M ‘Precious Moments’

‘Label stitched for the back of the quilt.’

     DATE OF BIRTH:  January 25th, 2001           ILLNESS:  Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia

  BIOGRAPHY

This is Zoe a beautiful little girl who could not be more active and playful. A happy little girl who lead the normal life of being spoilt, going to playgroup and having lots of friends. Until she got sick one Sunday (24/08/03). We thought it was the flu, but after three doctors in three days, then she developed a sore arm, she was diagnosed with osteomylitis (bone infection)and put into Kalgoorlie hospital, but had to be treated in Perth.

On Thurday (28/08/03) we were flown to Perth to be treated for the bone infection. We Arrived at PMH were admitted, blood was taken and then friday afternoon the bone scan cancelled we were advised another doctor would come see us, everybody avoided us until the doctor came.

The doctor came three hours later and took us into a little room to tell us they had found leukemic cells in her body and they would do a bone marrow on monday to confirm her dianosis.

Zoe is 3 years old and diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia on 1st September 2004 and had 78% Leukemic cells in her body. She has been through 9 months of intensive chemotherapy, and we had to relocate to Perth for this time and live in Ronald McDonald House. Zoe was in remission within 28 days and from there on her treatment is to make sure it stays away.

You always think it happens to other people then it happened to us, but life goes on and you deal with everything that happens good or bad. Now 11 months on our lives are getting back to normal we still have about 18 months of chemo to go but we are home and trying to lead a normal life beside the once a month trips to Perth and the monitoring her temperature every minute of the day especially in winter.

Samantha ~ Zoe’s mum

www.caringbridge.org/nm/zoe