Molly's Progress

February 3, 2011 6:15pm

Counts still on the rise and this evening Mom got her little baby into her first full-length sleepert. Daddy was responsible for the head bow tie! Mom thinks its a little big for her head but will not go on the record with an official comment. Today was a really good day, we moved rooms to one with an outside window. Who could have thought, a room with a view of the parking lot would be such a great thing but it is! It looks like we will be here in the icu for a while so I went out and bought Molly a new mobile. She has been staring at it for 45 minutes straight now so it looks like a hit. Molly and Mom had an uplifting visit with new friends today and all is well in Campbell-Land!

Here are some new pictures for those of you that were waiting for them. Molly is sporting some extra pudge due to her previous steroid treatments. We think it makes her EXTRA-CUTE!!

February 2, 2011 9:00pm

Short and sweet tonight. Molly had a good day today. Her counts came up ever so slightly but still UP. She has turned into a little cat-napper because she has been sleeping for 5-10 minute stints and awake for 30-40 minutes but still happy and content which we are thankful for. We had some solid Molly - Daddy face time while Bek took Sara to her pre-school (not really pre-school - just play/ crafts time with Mom but she calls it her pre-school and we let her). In the evening I got to take Owen, Kate & Sara for dinner while Emma got some quality time here with Molly and Mom. All in all, a very quiet good day. Here's hoping for a good nights sleep for Molly and Mom.

February 1, 2011 10:00pm

Sorry for the delay, but overall a good day today. Molly's counts went down a little bit today but other than that she had a pretty good day. We had to replace her NG tube as well as add another tube to ventalate the air in her stomach. When I write it down, it doesn't sound like the best day but we got thru it together and we are still in relatively possative moods. Right now Bek and Molly are visiting with her Bek's Mom and I'm at home with the other kids. Tomorrow is a new day and we'll hope Molly's counts go back up.

January 31, 2011 7:40pm

Fantabulous day today! I couldn't think of an actual adjective that did the day justice, so I made one up. (my first Campbellism of the updates) It was a very quiet day and we managed to leave Molly in the capable hands of our nurse to take the other kids for lunch in the cafeteria. As we've said before but will say it a million times more (I'm sure), all the nurses (and murses) are awesome here at BCCH. They are all truly special people and we feel like they are the "Top Guns" of the medical profession. Although we have not seen "Maverick" yet. As you can tell we are in great spirits likely in part because her counts took a big jump today.
I'm going to keep it short and sweet tonight as I'm heading home to tuck the other kids into bed and Bek and Molly are going to try to get an early night to bed.

January 30, 2011

9:35pm

Well today was a rather uneventful day and that is a great thing right now. The icu nurses and murses (men nurse) are really amazing. But again our hearts are torn apart when we see other beautiful children suffering. In the icu you cannot avoid seeing this all the time. At least up stairs we could close our blinds and cucoon ourselves in.
I had to describe todays amazing day outside by text to Bek as she and Molly are land locked with no windows to the outside at all. We also called her to describe the Olympic torch as the sun was going down. The kids and I are amazed at how beautiful this city is.

Molly just had a fussy period but at least she is getting attention right away and the nurse was able to help settle her pretty quickly. Her counts are coming up slowly but surely. Let's hope for a restful night for both mother and babe and keep the prayers coming.

8:35am

Good morning. I just wanted to post a very quick update to let everyone know that your prayers are working. This morning Molly is doing great. She is stable comfortable and allert. What a great start to this beautiful Sunday. As I drove here I saw the sun come up and the clouds part and I just new that today was going to be a really good day. Have a great day, we will!

January 29, 2011 10:15pm

Sorry but tonight is going to be a very short post as tonight is a complete 180 from yesterday at this time. We have had an absolutely horrible day and have ended up back in icu again. If we take a step back, it's probably the best place for Molly right now as she will be very closely monitored, given more pain medication to make her comfortable and air to ease her breathing. On a better note, she is still able to share a bed with Mom and hopefully Mom will be able to get some sleep tonight. I can tell you all that this whole situation is hands down the hardest thing that we will ever have to go thru and we have so much respect for those parents who have travelled this road before us. We really need all your words of encouragement and especially all of your prayers now more than ever.

