Monday, October 28, 2024

Treatment Delayed (again)

Caroline's ANC (immune system) was still too low to receive treatment today. She is going to get a daily booster shot this week to try and energize up the slow-to-recover cells. 

She was definitely not happy about another delay...cabin fever has set in and she was mentally prepared to continue her battle today.  Luckily, she's able to work with a homebound instructor, in addition to joining her class via Zoom a few times a day, so we'll continue to lay low, keep up with school and try again next Monday.

Thank you for the continued prayers!

The Lantz Family
#carolinestrong
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Ms. Elise was Caroline's homebound teacher in Kindergarten and now 5th grade!

Monday, October 21, 2024

Treatment bumped this week

Caroline went to clinic this morning in hopes of starting the 2nd round of treatment for her relapsed neuroblastoma. Unfortunately, her ANC (immune system) # was too low to be able to safely receive treatment, so she'll try again next Monday...

In the meantime, Caroline will rest at home and try her best to keep up with her school work remotely.  As always, we'll update the blog if there are any changes, or when/if she's able to start treatment again next week.

Thank you for your continued support and prayers,
The Lantz Family
#carolinestrong
#ftgf

Monday, October 7, 2024

HOME

After spending a long weekend at Vanderbilt for fever / fighting off something (undetermined), Caroline was discharged tonight and will now rest and recover at home. Barring any other unexpected issues this week, her next appointment will be Friday in clinic for lab work.

Thanks for all the support and prayers!

The Lantz Family
#carolinestrong
#ftgf

Saturday, October 5, 2024

Unplanned Hospital Admission

Caroline spiked a fever late yesterday afternoon, which led us to the Vandy ER for bloodwork and a precautionary IV antibiotic. Once a bed opened up on the oncology floor, she was admitted for continued testing and observation. Her ANC (immune system) is currently at 0.0 which means her body has virtually no ability to fight off any viral or bacterial infections.

She will continue to receive IV antibiotics and will also get an IV Leukine infusion to try and help boost her counts. She spiked another fever around 2:30am, so for now we just wait and hope that she can get fever-free and hopefully go home in a couple days.

Overall, Caroline just feels "yucky" and tired today.

She did ask for an Acai bowl from UberEats, and ate a good bit of that, so we are encouraged that she is still eating.

Appreciate the prayers and continued support!

The Lantz Family
#carolinestrong
#ftgf

Thursday, October 3, 2024

Immunotherapy Update

Caroline completed 2 outpatient infusions of Naxitamab this week...experiencing the expected side effects (mostly pain, itching and rash).   She also got bloodwork done while in clinic; her ANC (immune system) really plummeted over the past few days. Being immunocompromised is tricky because any little virus or bacteria can be very dangerous and land her in the hospital, so we'll keep her at home doing online school until we can get her counts tested again next week.

Although she looks and feels ok today, the inside of her little body has been battered by all the treatments over the (almost) seven years, particularly the harsh chemotherapies.  She is eating well/healthy, and seems to be hanging in there mentally (as well as can be expected battling cancer for the 3rd time).

We're so grateful for all the outreach, prayers, meals and support.

The Lantz Family
#carolinestrong
#ftgf