Night 8

Today was my first treatment and boy am I glad that's over! The medicine tastes horrible and it doesn't feel good going down my throat so tomorrow Mom said I can try it with milk to see if that helps any. I got to do some exercises and then I had lunch. More brisket and I got my dad to try some and he said it was great! After that they took a bunch of blood for test and then in the afternoon I got my first radiation. It was REAL boring. A lot of people sent me stuff to do so I won't be so bored and pretty soon my room will be full. Thank you everybody for helping me out. Now that I have some fun things to do maybe the time will go by faster. My mom and dad said that maybe pretty soon when I'm not so tired I can go to the mall. I'm tired now so that's all.
Bree

Note from Bree's Parents:
We finally got through the first day of treatment. The chemo (Vandetenib) was in liquid form so Bree drank it like a trooper, even though it tasted horrible. Radiation (at 2:30) lasted only 20 minutes. Tomorrow, Jennifer and I will get to go back and watch the second treatment at about 1:30 and it's supposed to be a less busy day for Bree so that will be good.

We actually have some pretty exciting news to report. A representative of the US Olympic Committee sent us word that they are having many of the athletes from this past Olympics and the upcoming 2012 Olympics autograph an Olympic flag for Bree. Many of you will remember Christine Magnuson from this summer. She won 2 silver medals in swimming and is planning to visit Bree here at St. Jude! The athletes love helping out in any way they can and it helps keep the kids focused on getting well. We really appreciate what everyone is doing to help. A lot of people have asked what else Bree might want to help her get through the treatment and the down time. We are hoping that when she regains her strength, we will be able to make a trip to the local mall, so a gift card might be nice. As always, thank you all for your prayers and generosity. We are really overwhelmed by the love and support for our Brianna!
Take care, all of you, and God Bless!
Love,
Bree's Parents and Brianna