January 28, 2011 9:49pm

WOW! what a turn around! Molly moved back up to her room in the Oncology ward at around lunch time today and she has been up most of the day since. She is doing really good and we can tell she's happy to be out of the ICU. Her strider (donkey breathing) is still pretty loud but apperently she will just grow out of that and it has nothing to do with her cancer. We have all had a really really great day! And to top it all off, today was our last day of chemo in this first round of treatment. Now we just have to wait for her little Neutrifil numbers to come up from 0.01 to 0.50 and then we can get her bone marrow tested and then start the next round of treatment. Please keep the prayers coming fast and furious for the next few days as we really need these numbers to come up and we need her to be in remission (Leukemia free bone marrow) as soon as possible.

I also wanted to say a special THANK YOU to everyone who has donated funds to support us in this battle! A friend told me how much it was tonight and I had to make a joke because the whole idea of this kind of support is so incredibly unbeleivable to me and to Rebekah. We are overcome with gratitude and rest assured that when we win this fight and we will win this fight, we will work tirelessly to pay it forward.

Also thank you to everyone who is posting messages on the site. We appreciate them more than you could know and we look forward to reading them throughout the day.

Thank you all and sleep well.

January 27, 2011 9:45pm

Just a quick update to let you all know that baby Molly is doing much better today. We are still in the ICU but she is breathing on her own again without any oxigen. Which is a great thing and we are very hopeful that we will be going back to the Oncology ward tomorrow. As the other kids came over yesterday and we had plans to do a couple special things, we decided to go ahead and I am very glad we did. I took Owen and Emma to Grouse Mountain for an afternoon of snowboarding with a couple of my good friends. We all had a great time and the first thing that Owen & Emma wanted to do when we came down from the mountain was tell Mom and Molly all about our day. Mom got to sit and watch a movie with Kate and Molly for her special time. Mom also got to do some painting with Sara earlier in the day. Everyone got some special time today.
Overall today was a really great day and all the kids are sleeping now, Mom is about to go to sleep with Molly and I'm heading home to go to sleep as well. Good night all.

January 26, 2011 10:50pm

Today has been a really tough day for Molly, her Mom and I. We started out fine but around lunch time, Molly gave us all a real scare. She started having trouble breathing and her color turned grey. We then had a team of doctors and nurses rush into the room. They managed to get her under control with a few puffs of epinepherin which they gave her while Bek was holding her and I stood helpless in the corner. We ended up back in the ICU (intensive care ward) and we both feel like we are right back at the begining again. She is stable, getting oxigen and the good thing is that she is being constantly monitored. I don't think either of us is getting much sleep tonight. We'll hope for a better day tomorrow.

January 25, 2011 10:45pm

Thankfully a relatively quiet day for us today. Molly managed to dodge a major bullet in that one half of her central line became blocked early this morning and the IV team had to come to the rescue again to clear it. After they did that we were able to get some fresh air and Molly & Mom really enjoyed that. On our walk, we saw a very cute little girl (with her dad) on a pretty little purple bike and it made me think of my girls and how they love to ride their bikes. It made me really happy to see another dad spending quality time with his daughter. We can't wait to have our whole family back together again. We are counting the hours.
Not much else for tonight as Mom and Molly are sound asleep together. It's a great moment that I have locked into my brain. I'd take a picture but I don't want to wake them.

