Tag Archives: leukemia

Happy First Anniversary, Peyton

By Anissa Mayhew | Published: November 12, 2009

It’s been a year. A year since I handed Peyton her last dose of chemotherapy medicine and she downed it like a champ. A year since the clock started ticking….the one that counts off the days to five years. She’s finally gotten to the age where she’s got more days off-chemo than on-chemo in her lifetime. It was [...]

Posted in Faith, life with cancer, living in the aftermath | Also tagged cancer, cured, off-treatment, peyton | 30 Comments

There’s not enough candy in the world for this much crazy

By Anissa Mayhew | Published: November 5, 2009

Peyton had an oncology checkup on Tuesday. I had the pukes. They rescheduled it for Wednesday. I still didn’t feel like I was safe to be around the immune-compromised kids, so I canceled that one too. Now, we wait until next week to see her doctor and get her bloodwork. And I’m sort of relieved. It’s been a year off [...]

Posted in The stuff that sucks, aflac cancer center, living in the aftermath | Also tagged aflac cancer center, anxiety, halloween, holidays, off-treatment, oncology | 8 Comments

Introducing Dr. Crazy

By Anissa Mayhew | Published: September 29, 2009

The girls got their hair cut today. Tomorrow’s picture day at school…sort of a big deal. One that Peyton will miss. Again. I can’t even tell you how much that sucks. Instead, we’ll be going for an eye exam with an ophthalmologist. Peyton has eye problems? You might ask. No. Peyton has headaches. She has what she describes as “tingling” in her [...]

Posted in life with cancer, motherhood, things you have to learn | Also tagged cancer, children's healthcare of atlanta, doctors | 1 Comment