The last few weeks Madelyn has gotten back into a normal routine. She’s is up and dressed before any of us and running down the stairs looking for Elfie. Her eating is back to normal, if not a little less than pre leukemia. She is sleeping through the night again and she has more energy. Last week Brad and I were drinking our coffee and she ran through the room! It was the first time she has ran since Halloween. 🙂 We started back to school doing half days and are now going full days! She’s seems to be tolerating it okay. However mom feels likes it’s the first month of school with getting lunch packed and two kids out the door on time! It’s going to be even harder when the last round of family flies back to Oklahoma. We’ve gotten use to all the extra help in the house. 🙂
Madelyn has lost some of her steroid weight and can now zip up her snow pants. This girl has gone through so many changes in just 7 weeks. Our current month of meds do occasionally make her nauseous in the mornings and she’s gotten sick a few times. However it seems short lived and she’s able to move on fairly quick. One of the biggest joys for Brad and I are seeing her and Parker play again. A) it gives us a break from board games 🤪 but B) they were best buds before this and use to play together all the time.
We are going down to GR about once a week for treatments which makes for very long days but were hanging in there. Parker still doesn’t understand and doesn’t like when mom and sister leave him behind. Our next trip is an 8am appointment so all 4 of us are going down the night before and making a mini vacation out of it full of swimming and adventures. Then after that Christmas will be here before we know it! I hope you all have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Madelyn’s Journey with ALL 
Great update. It is so wonderful to see her look like her old self and smiling. And wonderful news that she has her energy back and returning to school. So happy for you all. We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year.
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Thank you so much for the update. It is wonderful to know that Madelyn is running and playing agsin and back in school. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all!
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Love that you are getting back in a routine. And that she is doing better. Know that are 💜 and 🙏 are with you always. Merry Christmas and may God’s healing continue for all of you!
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Hallelujah!! What a blessing! So much to be grateful for, even if it probably seems like forever since a normal Neil life. It does bring tears to my eyes to think it’s been mostly positive lately. Enjoy Christmas with the family.💟
Shower your littles with Hugs & Kisses please ~ Billie
On Tue, Dec 17, 2019 at 8:10 AM Madelyn’s Journey with ALL wrote:
> shannonneil posted: ” The last few weeks Madelyn has gotten back into a > normal routine. She’s is up and dressed before any of us and running down > the stairs looking for Elfie. Her eating is back to normal, if not a little > less than pre leukemia. She is sleeping through the ni” >
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I am so happy to see some of the old Madelyn retuning! She is such a trooper! And mom, dad, and Parker are pretty awesome too. Sending lots of Mimi love!
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What fabulous news!! So glad for all of you. Merry Christmas- BethAnn
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It’s so great seeing her at school ❤️. Let us know if/when a meal schedule is started when all of your family leaves. Merry Christmas!
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I had such a wonderful visit to see the family a week back! We played and played and made the coolest hula hooping routines up!! My sincere thanks to Shannon and Brad for throwing me a wonderful birthday while I was there and to the Shannon’s AMAZING friends: Danielle Beller, Cindy Gowin, Ashley Monaco, Kay Bloomquist, Andrea Russell, Stefanie Dennert and Lauren Bailey for purchasing my flight! Words can not express the love our family has for you dear friends!!
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