Yesterday we found out that one of the young girls, Madeline, who danced with Sarah in the Nutcracker and is also a member of the same dance studio was diagnosed with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML). She is a special young girl who is talented and a wonderful role model for the younger dancers, such as Sarah.
On Saturday, one of the dance teachers noticed a very large bruise on Madeline and questioned her. She did not know how she got the bruise. This teacher had noticed how fatigued Madeline had been in the past weeks and then coupled with the horrible headaches she had been suffering from decided to speak with her father when he came to pick her up from rehearsal. The teacher recommended that they take Madeline to the doctor.
On Monday Madeline and her parents went to the pediatrician who did a blood test. On Tuesday, the parents received a phone call telling them that Madeline had cancer. By Tuesday afternoon she was in ICU at Scottish RIte Children's Hospital receiving chemotherapy and hooked up to a machine that removed her white blood cells.
Please pray for Madeline and her family. Here is the link to her caring bridge page should you want to keep up with her progress.
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/madelinegaffney
This has all happened so quickly and so many of the young girls at the dance studio are touched by this tragedy. To them, Madeline was so full of life and energy. It is so hard for them to understand how sick she really is.
Sarah told me this morning that her "heart feels like it has a hole in it" because of how sick Madeline is. I know exactly how she feels. Please join us in asking the Lord for strength for Madeline and her family.
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