January 24, 2011 11:00pm

Sorry for the delay. We just had a much needed visit with a very good friend. Today was our one month anniversary for being in Vancouver. Today ended up being everybit as tough as we thought it would be but as usual, Molly has handled it all like a super star. Our most recent trip to ENT (ears, nose & throat specialists) showed very little change but her voice is starting to come back. One of the chemo drugs sometimes can cause vocal peralisys and can lead to dificulty breething. She has what is called Laryngomalacia (fancy word for sounding like a donkey when she breeths) which we are told is normal and that she will out grow it. It is a little odd right now because it is pretty loud. Nurses actually stop by our room to ask if she is ok sometimes.
We are all looking forward to 3 days off from chemo although Molly will spend them recovering from todays treatments. Friday will mark the end of our first major cycle of treatment and after that we will have to wait for her blood counts to recover and when they do, we will be able to begin the next cycle.

This weekend is a very crucial time for Molly and we would ask that everyone pray together specifically for her blood counts to go up and for a possative result of the first cycle which spells remission.

Molly is at this moment, resting comfortably in Moms arms and all is well.

January 23, 2011 9:45pm

Happy 2 month birthday to Molly! We have kind of mixed feelings because Molly has now lived more than half of her life in the hospital. Oh well such is life and there's no point on dwelling on it I guess.
Molly's count were down today so no outside time for us. Oh well, the other kids went back home this afternoon so I'm sure they got to run around the ferry a couple times during the trip. We all had a good time as a family playing in the playroom today.
Tomorrow is going to be a rough day for Molly so please say a special prayer for our little angel. We are starting with a Lumbar Puncture, then an ENT scope, followed by Chemo and 2 shots in each leg. She is such a little trooper and I'm confident that she will take this next day like a champ. We are all going to get some good sleep tonight and rest up for tomorrow, so good night for tonight.

January 22, 2011 9:15pm

I had another early start with the kids at 5am. So much fun! We had french toast for breakfast. It is really hard work keeping up the standard that my wife has created. I'm doing my absolute best abd our kids seem to be coping really well considering what we are all going thru. Molly and Mom got to sleep in so that was great. Another un-eventful day with very little chemo but at this point that is a very good thing. We had friends visit and we all spent a couple hours out in the fresh air. Not much else to report tonight, so I'll say good night.

January 21, 2011 9:45pm

Today was a day for the record books. Everyone got loads of sleep. The other kids and I started out the day with those darn pancakes! My mother-in-law tried to help but oops, I bought the wrong mix. "Come on dad, Mom makes them from scratch!" They managed to throw back a few anyways and we started our day. We had some running around to do. We ended up here at the hospital at 12:30 and teamed up with Molly and Mom to attack the VanDusen Botanical Gardens, just up the street. Thankfully there were not many other people around that we could disturb but we all loved it. We had to drag the other kids out of there in order to bring Molly back to get hooked up again.

As a surprise, when we got out of the elevator we found an over flowing playroom and some of the Toronto Blue Jays and Ace their mascot, visiting with all the kids (and some parents). They were all amazing with all the kids and they even spent some time visiting with the kids in the ICU (intensive care) ward. A big thank you to both Jesse Litsch and Ace who came into our room to give us Jays touques (sp?), signed Jays banners, meet Molly and get a picture with us.

What great guys they are for doing that and they really made our kids day! It's so great to see all the kids forget about everything that is going on to just enjoy a visit from the Jays and Tanner Glass. They all had a real positive impact on a whole lot of families today with just a couple hour visit. Thank you all!

We are looking forward to a full day tomorrow with visits from friends and outings with Molly (fingers crossed).

January 20, 2011 7:15pm

Real quick update tonight as I have promised Rebekah that I will get a good nights sleep so I will have more patience with the kids tomorrow. The kids got up super early this morning and my awesome plans for a pancake breakfast flew out the window pretty quick. Oh well cereal, juice and fruit works I guess. We made it to the hospital just in time for school and Mom, Molly, Sara and Dad has some quality crafting time. After class we all had some play/ craft time here at the hospital and then the bigger kids went outside to make snowmen. Loads of fun but everyone ended up very wet. Molly had a relatively quiet day. She met with a pain specialist and we started soaking her rash in epsom salts. (We're also trying a cream, a powder and a spray that combined seem to be working) We'll get some Sudocreme tomorrow. Thanks for all the suggestions. Molly is hanging out with Mom right now and she seems very comfortable. A truly great moment watching both of them just hanging out.

