Claire Kitchen and the Kitchen Family-Woodstock, Georgia 30188

Meet Claire:
A 3 year old, fiesty and vibrant little girl with two brothers and a beautiful mom and dad.

Claire has stage 3 Neuroblastoma/in-operable cancer.
She was diagnosed in May 2010. Claire has never had any symptoms of having cancer and this was only discovered after she had two UTI's within a six month time frame.

I received a special request from a neighbor friend this past Saturday. She told me about the Kitchen Family and their little daughter Claire. My friend asked that I please take pictures of this family before Claire underwent chemotherapy. I happily accepted the opportunity with open arms and I was so happy to be able to set up a photography session this past Tuesday with this fantastic family! I hope to help them as I am able and share their story along the way.

What now?
Claire is scheduled for surgery {tomorrow} Friday, June 25, 2010 to have a central line put in and will be admitted for her first cycle of chemotherap​y the same day. Claire will be treated with high-dose chemotherap​y, surgery, radiation and other medications; all
will take place over a year. She will be in the hospital for five days and then come home until the next cycle is administere​d. The cycles will be spaced three weeks apart. After five cycles​, she will have some kind scan (MRI) to check the size of her tumor. If they can remove it surgically at that time, they will. The concern is that it is resting on her aorta and also the tumor is very vascul​ar. Even if it is removed surgically, she will still have chemo, radiation and Accutane.

Pl​ease pray for this wonderful family and their little girl Claire as she is given anest​hesia again, proceeds with chemotherapy and as they walk this road together. I will be posting information as I receive it and I will be also sharing fundraising events to help this family along the way.
 
You can join in with the family here at Caring Bridge, or feel freel to share here on my blog as well. They would love to know you are in their thoughts and prayers.
 
Kristie
 
link again:
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/clairekitchen/createorsignin