Update... Edith is a healthy 7 Year Old...

If you want to donate to Edith you can here: https://www.paypal.me/editpalomera 

We were featured with LLS for the Man and Woman of the Year , and Edith was awarded for the Girl of the Year for 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWEarJut5IY

A lot has happened in the last few years, Edith who is now 7 years old, strives to be a sweet young little girl who loves hot wheels, cars, basketball and My Little Pony.. Her favorite cartoon is Sponge Bob, and loves every Disney movie.

She received a wish from the Make a Wish Foundation, and was awarded to go Disneyland with the whole family. It was such a glorious time.. She loved it so much .. Edith has had many milestones after chemo therapy, in her school learning, with people, and just in general a happy go lucky girl. Although her health and some developmental delays still arise, but that doesn't mean it stops Edith from learning and moving forward...

We have also been a part of the LLS Light the Night walk for the past 5 years.. This past year she has been selected for the Girl of the Year for 2016 for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society. There is something beautiful about Edith, that attracts many, not a lot of people would of have known that my daughter has had cancer at such a young age. Thank God for Awesome, Doctors, Nurses and the science of medicine. I give my thanks to the Lord almighty Jesus Christ for his blood, and much props to Children's Hospital of Oakland..

(My 2nd Home) We are truly blessed every morning, to have Edith alive and healthy .... What we learned from this journey, is that every day is priceless, and Edith is supposed to bring others hope, I as her mother had challenges along the way, but that doesn't stop me from teaching Edith to be a better person, to love and pray for everyone, even the ones that hurt us. Love conquers all. There is something about teaching others the Love and True Healing of Christ.

 Our lives have forever changed from that day forward June 6th, 2009. I didn't see a future, what I saw was that moment .. that day, that hour, that minute... One day at time..

 Edith knows what she went through, and will be able to speak on it one day, every time we are be able to talk about her journey brings others hope. Most of all Faith.. We will never be able to say why, or who, or what, but say, God helped us through.. Unfortunately along the way some of them kids didn't make it, but that doesn't mean their life is over, they have a new life up in heaven. I just pray for those families affected by Leukemia, or any other cancer.. I pray the Lord brings peace, and most of all strength.. But the ones that are still here, there is a battle that we can't see, and we will continue fighting for healing, hope, love, and FAITH.



Edith is 7 years old and is attending summer program, and is excited to start her 2nd grade year.. She is so full of hope, and love

Fevers, Fevers, Fevers.

Edith has had fevers all day, I have been in children's hospital since 2 and wow I just got home, I need to vent on everything that she had to go through. Blood draws, X-ray, and Even urine. I hate catheters, so i know she must of hated it to!! I just wish she was a normal child, and didn't have to experience all this. I know she is going to get sick now and then. :( It is just frustrating to know that every time she has fevers this is what she has to go through. So now it is a waiting game, they want to make sure that the fever is not an infection. I know they are precautionary measures that has to be done. I hope it is just a fever, caused by her little cold. :( I hate Cancer, I hate Chemo .. I love that my daughter is in remission ..

Leukemia Survivor ... Continues ..

Although it only has been a few days since we have left children's. It feels like long time. I have stretched out and enjoyed my days of returning home. Getting back into things was a little complicated, i think for Edith as well. I know we were only in for about a week and a half, it really put me on left field. Out of no where. But anywhoot, glad we are home. Edith has begun a new stage in her life, and now she is almost as normal as any other child. We just have to live with the fact that there can be slight chance. That scares me everyday. I just pray to god to heal my baby.

Leukemia Survivor ... Continues ..