January 19, 2011 9:30pm

We are enjoying American Idol right now. Everyone is pretty tired as it was a really long day. Molly and Mom had a rough night as Molly's diaper rash has gotten pretty bad and had her and Mom up through most of the night. Our other kids have come over for a little longer visit so we all went out for a walk and a play at a playground. We took a soccer ball and all had a great time. After that we did some crafting and had some lunch in our room. Then Owen gave me another lesson in Wii baseball. I took the kids back to the house for dinner, baths and bed and now back here to give Bek a little relief. Probably an early night tonight as no doubt the other kids will be getting up early tomorrow and we will have our hands full again.

January 18, 2011 8:45pm

Both Molly and Mom got some good sleep last night and we all had a good walk around the neighborhood (under our new umbrella) - we played guess how much that house is listed for? Wow, this is a really nice neighborhood! We managed to scout out a few parks and community centres that we can all go to when the other kids are over here.

It's crazy how quick the days go by when you are not doing too much. We all had a good visit with my Mom.

We are all amazed at how nice people have been over here. Being from a smaller town, I always found the big city a bit intimidating but I have to say that everyone has been incredibly good to me. It may be the obviously vulnerable state that I am in but even in traffic, people seem to let me in where normally I don't know if they would.

Not much else to say about today. We are battling a little bit of diaper rash but other than that, it's been a pretty quiet day. Hey, quiet is good at this point and we'll take it.

Oh and a picture, how about from Molly's first bath (yesterday) since we've been in here.

January 17, 2011 8:40pm

Everyone got loads of sleep last night and Molly started her morning off with a bath which she really enjoyed. Looks like we have another water baby on our hands. We followed that with a walk about outside. What a beautiful day it was. I think my wife is frustrated that I walk so slowly. She wouldn't say it but I can just tell. Time for me to get back in shape as it looks like if Molly stays healthy, we will get to go for lots of walks outside and I want to keep up. I guess that's my new years resolution - to get back into shape. When we got back we had to make the trip to ENT to get the all clear for Molly's next dose of Chemo. As far as Mondays go, this has not been the worst yet so that's something. Molly has still been trying to yank her NG tube but we have learned to keep a really close eye on her and catch it before it gets to far.
There are so many amazing parents up here and I am in awe of all of them. They are all my heros. It saddens me so much to see and hear other children in pain or discomfort and my heart goes out to all the other parents going through similar situations.
In our own little bubble, we are looking forward to Tuesday as it should be a good/ quiet day aside from the regular Chemo. We are going to get a long awaited visit with my Mom and we are looking forward that.

January 16, 2011 8:50pm

Another quick update tonight as we really wants to watch Desperate Houswives. It's a tiny diversion from reality that is much needed right now. Molly managed to yank her NG tube out late last night. Because she is getting fed thru it the nurses had to put it back in right away. This is not fun to watch and I can't imagine how it feels for a baby to have a tube shoved down her little nose and into her stomach. It's not surprising that she tried to pull it out 2 more times thru the night and this meant that Bek was up most of the night. We all had a pretty quiet morning and again got to bundle up little Molly for an entire hour outside in the fresh air. What a great day outside, the clouds parted and the sun broke thru for almost the entire hour. Molly is doing amazing, she is gaining weight, up to almost 10lbs now and looks great. We know now that Mondays are usually a rough day for Molly and tomorrow we have ENT (ears nose & throat) coming as well to do another scope. Hopefully by the afternoon it should be all quiet again. Just like today.

Owen, Emma, Kate & Sara had a great time with Uncle Ben today. They all went to the movies with all their friends back in Victoria and judging from the emails and videos, they all loved it.

