This is Blake's cute cousin Rachel. Rachel is a gorgeous, spunky, fun, easygoing, talented, athletic girl. She is an amazing volleyball player, way fun cousin and all-around happy girl. Early yesterday morning Rachel was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia.
Rachel is incredible. Ever since the diagnosis (keep in mind, it's barely been a day) she has kept her positive attitude and outlook. We finally got to visit her today, and despite the "CVC" tube that was surgically inserted into her chest, the small doses of chemotherapy that they started her on, and the incredible amount of exhaustion and nausea she felt, she was happy, smiling, and joking around with everyone. In fact she even told us "when I go bald, I'm going to draw a line down my head to look like a butt like on Cool Runnings." She is hilarious. Rachel is a shining example to everyone around her.
Her family started a blog so we can follow her journey. You can see it here. Right after she found out her diagnosis, she updated her facebook status to read, "Steele Strong." Please keep Rachel and her family in your prayers. We love you Rachel! Come home soon!
2 comments:
oh michelle, i just read her blog and commented.. what an amazing girl! i am so sad that she is going through this.. she is so young and so full of life! but she seems like out of anyone she would be able to handle it because she is so strong! i made sure to follow her blog! thanks for letting us know! i will keep all of your family in my prayers!
What a strong girl! She is so inspiring. Thanks for sharing, Michey. We'll keep her in our prayers.
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