My daughter was just diagnosed with ALL on Monday 9-21-09.  She just turned 31 on Friday and has a 7yr old.  Fortunately we have already put together a plan to make sure my Granddaughter can be cared for

whenever my daughter either is not able to, or can't be exposed to her daughter because of risk of infection. That seems to be the Dr's greatest concern because she's in school and exposed to all the

kid's colds, flu, etc.  Bring on the lysol, purel, etc......

so you've been dealing with this for several years already.  It's only been 3 weeks and it feels like it has been a year.  Fortunately she is doing well with her treatments and the Dr has given us thumbs-up so far.   Our Granddaughter is funny... when my daughter crys or feels down, Olivia says "I'll just have to tickle your feet- to make you laugh".   Certainly changes the mood quickly.

I had a 2 year old son when I relapsed with Hodkgin's last year. I had to go through an auto stem cell transplant. The hardest part was being away from my son. We do what we have to do though to be around for them in the long run! I hope he was young enough that he won't remember me being gone so long.

Erin

I am a single mom with a 3 year old son and was diagnosed with a stage IV Hodgkins Lymphoma back in September of this year. It has been tough especially since my son just started Pre-K, but I am a firm believer in God and I have an awesome family who has truly supported me throughout this.

My daughter is 25 and diagnosed with ALL March 09.  During her first 6 months we temporarily relocated her about 10 hours away.  she is the mother of twin boys (7 years old) and three year old daughter.  The seperation was terrible on her.  Others recommended SKYPE free download.  It was her family's saving grace during that difficult time.  This program allowed her to communicate with her children daily (webcam with audio).  It is worth checking out even if you are not as far as 10 hours away - My daughter's grandfatther, husband and myself took turns staying with her in the apartment.  Her grandfather did the majority of the caregiving.  She has since moved home and travels 5 hours for her treatments (maintenance) everyother week.  She just had a bone marrow biopsy done.  The first one, about a week ago, needed to be redone today because the test result/report stated read, "inconclusive" which the doctor said tthe sample was not sufficient?  I know that even with these set backs I see her eyes shine when she returns home to her kids.  If she has to stay overnight SKYPE keeps in touch with the kids and they love it - its their time to shine for mom!! Hang in there and I hope you take advanatage of all the tecnology to help you through

I have a 2 1/2 yr old son. I was just diagnosed last week with Subcutanious Large T-Cell Lymphoma.