January 15, 2011 6:25pm

Another early start to the day, Sara woke me up at 6am, by asking me to do up the button on her jeans. Man, kids grow up so very fast. Sara is 2 and a hass (as she says) and is usually the first one to get dressed in the mornings. I wish she could teach the twins (6 and a hass) how to get dressed. We had breakfast and all headed up to visit with Mom and Molly. The kids did some crafting in the room and then we all bundled up for another walk outside. One full hour outside - Happy day! We walked around the hospital and had a bunch of snowball fights. The fresh air is fantastic therapy for both Mom and Molly. The kids should be back home by now and are really looking forward to going to the movies tomorrow with their Uncle Ben. It looks like it's going to be a quiet night again (fingers crossed).

January 14, 2011 10:15pm

Sorry for the delay, I just got back to the hospital from putting the kids down for the night. Thank you Mark & Bobbi, for baby sitting again tonight!

We had a really busy day that started way too early. The kids woke me up at 5:45am which would have been fine except that I had just gotten to bed a few hours before. Once we got the hospital, Kate, Owen & Emma got to go to school here. They had such a great time and afterwards they all got to have some play time with Mom and also did some pretty nice paintings. I really like them but I'm pretty sure they won't end up in any galleries anytime soon. Sara and Dad went and got some shopping done as well. Molly has developed a "donkey" sound when she breathes so they tried to treat that today but to no avail. She is getting enough oxigen so the nurses and doctors are not concerned - which means we are a little less concerned than we would normally be.

We got outside tonight! Yes, this was Bek's first fresh air since a brief walk from the ambulance into the hospital on Christmas eve. It was a little funny because we got all suited up with Molly and ventured out on the 3rd floor deck only to discover that it was already dark outside. It didn't matter as you can see Molly enjoyed it and I'm sure my wife would admit she did as well.

We are both exhausted from a long day and tomorrow is going to be a good one as well.

January 13, 2011 5:30pm

Just a quick update for you tonight as Bek is playing with Owen, Emma, Kate & Sara while Molly is hanging out with Dad. Not the best day as we started it out with a small fever which meant doubling the amount of tubes hanging from her little chest and each one filled her with nasty stuff. She has not been comfortable all day and she has now lost her voice all together. They now have the fever down and she is content and comfortable. I don't want to move even an inch for fear of disrupting her. It looks like Molly and Mom will be able to get some good sleep tonight. Fingers crossed for happy restful sleeps for both my angels.

January 12, 2011 5:40pm

Just wanted to give you an early update today as Molly was sleeping comfortably on my chest and is now in Moms loving arms, I managed to finish most of my grocery shopping and also do a big load of laundry. We are having a very quiet day which has given us time to reflect on the journey ahead of us. At this point what we know for certain is that we are going to be in the hospital for 6 months and for 6 months after that we will need to be here in beautiful Vancouver for out-patient treatments. After that we may be able to go back to Victoria, where I should be able to go back to work and we will travel to BCCH for our appointments only (possibly weekly & eventually monthly). Best case scenario, Molly goes Cancer free for 5 years and is cured but if she relapses we go right back to the beginning and all bets are off. We are NOT thinking about that right now. We are all having a great day and our hopes are very high right now.
I also wanted say a very special thank you to everyone who has helped us out financially. I got a call from my cell phone company - “Large Bills Department” (yes there is such a thing) to tell me that I had a really large bill and to ask if I wanted to set up a payment plan for it. If not for the generosity of all of you, I would have had to go on a payment schedule. As it stands we will be paying the balance and we have adjusted our plan to include a substantial amount of long distance minutes going forward. Thank you to each and everyone of you. This is one less worry for us that we really appreciate, so thank you all!

