Help Lexie Fight Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

*UPDATE #8*

Lexie is home now from her round 4 of inpatient chemo. All the side effects are here and challenging her both physically and mentally. The stem cell transplant is still tentatively targeted for late March or early April. This will be preceded by round 6 of chemo and include a 4 week stay as well as 90 days in Dallas after release. She will be unable to return home during this 4 month period due to the emergency nature of side effects from the transplant. The recovery will continue after they return home. They are currently searching for AirBNB's or apartments that are kid friendly in close proximity to the hospital. She's definitely nervous about all the things, but optimistic and hoping for the best case scenario. Thank you for following her journey and please continue to keep her in your thoughts and prayers as the road gets a little harder.

*UPDATE #7*

We recently received Lexies third bone marrow biopsy results and are so excited to announce 0% lymphoblasts were found this time. This basically means remission has been achieved for now (although the Dr is not using that word) and was exactly what we hoped for. So now the treatment plan can continue as planned, meaning inpatient stay begins tomorrow for round 3 of chemo. Stem cell transplant is still tentatively in March. Lexie is beyond grateful she was able to spend Christmas here with family. Even though none of this was in our plans, we are beyond blessed. Thank you to everyone who has brought meals, called/texted to check on her, made donations, and sent positive thoughts and lots of prayers. There have been good days and bad days. The treatment and medications come with many terrible side effects no one sees, but she is truly kicking cancers ass!

*UPDATE #6*

Round 2 of treatment and hospital stay is complete. This one was rough with another bone marrow biopsy, spinal chemo, and medi-port insertion. Results aren't quite where the Dr wants them yet, so another bone marrow biopsy is scheduled before the next inpatient admission at the end of the month to determine how treatment will continue. Testing and the search for a stem cell donor has started. This is very hard, but Lexie is rocking it like the warrior she has always been. Please continue to keep her in your thoughts and prayers. *UPDATE #5*

FROM LEXIE -

My first round of chemo was completed and I was able to return home for 11 short days. This allowed me to see my son as well as be home for Thanksgiving. I have enjoyed this time more than words can say. Although my visitors have to stay limited and living life looks a little diffrent, I am so so greatful.

This week, I will be hospitalized again for 4-10 days. During this stay I will go through my second round (schedule B) of chemotherapy. I will return to Dallas to be hospitalized a 3rd time and for my 3rd round of chemotherapy (schedule A) at the end of December as well. This A/B chemotherapy schedule will continue until March when I am hopefully able to complete a stem cell transplant.

As many of you who have seen others go through cancer know, the chemo is one of the hardest parts of the diagnosis. It is very hard on the body and it makes me personally very weak and tired. I slowly regain my strength and energy until they give me more chemo leaving me no choice but to do it all again. When I return home after treatments, I return with no immune system and very weak. Simple task such as cleaning and cooking are hard and some days unmanagable. Some days I am even unable to walk on my own. In the last week I have been home, I have received several meals delivered to my home and I am so greatful for this. Thank you to everyone who has sent meals for my family. These have been such a blessing as I regain my strength and energy.

Thank you to everyone who has continued to support me and my little family during this long journey ahead. Thank you to my family for stepping in to help with my son, cooking meals, and simply picking up and filling in where I am unable to. Thank you to Nina for making me so many cute hats for my new bald hair style I am rocking. Thank you to each of you who have donated and continue to donate to my go fund me. This has been such a blessing as I am unfortunately unable to work at this time. Thank you to my friends for taking care of my house and me during this time.

Just simply, thank you. So so many people have shown up for me and I couldnt be more grateful. I have/had so much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving.

Cancer sucks but my village sure doesn't. I hope everyone had a Happy turkey week!❤️

**UPDATE #4**

Lexie's numbers finally got high enough to be released! She is at home resting (with many reminders to do so lol). She will have bloodwork done bi-weekly which could change her course of treatment at at time. She will be inpatient again in December for another round of chemo in preparation for her stem cell transplant. While her visitors are very limited and she's taking many precautions she's so thankful to be home. Her journey has not been easy but her strength is admirable. There's still a very long road ahead, but she's kicking ass!! Thank you to everyone for everything!!

