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

Thursday, March 29, 2012

In the hospital

Salam

Just wanted to update folks to let them know that Zaynab was running a fever and we had to take her to the hospital on Sunday. The doctors want to keep her there until her fever is gone and her white blood cell count goes back up. So far thankfully the fever seems to be going away and her white blood cell count is inching back up again. Right now she is still considered to be very neutropenic and at risk of infection.

They have been giving her fluids and antibiotics and she seems to be doing ok except for the normal aches and pains. She is however anxious to get back home.

She was also scheduled to start the second month of Consolidation tomorrow, but because her blood counts are low she will most likely have to wait a week. At least we are kind of hoping that's the case.

That's all for now ...
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  1. ummariamMarch 30, 2012 at 10:08 AM

    Inshallah the best. Prayers and hugs to Zaynab.

    Fe aman Allah
    Mai

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