In June of 2007, Isabella Mireles was diagnosed with ALL (Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia). Her parents were perplexed as to why she was experiencing so many recurring fevers, why she was sleeping all the time, and had no energy. Her pediatrician finally suggested checking her blood and the results were that she was severely anemic . A bone marrow aspiration confirmed that she did indeed have leukemia. After spending two weeks at Cottage Hospital receiving intense chemotherapy, Isa was able to come home again. Because she responded so well to the chemo, her prognosis is excellent: she is considered ultra low risk and her cure rate is as high as 90%. Isa had to put up with so much during her treatment: nausea from the chemo, gaining weight from the steroids (and getting grumpy!) and losing all of her hair. Her sweet personality made all of the hospital staff fall in love with her, and she rarely complained about any of her treatment! Isa will continue treatment until the end of 2009 and this includes taking daily oral chemo meds, going into the clinic once a month for intravenous chemo and every three months going into the hospital for an infusion of chemo into her spinal fluid. All of this treatment is to make sure that there are no more leukemia cells lurking in her little body! Isa’s family is so proud of her and how she has handled this experience. Her dad, Rene even signed up with TNT to train for a marathon. He ran the San Diego Rock n’ Roll Marathon and managed to raise over 11,000 dollars for LLS. Isa’s family is so thankful for LLS, and feels that Isa is still here with us because of all of the amazing research that has been done to cure blood cancers, much of it funded by LLS.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Isa Mireles - Honored Teammate
In June of 2007, Isabella Mireles was diagnosed with ALL (Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia). Her parents were perplexed as to why she was experiencing so many recurring fevers, why she was sleeping all the time, and had no energy. Her pediatrician finally suggested checking her blood and the results were that she was severely anemic . A bone marrow aspiration confirmed that she did indeed have leukemia. After spending two weeks at Cottage Hospital receiving intense chemotherapy, Isa was able to come home again. Because she responded so well to the chemo, her prognosis is excellent: she is considered ultra low risk and her cure rate is as high as 90%. Isa had to put up with so much during her treatment: nausea from the chemo, gaining weight from the steroids (and getting grumpy!) and losing all of her hair. Her sweet personality made all of the hospital staff fall in love with her, and she rarely complained about any of her treatment! Isa will continue treatment until the end of 2009 and this includes taking daily oral chemo meds, going into the clinic once a month for intravenous chemo and every three months going into the hospital for an infusion of chemo into her spinal fluid. All of this treatment is to make sure that there are no more leukemia cells lurking in her little body! Isa’s family is so proud of her and how she has handled this experience. Her dad, Rene even signed up with TNT to train for a marathon. He ran the San Diego Rock n’ Roll Marathon and managed to raise over 11,000 dollars for LLS. Isa’s family is so thankful for LLS, and feels that Isa is still here with us because of all of the amazing research that has been done to cure blood cancers, much of it funded by LLS.
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