Team Teagan Updates
Our Daughter Teagan, a very active toddler, born with Down syndrome, was diagnosed with a very aggressive form of Leukemia (AML) on February 21st, 2007, at 20 Months old. She was immediately hospitalized at the Childrens Hospital at Albany Medical Center to begin her lengthy Chemotherapie treatments.
Below is a history of the periodic updates we sent to our friends and family, now better known as "Team Teagan".
We invite you to read them.. share them.. so YOU too can understand why so many people who have come to know her, have decided to join "Team Teagan" and our fight for her cure. And if you look around, you too will know a child who fighting for their life against this deadly blood cancer.
Team Teagan Update | Mar 4th 2007
Just wanted to give a quick update and a BIG THANK YOU for all your support, prayers, food, visits, phone calls, cards, gifts...everything. Juergen and I are truly touched by all the love and support we have received during these difficult weeks. We really appreciate everyone's help so very much.
Teagan is a true trooper. She has been through her first round of chemotherapy - resulting in a few really rough days of vomiting and diarrhea, 2 blood transfusions, an infection and a Blown central line. Through it all she has been tough and strong. She is very weak and pale, but made it home last night. (Yeah!!) It was a joy to see her face light up when she saw her big brothers. Our family was complete again. The boys have also been strong and helpful. We are so proud of them as well.
The road ahead is a long one, but we know we WILL WIN this battle. Teagan will have to go to Albany Med twice a week for blood work and every other week for a bone marrow biopsy. She will be in the hospital for more chemo for one week each month for 8-10 months. It is also common to have hospital admissions for fevers and infections in between the chemo. Please continue to join our prayers for our dear daughter.
I will try to keep everyone posted as best as possible. Again, I apologize for the "mass" e-mail, but I hope you all understand that we are running on empty and this is best way to get the information out to everyone.
Thank you again for everything - dear friends and family. We love you and feel so grateful to have so much support.
Love, Holly
Hello Team Teagan, 
"HELD OVER FOR ONE MORE DAY"... Because her overwhelming popularity at the AMC Children's Hospital, they have asked Teagan to perform for one more day (or maybe it's ME they want to have hang around??? Nah doubt it!). It seems the nurses and Staff just can't seem to get enough, so they will just come up with almost any excuse why she needs to stay a bit longer. Just so we don't cause a riot, work stoppage or general uprising in the "Peds" wing at AMC, we have agreed and plan to bring her home on Tuesday. More Articles...
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