alyssaswish
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Apr 6, 2012
I have been stalking the DIS for a couple of months since we found out Alyssa will be receiving a wish from MAW. My name is Amy and I been with my husband Johnson for 18 years, married for 8. We are middle school sweethearts with two children, Chase 5 and Alyssa 2(wish child). I have been wanting to take the kids to Disney for the past 2 years but it kept being put off until the next year because of the cost. I went to Disney when I was 8 or 9 and remember riding Space Mountain and the Haunted Mansion. I loved it!!! I was so excited when we decided to plan a trip for 2012. But other things kept us from going this time.
Me and DH in Banff, Canada on DH work incentive trip
In the fall of 2011, Alyssa started having some leg pain and running fevers. So we decided to take her to the pediatrician but was told it was just a virus. A month later the symptoms returned and we made another trip to the pediatrician who did blood work this time. It came back showing severe anemia and we were referred to NC Children's Hem/Onc Clinic the next day for more blood work and tests. A few days later Alyssa developed MRSA, and we were admitted to the hospital. After 7 days in the hospital with multiple IVs, Xrays, ultrasounds, PICC line, MRI and 2 bone marrow biopsies Alyssa was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) in Oct 2011. She began treatment 2 days later and we were finally home after 14 days in the hospital. She is in remission now but we continue get treatments every 10 days which will go to once a month in June and continue until December 2013. She is such a trooper and feels great most of the time!!!
Our oncologist suggested we apply for MAW at one of our visits. The very next day I decided I would just inquire about it because I had felt a little guilty for signing her up when there were so many other children with far worse diseases. Within an hour MAW called me to find out more information and they sent the paperwork off to our oncologist to see if Alyssa would qualify. By lunch that day, MAW called back and said everything was completed and Alyssa qualifies. WOW! That was fast! We are now waiting to meet our wish granters Abby and Elizabeth on Monday. Alyssa loves pink, princesses, and minnie mouse so Disney is the obvious choice!
Here is the sassy princess
and with her brother
Chase at egg hunt
1st pony ride
Hunting for eggs
Me and DH in Banff, Canada on DH work incentive trip
In the fall of 2011, Alyssa started having some leg pain and running fevers. So we decided to take her to the pediatrician but was told it was just a virus. A month later the symptoms returned and we made another trip to the pediatrician who did blood work this time. It came back showing severe anemia and we were referred to NC Children's Hem/Onc Clinic the next day for more blood work and tests. A few days later Alyssa developed MRSA, and we were admitted to the hospital. After 7 days in the hospital with multiple IVs, Xrays, ultrasounds, PICC line, MRI and 2 bone marrow biopsies Alyssa was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) in Oct 2011. She began treatment 2 days later and we were finally home after 14 days in the hospital. She is in remission now but we continue get treatments every 10 days which will go to once a month in June and continue until December 2013. She is such a trooper and feels great most of the time!!!
Our oncologist suggested we apply for MAW at one of our visits. The very next day I decided I would just inquire about it because I had felt a little guilty for signing her up when there were so many other children with far worse diseases. Within an hour MAW called me to find out more information and they sent the paperwork off to our oncologist to see if Alyssa would qualify. By lunch that day, MAW called back and said everything was completed and Alyssa qualifies. WOW! That was fast! We are now waiting to meet our wish granters Abby and Elizabeth on Monday. Alyssa loves pink, princesses, and minnie mouse so Disney is the obvious choice!
Here is the sassy princess
and with her brother
Chase at egg hunt
1st pony ride
Hunting for eggs
! 
I'm not sure how much hair she will have by November. She was diagnosed at age 2 just when she was starting to get a little bit of hair and now it is all completely gone. She wears big bows so no one will mistake her for a little boy, but I just can't wait to see how she will look with hair! You can see a little bit of blonde starting to grow back!
(I get a little start struck when I see Belle).