January 11, 2011 9:00pm

Molly is sleeping/ purring in her Mom's arms right now. She had a pretty quiet day recovering from yesterday. She did have another scope of her vocal cords which she handled like a real champ. The scope let us know that her vocal chords are fine. She has been loosing her voice but likely just from all the crying that she has been doing during the procedures. This doesn't seem like much of an update but today was pretty quiet (thankfully) and you would be surprised at how fast the day went by. Mom and I needed a quiet day to re-charge our batteries.
I'll have to venture out of the hospital tomorrow to get some essential supplies for when the rest of the kids come back. It's a little odd how a simple shopping trip feels so different now. I don't think it's guilt, but more a sense of wanting to spend every waking minute with Molly and her Mom.
Today was a present and has re-charged me for what tomorrow brings.

January 10, 2011 9:20pm

Molly had a real hard day today. How is it that such a small child can be so very strong? She was relatively easy to sooth after her Lumbar Puncture this morning (once we made it to the clinic) but it was much harder for us both to leave her with the doctors. Even if it was only for 15 minutes. You will not believe it but we did get stuck in the elevator on the way down to the proceedure. It was only for a few minutes but come on eh! I really hope this is the last of our bad luck here.

Molly breezed thru the rest of her day with regular Chemo and 2 shots in the legs with another Chemo. It was such a shock to rush back to the room and find Molly hanging out with one of the nurses, growling away like we just woke her up from a nap. Our little angel is turning out to be strong enough for all of us and I ca see the confidence building in my wife. Thanks for the prayers and well wishes, keep em coming.

We've heard it posted before, but the staff here at BCCH are amazing!

January 9, 2011 7:40pm

Molly had another great day with the entire crew. Owen, Emma, Kate & Sara got some much needed family time and our back home enjoying some Boston Pizza. Molly is asleep comfortably on Mom right now, like a perfect little angel.

Dad and the kids had a nice talk at breakfast this morning, while letting our friend Dana sleep-in (Dana is our friend who helps with our kids) We talked about what makes people "rich" one suggested "money", another said "lots of money" was what makes people rich. I simply said that I did not agree with any of those and Emma, without missing a beat, said "Family". The smile on her face and that entire moment made me so very proud and I will always cherish that moment.

It warms our hearts to hear and see all the cool events going on back in Victoria. Lots of cool pictures of friends at the Bottle Drive and Boston Pizza's day for Molly are a perfect cap on an exceptional couple days.

Tomorrow will be a snap back to reality as Molly has a very difficult day planned. On top of regular Chemo, she gets a Lumbar Puncture first thing in the morning and a shot for another Chemo later in the day. No doubt it will be a tough day but having the last 2 days, hopefully will get us through.

Thank you to everyone, our appreciation can not be put into words. Thank you.

January 8, 2011 11:00pm

Molly had a great day! What a rollercoaster eh? She got to hang out with her big brother and sisters, play some BayBlades and generally have a pretty normal day. If you take out the fact we all spent it in a 10ft x 12ft room with nurses and doctors coming and going along with friends and famiy as well. Whew what a day. It went by far too fast. Now this is the type of day that will keep us going.
Thanks to everyone for the encouraging words and prayers.

Here's a pic of Baby Molly just ten minutes ago. She is having her awake time between 10pm and 12am everynight lately but at least tonight she's comfortable and content. Happy time! Who could not get strength from those big blue eyes staring up at you? What a present.

January 7, 2011 10:20pm

Not a great start for Molly and Mom this morning - Molly ripped her NG tube out of her nose at about 7:30am. Not the worst thing to happen but getting it back in was another rough one. Thankfully Bek was spending some quality time with the other kids so I had to endure that one on my own. We got through it together and once she calmed down, she spent some fantastic Molly/ Daddy time while she rested on my chest. 4th day of Chemo is officially in the books and Molly actually ate really well today. Although her content periods were still few and far in-between.
Owen, Emma, Kate & Sara had a great ferry ride and have shown up in great spirits. Although Dad will be on the hunt for "BayBlades"(?) sometime tomorrow. Molly enjoyed some Molly/ Kate cuddles today and that was really nice to see. It's funny how Molly really settles down when the other 4 kids are in the mix.

