On January 26th, 2012 our daughter Zaynab was diagnosed with Leukemia. Although we were initially shocked, we realized that we were not alone. So many friends and family immediately stepped up and are supporting us in so many different ways. We feel truly blessed. In light of how blessed we are we wanted to accomplish a few things with this blog. One is to keep everyone informed of Zaynab's recovery. A second is to help those who are less fortunate.

As we thought about what charities to support we thought of a few and couldnt decide on one, so we thought we would give people a choice.

1) Something as simple as water for those who are less fortunate. No one in this world should be without water. Nancy helped setup this initiative here: http://bit.ly/xfXbRS and we have a goal of $20,000 which will provide over 1000 people with water.

2) What a wonderful world this would be if we were able to wipe cancers like Leukemia / Lymphoma from the face of the world. Nancy has mobilized a team to participate in the Light the Night walk on October 20th 2012 and we have a goal of $50,000! To donate to LLS and join the effort go here: http://bit.ly/yZwbt7

3) Who better to receive support than orphans. GiveLight has been great organization for supporting orphans worldwide. While we have no goal set, we recognize that it does not take very much money to save a child: http://bit.ly/xKpWv2


Thanks for continuing to keep us in your thoughts and prayers!

Thanks,
Zaynab and Family

Saturday, February 4, 2012

Day 8


Zaynab just had a lumbar puncture where they took a sample of her spinal fluid for testing.  They also injected chemo intrathecally (medicine injected into the spinal space).  In talking to the doctor this procedure was developed to ensure that the cancer doesn't resurface in the central nervous system.

As I am writing this, they are preparing to give her two more chemo meds through her IV.  Unfortunately these meds cause nausea and vomiting ... so please keep her in your prayers.  We are praying that she gets the benefit from the meds while avoiding the negative effects.

We have been reading the blog posts and the comments to Zaynab and she has been really happy to know so many people are thinking about her.

Yesterday, Zaynab was ecstatic that her friends from her old school visited her ... she played Clue with Annie and Alex.  She got a custom made bear from Kelly with a recorded message built in every time Zaynab squeezed it!  She also got another visit from Mrs. Yoshikawa who brought her tons of cards from the 5th grade class at her school. It will take a couple of days to read all of them. Thanks JFS!

Thanks again for all your continuous love and support.

Eyman
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  1. AnonymousFebruary 4, 2012 at 1:16 PM

    Sending prayers, love and hugs! Having witnessed the effects of chemo, I have some understanding of what you are going through and I wish I could endure the negative for you--you probably wish I could too!!

    Glad that you are able to have and enjoy so many uplifting visitors.

    Zaynab: my heart smiles whenever I think of you!

    Love
    Pauline

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