Molly G.Follow

Molly was diagnosed with a form of childhood leukemia, pre-B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), on November 10, 2003. Her white blood cell count was very high at diagnosis and by the time she received her first dose of chemotherapy, her count was about 150,000. (A normal white blood cell count is between about 5,000 and 10,000.) Due to the high white count, Molly was placed into a "high risk" group. Despite the "high risk" classification, her prognosis is good. Her course of treatment involved 30 months of intensive chemotherapy on a protocol specifically designed to treat "high risk" children. She was on Arm C of the CCG 1961 protocol. So far, Molly has responded very well. She completed her treatment in March of 2006. She is doing very well. We hope and pray that she remains cancer-free for the next 5 years, as after that, she can be declared, "CURED"!

Molly is a spunky, funny, happy and resilient little girl. She is a true "girly-girl" and loves nothing more than something to do with make-up, jewelry, dress-up and the like. She has handled so much with the fortitude of a giant. Please keep her and all of the children suffering with cancer in your prayers.

On March 29, 2005, Molly's (and Billy's) dad and my husband died in an accident on his way to work. There are no words to describe how profound a loss this is and how much we all miss Roly. Please pray for our family as we struggle to adjust to life without Roly and as Molly continues on her journey to win the battle with leukemia.

To all of you who are thinking of us and praying for us, we are profoundly grateful to you.