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...