Both Bek and I are feeling a little down tonight. This is such a hard situation. As a husband and a Dad I want to do more. But what can I do? My head tells me that just being here is enough but my heart tells me that there has to be more that I can do! I'm feeling deflated right now but I'm hopeful that tomorrow when we are all together that will build both of us back up.

January 6, 2011 03:00pm

Molly has been hit by the chemo drugs. Last night was a rough one and today has not been any better. She is just sleeping and when she wakes up all she does is cry. She is just not comfortable and there's not much we can do but hold her and rock her and talk to her.
We just came back from the single most excruciating event of my life. A preventative proceedure where we had to hold a little gas mask over our little angels nose and mouth while she screamed. Her little eyes tore through my heart and made me really wonder if I am going to be strong enough for all of this. I tried to fight back the tears and talk to her - telling her that everything is going to be ok. We must be strong and we will be strong.
Molly is settled now in the loving arms of her Mom. I get such strength from my wife. She is the BEST person I know and I love her so very much.

January 5, 2011 04:40pm

As you can see Molly is getting ready to watch the hockey game. Go Canada Go! 3rd dose of Chemo down and all is going relatively well. She is still a little fussier than normal but with good reason. There is no give up in this little child and she inspires us both to press on.

Thanks for the posts today and don't forget to register as a bone marrow donor (onematch.com)

Pictures of Molly from Monday January 3rd, 2010

January 4, 2011 02:30pm

Molly is chugging a bottle right now in Rebekah's arms while getting her second round of Chemo. She is still eating very well. We just had a very good chat with one of our nurses and the future is still very cloudy. Dr. Schultz had told us last week to not plan too far ahead but that is so difficult for us. Having the hope that so many prayers and positive thoughts have given us, we want to start planning Molly's 5th birthday party NOW!
It's hard to single out just one quote because all of them are giving us strength but a quote we read this morning really rings true for us right now - Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift that's why it's called the present.

Thank you all!
Dave, Molly & Rebekah

January 3, 2011 10:55pm

WOW! This is amazing! This support financially is overwhelming and we in no way take it lightly. At this point we have no idea exactly how long this battle will be and exactly what it will cost us. My wife said today, that if not for our friends organizing this financial support, we would have likely bounced a couple of mortgage payments before we even started to think about our finances. We want to thank each and every one of you for your support. We feel the prayers and support helping us grow stronger for Molly.

Molly had a good day. She was a little more fussy than usual and started her first dose of Chemo this afternoon. She is taking it like a real trooper. She really enjoyed her visit with Owen, Emma, Kate & Sara before they went back to the Island. It was a lot harder for us to say goodbye than for them. They are handling this incredibly well.

Keep the prayers and well wishes coming as we are starting to become aware of what can happen when thousands of us all pray for the same thing. Words can not express how thankful we are to everyone.

January 3, 2011 6:06pm

Thank You from Campbell and family from mollycampbell on Vimeo.

The support received for Molly to date from friends and strangers, in our community and from around the world, has been simply amazing. As of January 3rd $71,002 has been raised to support Molly and her family. At this point, doctors are unable to predict how long Molly’s family will need our help. Molly’s doctors have advised Dave and Rebekah that Molly’s treatment may go on for more than a year.

Just today, the doctors told them that if she survives, Molly’s IV tubes may stay in for at least two years. Molly’s chemotherapy treatment starts today.

Dave and Rebekah have decided to donate any money not required to cover the family’s expenses relating to Molly’s treatment to the Children’s Hospital Foundation
to help other children like Molly. Please come back here to check on Molly’s progress.

