July 20, 2021

 Not much new to report as the hospital days are pretty standard. Aurelia continues to be feeling strong most days and is looking forward to moving to outpatient in a week or so (if everything goes well). She is handling the chemotherapy really well and we all feel a definite sense of positive light.

A lot of friends have asked about fund raising and such and thankfully here in Europe we have socialized medicine so there isn’t a need to raise money to pay hospital costs. However, if you feel inclined we welcome you to donate to a leukemia or cancer charity to help those families in need. Our dear friends in Australia are raising money in Aurelia’s honor for an amazing charity so I wanted to share it here:

https://fundraise.campquality.org.au/fundraisers/ForcaAurelia?fbclid=IwAR0vf7KE-dWBQTR_osz6yQszVXx_9JctifVObO8OBXEw2F8MwLm_OhsfPPA


The steroids she is on cause weight gain and inflammation, so she is not thrilled with those changes but she won’t be on that medication for long and her body will return to normal once it’s done.

For now we focus on keeping her busy when she is not with her medical team: 







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  1. BrookeJuly 20, 2021 at 1:15 PM

    Nic has decided he’s going to upload all his training to Strava so that Aurelia can follow his routes and critique his training styles 😂💖 - BD

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  2. Sherry ArmstrongJuly 21, 2021 at 4:22 PM

    She looks beautiful, especially with the cute dog hat!! Hoping all continues to go well and she can go home. Is she getting stronger walking? We sent a package to her and Eston, should arrive in a couple of weeks to the Cafe. Thinking of you all every day..

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  3. Cathy MurrayJuly 26, 2021 at 4:56 PM

    I think about you all every day. I’m so glad she’s doing well, she looks like she’s being kept pretty busy! She’s such a cutie! Love you guys♥️

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