I have wanted to write in this for a very long time, I get so darn busy with life. Work, Kids, School and of Course the daily routine of having my daughter safe, and free from Leukemia. I can't actually have her free from Leukemia, because we don't know where she got it from. That is the mystery. I just pray to god, to heal my daughter. This whole ordeal has been a very interesting take in my life. In Sept 22nd; she got 1 of her broviacs removed. Well we thought it would be easier, since she has needed transfusions in the past, it made it easier for her not to get poked. Edith is going to have to be coming back to Children's for probably the rest of her life. The first year after chemo it is every month, and the 2nd year, every 2 months, and so forth. (Just for blood draws, appointments, etc.) Well we are barely in the 3rd month, and so far so good, just a few days ago, something happened. We were scared, of course with any normal child, a fever is just a fever but for children who have had chemotherapy, it is not something to mess with. Edith got a fever up to 102 and was vomiting. I called the Oncologist, and she said, I had to take her right away to the ER. Of course they had to do the normal routine, blood cultures, etc. They sent us home with antibiotics, said they were going to call me right away if anything. And that night they called me, and said Edith had a blood infection; don’t know if it was actually the blood or her broviacs... Of course a few days of waiting, we found out it is the broviac. So of course what would be best for her, is to remove it, so Of course they did. I am so glad, she is tube free. No more daily Flushing, no more worrying if she were to rip it out. Uggh it is scary... So we have been in the hospital since Tuesday the 28th of Sept. And we are going to be in here until this next wed. I dislike it, because of course we moved rooms and now we have to share. :( Uggh!! I like the privacy. I actually just came home and rested and did what any other mother would do... Clean, cook, make sure clothes were washed, for the other kids, so they can be ready for school. It is so hard to juggle in between you know. I just wished we didn’t have to go back to the hospital, I really thought those days were over, but I know It is important for Edith. I am glad god gave me good Motherly instincts. Thank you Jesus.

Leukemia Survivor ... Continues. 2

Edith is one amazing little girl, I know it has to be hard for her little body, she is having her ups and downs. She is going to be starting Speech Therapy soon. I hope she does start talking. This is the time that we start seeing a lot of the side effects of the chemo. The Drs. say that it wont be much, but who knows. This past weekend, we took her to the lake, and let me tell you it was the first time that she seen the water, and she loved it. She wanted to throw herself in the water. It is like if she knew what to do you know. I was happy to see that she was just so happy. She is like a old soul trapped in baby's body. She is so amazing with the other kids, she loves to get her way.. Wow she is a sagitarius! Ha Ha I laugh because my husband and her sister are the same way. Edith is full of life, not afraid of anything, and I admire her for that. She still has a long ass way to go to fulfill her life, and as long as I am alive, I am going to seek that she will. Our life has just begun, this new norm of life. Even though, she might not remember any of her past, I will .. I forever will have a torn in my heart, June 6th 2009 will always be a distant rememberance of what could of been. Thank you God for giving us another day... Another beautiful day in life, that we take for granted. I am not a religious person, but I do love my god, and he knows where my heart is.. I am gradually educating myself, and learning from my error of my ways.. Edith is my starting ground of my new foundation of my life.

Leukemia Survivor ... Continues.