Friends of the Campbell Family

January 2, 2011 6:45pm

Another great day and thank you to each and everyone who offered help with accomodations. The offers of a room, a couch, a suite, from mostly complete strangers are heart warming to us and we will forever be greatful for the offers. We now have a place to stay with all of our kids, so we are all set in that regard - Thanks to 2 special new friends of Molly.

Molly had a laid back day similar to yesterday. It seems like she is resting up for a huge fight. She did hav her splint taken off of her repaired central line. She only cried when they had to rip the bandages off. And 5 minutes in Mom's arms still seems to cure all. Owen took his dad and mum to school in WII bowling this afternoon while the girls made crafts for the nurses on the ward during there 3 and a half hour visit. Overall another fantastic day.

January 1, 2011

Today was a great day. Thanks very much to everyone posting messages to Molly and us. We are back on track and your words of encouragement are working. Owen, Emma, Kate and Sara had a great play at Kits Point followed by an even better visit with Mom and Molly.

Around 12pm

Baby Molly Campbell from mollycampbell on Vimeo.

Around 12:30pm

December 31, 2010 10:46pm

Molly had the most normal day and she just wanted us to send out a very heartfelt Happy New Year to everyone who posted a message on this site who we consider now to be our friends and our family. We have read each and every posting and we are all getting so much from them. Thank you.
So many fantastic stories, suggestions, prayers and well wishes. Today we met a very inspirational couple that had a beautiful daughter that had a similar diagnosis when she was an infant and today she is a healthy happy little 3 year old. With each message we all feel stronger and more equiped for this battle. And we are please to be a conduit to raise awareness to so many issues like becoming a bone marrow donor and even just donating blood and platelets (which we will be doing very soon). http://www.onematch.com/

2011 is going to be a tough year for us but we are stronger because of all of your words of prayer and encouragement. Thank you all!

Please know that supporting us in this fight will inturn support others because, ask any of our friends, we are a pay-it-forward family.

Give your loved one's a hug and know that life can change in an instance.

December 31, 2010 09:17am

GREAT NEWS! No surgery today for Molly! Thanks again for all the prayers...they did the trick. Kathy from Childrens Hospital's IV team managed to repar the line and in about 4 hours it should be good as new (she also said this is the first repair that she has had to do in a year - very rare) She also did it before they tried to run a manual IV so Molly did NOT hav to have that dreaded needle in the arm. Today is a beuatiful day and I'm going to take the kids outside fora play!

Thank you all so very much. Words can not express.
Dave, Molly & Rebekah

December 31, 2010 05:00am

Thank youll for your messages. As you can imagine, we are busy right now and won't get to respond for a while.

Just when we started to feel hopeful, we take a step backward. We had a rough start to the morning and Thanks Bobbi for rushing to our room so I could get back to the Hospital. Early this morning Molly's central line (the oe in her chest) cracked (apperently a very rare occurance - both nurse had NEVER seen this happen before). The nurses managed to clamp it on both sides of the crack but this now means she needs an IV put in her arm this morning and another surgery to repair the line around lunch time (hopefully).

Please keep the prayers and love coming today as this is going to be another tough day. Mom & Molly are so strong and Dad is donghis best to be as well.

Thank you all!

December 29, 2010

Today was a blur and a flury of contacts from people offering well wishes and prayers. Thank you all so much. Each and everyone brings me to tears but as I read them to Bek and Molly, are giving us strength. We are all looking forward to tomorrow when the kids are making the trek over to be with us. A special thank you to the Delta Hotel who have offered us 5 nights free of charge (Home for the Holidays which they do every year for families in our situation this time of year). I am now a big fan of Delta Hotels. I only hope the kids can handle this visit and we can keep it together for them. This would mean that they could stay for a few days and maybe celebrate new years (New York at 9pm) with the whole family together. Fingers crossed.

Dave, Molly & Bek

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Today has been a really good morning. Molly is taking the medicines orally which amazes the nurses. She is so strong and calm accept when the doctors poke or prod her. I guess you take the minutes as you get them and keep pushing forward.