Zoey’s Miracles

As a mother you wake up and there is no preparing for the news that shook our lives on 7/11/19. Zoey was taken to SSM St Clare after a seizure (with no previous history) she stopped breathing, was intubated and air lifted to SSM Cardinal Glennon where after many test/labs/imaging we were given a diagnosis of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. She was weaned off the ventilator on Sat. 7/13/19 and was able to get her first chemo therapy treatment. On Thursday 7/18/19 we were given more information after genetic testing came back to reveal she has an aggressive form of ALL with iAMP21 involvement and an additional chemo drug has been added to her regimen. She requires physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy to assist her to regain her previous level of function. We will be inpatient for a minimum of 30 days. It is now necessary to think of this as our new normal. The next 3 years will be a rough road of clinic visits, inpatient stays (due to her aggressive form of ALL), and needing to be homeschooled to prevent any infection, which for her would be fatal. Zoey is a fighter and we will do all we can to ensure nothing but the best for her care and allow for a normal future. I’m reaching out to you, the community to assist in our journey. We can’t do it alone, we need the love, support and prayers to help us through this. With all that has been dealt to us, I have made the decision to go on FMLA. Although it doesn’t offer any financial assistance it will allow me to be home with her and be by her side through this.