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

Sunday, April 22, 2012

Consolidation - day 47

Salam

Sorry for not posting in a while. Zaynab has been doing better Alhamdulilah. Overall her spirits have been better. Her energy levels are higher then they were before and although her blood counts continue to go up and down she has been more active.

She was able to go out and catch a showing of Cirque de Soleil with her mom. She was also able to have a play date with a friend and has been trying to keep up with her school work.

It hasn't all been great she did have to have two blood transfusions in the last few weeks as well as a platelet transfusion. But these are considered a normal occurrence in the treatment of Leukemia.

This past week was also the week in which she cut the majority of her remaining hair. It was pretty uneventful but the hair that was there was damaged by the chemo anyway. Thankfully the hair loss didn't phase her since she knew it was coming.

That's all for now.

Salam
Musaab
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4 comments:

  1. AbrarApril 22, 2012 at 11:18 PM

    It's always great to hear that Zaynab is making progress, Alhumedllah.
    I'm glad to hear she is more active and trying to keep up with school.
    Although she needed blood transfusion, the good thing is that it helped to boost her energy level.

    I'm so proud of you Zayanb!
    So far you have done a fabulous job in handling this aggressive treatments wisely and positively. I'm sure it has not been easy for you and the family, and may Allah ease it and reward all of you in both lives.

    Thank you Musaab for the update,

    Zanobaaa you are always in my thoughts and Duaa sweetie ^_^
    Love you,
    Auntie :)

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  2. SabineApril 26, 2012 at 5:33 PM

    Al hamdolillah...I always keep her in my thoughts and prayers. I am glad to hear that she is active and continuing her daily life as normal as possible...She is a strong fighter and I am so proud of her.
    Love,
    Soraya

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  3. Suzanne - CaliforniaApril 27, 2012 at 11:44 AM

    Thanks for the updates. I continue to pray every night for miracles.

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  4. Sara ErwaApril 28, 2012 at 2:50 PM

    Thank you Musaab for the update i've been looking out for it.
    Zaynooba I'm glad you're progressing and remember each difficult day is a day closer to healing insha allah. I think of you all the time and I pray for you, so I guess in a way you're very lucky to have so many people think of you and constantly make duaa for you. You're very special to Allah SWT and to us as well.
    Take Care sweetie and I hope to better news everytime.
    Sara Erwa

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