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The last few days have been better than last weekend when she (and Tammy) were in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). They missed Mother's Day as well as celebrating Timothy and Lindsay's birthday SO we did that today. My parents were able to join us.

Juliana, still, has no white blood cell count and ANC so she can't leave the hospital floor. She REALLY wants to go home (and see her dog Maddie) and is crying more often and is sad that it's taking so long for her to heal since the transplant. She (and Tammy) have been in the hospital for 3 weeks and 1 day as of today.

The mouth sores that extend down her throat are still hurting but seem to be getting better.

So far, the doctors and nurses at Johns Hopkins Hospital, have tried their best to make Juliana as comfortable as possible.

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Juliana is a DRIVEN, FOCUSED and PROACTIVE teenager (and has been since she was one year old) so not being in control is driving her crazy. The rest of our kids (5) have spent so much time in the hospital with Juliana since Juliana first got cancer back in 2007 but they continue to be so patient while Juliana continues her fight.

She had a dream last night that she was home. When she woke up she was SO disappointed. When she told me this story she began to cry.

To show you the attitude Juliana, still, has through fighting cancer seven different times PLUS a bone marrow transplant she told me today, "The more I get done the closer I get to getting done."

For those who don't know Juliana is fourteen (very petite because of cancer treatments) and she is outgrowing Hello Kitty. So many people remember her liking Hello Kitty but now...she's growing up.

NO CHILD should have to struggle against Pediatric Cancer so I am HOPING that our journey will bring more attention to the need to find cures for these horrible diseases that take away the childhood of so many children.

Love you all,
John Carver
P. O. Box 39
Manchester MD 21102