**UPDATE #3**

Lexie is recovering. She has finished all of her chemo for her induction phase. We will receive more news about her future appointments and treatment plans after discharge, which should be soon. Although the road hasnt been easy, she is doing very well. We have found out steroids turn her into a gremlin that can't sleep, but other than that she's in good spirits. At this point we are just waiting for her immune system numbers to rise up to discharge levels and we can go home for a bit. We are hoping to be home this weekend but it all depends on her recovery. Once she is home she will still be very medically fragile with very little immunity. Her visitors will be very limited with many precautions taken. Please feel free to send texts, encouraging messages or even video calls while she regains her strength and her immune system rebuilds. Her treatment is far from over, but we are so grateful for her fight and resilience!

**UPDATE #2 FROM LEXIE'S HUSBAND**

Lexie has finished her 4 days of chemo. It was a really tough regimen (chemo every 12 hours for 3 hours at a time) because of her aggressive cancer, but she finished at 3 am last night. She has 1 more dose on the 15th and then it's recovery until discharge. She has been really tired and nauseous so she hasn't been able to reply, but I've been keeping her up with everyone and what you're saying. She has been an absolute trooper through the whole thing. It's awesome seeing her strength to be able to go through this. Even with chemo, we went and walked around yesterday. Thank you everyone for your continued support.

**UPDATE #1 FROM LEXIE**

Hey everyone, I wanted to give you all an update. There have been a few complications and setbacks since I was admitted in Dallas on Wednesday, October 29th. I’ve had to go through several tests to make sure my blood pressure and heart were strong enough to handle chemotherapy. My liver function has also been a big concern.

The good news is that the last of the test results came back today, and my blood pressure, liver enzymes, and heart have finally steadied enough for us to start talking about treatment options. My oncologist came today, and after going over both treatment options, my husband and I decided that chemotherapy followed by a stem cell transplant is the best plan. There’s about an 80% chance this treatment will achieve remission, which gives us a lot of needed hope.

The road ahead is going to be really tough. The chemo will be very strong and will make me really sick. I’ll lose my hair and appetite, deal with migraines, and eventually have trouble walking amongst many other symptoms. But the most important thing is that this is a step toward remission and recovery.

They’re expecting this journey to take between 2 and 5 years. I'm expected to be in the hospital for another 4 to 5 weeks. I start chemo tonight — one dose tonight, two tomorrow, two the next day, and three on the fourth day. Day five will be a rest day so my body can recover before the next round.

Stem cell transplants are expected to start after about 5 months of intensive chemo, and they’ll begin looking for a donor match in about 2 months. There are no guarantees that this is the perfect path, but right now, it’s the best option we have.

I can’t thank everyone enough for all the love, prayers, and amazing support you’ve shown me through this storm that I never expected to have to walk through. I don’t have the words to express how much I appreciate and love each and every one of you. My village means the world to me — you’ve made this mental, physical and emotional battle just a little easier to get through. Please continue to send all the prayers and good vibes my way. Thank you for everything - Lexie

My name is Vanessa Neufeld and our world was turned upside down when my daughter Lexie was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) — a type of blood cancer that no family should ever have to face.

What started as what we thought was a simple illness quickly became every family’s worst nightmare. Since her diagnosis, Lexie has been admitted to the hospital in Dallas, where she will endure a lengthy stay, countless tests, chemo/radiation, and procedures that no one should have to go through. While she has her amazing husband, she will not be able to see her son for the duration of her stay. Her husband will have to travel back and forth being her rock while balancing work, home, and life here.

Through it all, she’s shown incredible courage and resilience — smiling, laughing, and showing us what true strength looks like. But the road ahead is long. Treatment will take months (and possibly years), and the emotional and financial toll will be overwhelming.

We are raising funds to help cover medical bills, hospital stays, travel costs, medications, and time away from work so he can be by her side as much as possible.

If you can, please consider donating or sharing this page. Every contribution, big or small, brings us closer to giving Lexie the care and support she needs to keep fighting and heal.

From the bottom of our hearts — thank you for standing with our family during this difficult time.