Anniversaries are supposed to be a happy day where you can remember your first date, first kiss, first love, wedding, those are the Most wonderful Anniversaries. Just from a tragic moment and just rememebering how much that day impacted you, your family, your whole life, will just make it an anniversary. On June 6th, 2009, I was told my daughter Edith Alexandria Palomera Gonzalez whom was born November 24th, 2008, was diagnosed with Leukemia (ALL, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia) and to think I had just taken her to the E.R. because she was constipated. Us mothers who breastfeed know that it is not normal for our baby to be constipated with breastmilk, she had not done number 2 :(, so I knew I had to take her to ER. It was a friday night, and I told my husband I was taking her and we would be back later. As, I walked in, the first thing the charge nurse said to me was, what is wrong with your daughter, I told her she had been constipated for the last 3 days, as I was taking Edith out of her car seat, she said Hunny your daughter looks pale, we need to take her in right away, I said that is funny, I have always thought she was white looking", she looked at me, and smurked, she said lets take her in right away. So the nurses came in drew blood, and it was just a waiting game after that, I called my good friend Rachel, because I just had a little ugly feeling inside. Edith was just laying there, with no fussiness, just laying there, looking really tired, I said my baby looks really tired, and exhausted, I wish we can go home. One nurse came in and said, we have another doctor coming in because the blood looks abnormal, I told her is it that bad, oh hell no, I have watched too much Discovery Channel. My Friend Rachel looked at me and said she is fine, just a mess up or something, I said NO, something is wrong with my daughter.. A few hours later, still waiting, they finally put me in a room seperated from the E.R., and as we were waiting a Dr came in and said we need to sit down with you, a few more Drs. are coming in, and I was surrounded by all these Drs. I thought to myself, shit Is this intervention for having a child constipated, is this CPS, shit I didnt know what to expect, I knew deep down inside something was wrong with my daughter. The Dr, started talking about the abnormalities and how this can happened, bla bla, and the she said those words, the words that Stabbed my heart, your daughter Edith has leukemia. I paused, and I sat there, and I started to cry, and they let me cry , meanwhile they were telliing me, They don't know this happens, we have to discuss what can they do, All I wanted in that moment was my husband, because he needed to be there with us, my friend Rachel and I just sat there crying with Edith... My husband was the first person I called, The 2nd person I called was my Sister Chely *(Whom is a nurse)* Told her like this, You better get your ass over here, Edith has leukemia and I need your help. Everything began, and felt like a moving train, either you were on or you were left behind, we took many many notes, medications, chemo, side effects, wow it was crazy... Who would of thought, we would be here today not just celebrating a life, but a day to remember, that things do happen for a reason, and my daughter is a good example of that. Edith is now in remission, and still has to undergo chemotherapy for the next few weeks, and then we are finally finished, and she would still have to be under watch for the next year, because right now the Leukemia is at a higer risk then ever. I just prayed to god, that he will continue to give my daughter life, and just remain in remission .. Thank you Jesus for giving my daughter life, and I will continue to love and serve you lord. ♥ Thanks for reading...

Baby Edith

All it took for me was to take her in to the emergency room (because she was constipated for a few days and nothing seemed to work) and the Triage Nurse said she looked pale. They drew her blood, and it came back abnormal , so they had a Blood Doctor examined the blood. Her White Blood Counts were really high, and the DR. told me that the only thing that makes it so high is Leukemia. WOW, I thought, what a mothers nightmare to hear . I felt that my whole world was trumbling down. I have been with Edith since the first day she was admitted. Edith was diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia. She is in the first stages of this disease. She is in the Induction Phase, and there are many more phases to come to. She is 7 months old and is a beautiful child. It has been hard for me and my family to see my our baby girl go through so much. My Husband just recently lost his job, and has only been working part time off and on. I myself was working fulltime, but I am not able to work, I want to be able to be with my daughter the whole 9 yards. I breastfeed Edith, and this is the only thing that really consoles her. She is now considered to be Neutropenic, which means she has no immune system, and let me tell you it is awful to see your child in so much pain. She has to be on morphein every hour on the hour. It is hard for me because I have other kids at home, & Just trying to maintain a full house hold, & Being in the hospital has been hard. We just have faith in god, & Medicine, that our daughter will recover as soon as possible. It is a lot of education for myself. I want to be able to be on top of what Doctors are going to give my daugther. I have to be her Case Manager / Advocate /Nurse/ Mother. I am blessed to have gone into the ER when I knew something was wrong, and to think I only took her because she was constipated...... now we are here. You can go to her website at http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/edithgonzalez


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Ahide Palomera

Update: As of October 2009, Edith is now in Remission. She will still continue her Chemo Therapy for the Remainder of her treatment. It is a hard road for Edith, but she continues to be a strong little girl. Everyday we are thankful because she is well and alive.

Thank you for all the love and support.


Thank you,



Ahide Chavez