The News

Peyton had her EUA yesterday and was an absolute trooper.  Dr. Varenhorst confirmed that the tumor is much smaller in size since we began this ordeal in September.  The retina has not reattached yet due to the fluid that is still built up in her eye from the tumor.  Both Dr. Shields and Dr. Varenhorst do not seem optimistic that the retina will reattached, but we are praying for the miracle. 

Peyton is in good spirits, as always.  She is ready for Christmas and very excited about the present she made for Rich and I in preschool. 

Thank you again for all your prayers.  We would like to ask for continued prayers for Peyton because we have seen the miracle of God's work on her tumor, and we are hoping for the same miracle with her sight.

In His Love,

Angie, Rich and Peyton

Follow up on Final Chemo Treatment

Tomorrow is another big day for Peyton.  She will have another examination under anesthesia to track the progress on her eye.  We were told in November that the tumor is completely dead, but she will continue to have this exam on a regular basis to make sure there is no chance the cancer will reoccur.  We are lucky that we have a specialist, Dr. Varenhorst, in Wichita, and he is able to do this portion of the follow up.  So, no trip to Philly this month.  YEAH!!!

We would like to ask everyone for continued prayers for Peyton tomorrow while under anesthesia and that her retina is still reattaching so that her sight returns.

We have been truly blessed by all the support we have received from family, friends and friends of friends.  We could not have made it through all of this without your vigilant prayers. 

Merry Christmas to all,

Angie, Rich and Peyton

Back to School!

Peyton has returned to school this week and is sooo excited about it!  School is the one thing that seems "normal" to her right now.  When I dropped her off on Monday, she was mobbed by a group of 3 and 4 year olds and all of the staff.  It was so uplifting that it actually brought tears to my eyes. 

Peyton will have more blood work done on Friday just to make sure her counts are staying at a safe level.  Then, nothing else going on until her examination under anesthesia on the 21st (in Wichita).  After that, hopefully all is well until her next examination in Philadelphia on Feb. 16. 

We are still praying hard that Peyton's retina will re-attach itself.  We REALLY want our little girl to have sight in both eyes! 

Thank you all again for the continued support.  Hope you all have a fantastic holiday!

Richard Adams

So far so Good

So far Peyton seems to be doing fairly well.  She is finally eating like normal again and her upset tummy stuff seems to be over.  Peyton still has no sight in her left eye, but hopefully her retina is re-attaching as we speak.  We see her Pediatric Oncologist in Wichita tomorrow and we will be doing some blood work to see if it is safe for her to return to preschool.  Peyton REALLY wants to go back to school, and her friends REALLY miss her.  As for the near future, Peyton has an examination under anethesia(EUA) in Wichita on the 21st of this month and we main gain some more knowledge about possible sight at that time.  We return to Philadelphia on Feb 16th for another EUA with Dr. Shields.  We are anxious to get some kind of idea as to what the possibilites are of her retina re-attaching.  There is a surgery that can be done to reattach retinas, but Peyton could NOT have this procedure for at least two years.  (The doctors say it is not wise to open up her eye just in case there were cancer seeds that are undetectable-they could spread to the rest of her body.)  However, we are staying positive and praying hard that her retina will heal on its own.  If it doesn't, well...we still have our little girl that we love so much, and that's what's most important!  Peyton is tough as nails and smarter than any child I've ever seen at this age.  If anyone can survive this, she sure can. 

Thanks to all of you!

Rich