Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Two Years Ago...

Two years ago today, we got the news that Greta had cancer. The next day I sent out this email to everyone in my contacts:

We are in need of a miracle. Some of you may know, some may not, but we need some prayers for our little Greta. She is currently in the hospital with a cancerous tumor. The tumor is outside her left lung and has caused it to collapse. Greta will be starting a chemo treatment tomorrow afternoon so the next 3-7 days are critical as to how she responds to the chemo. The doctors have told us that this is a treatable cancer, but with her age, it could require 6 months to a year of to treat. Please, please include our family in your prayers.
The Betz Family.

We got our miracle! Thank you to all who followed our story and prayed for Greta's healing. We are truly blessed and we are so thankful for every day we have to share with both of our kids. We've been privileged to meet many families during the past two years that are fighting cancer. We've unfortunately have met many kids that lost that battle and were taken from their families too soon. We hope that you will continue to pray for those families too.

This is the time of year that many communities hold a Relay for Life campaign to raise money for cancer research. We know without this funded research, we may be telling a different story today. We need to continue to fund that research so we can help the families that are getting the unfortunate news today that we received two years ago.

Greta's grandparents are taking part in the RFL in Clarkston, MI and are taking donations. Please go to the website below and donate if you are able. We are also planning on participating in the RFL in Rockford, MI where we hope Greta will be in the survivor lap.

Thank you again for your prayers, for celebrating with us and for your support!
The Betz Family

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Sorry for neglecting to update the blog, I had updated the carepage and forgot to paste it onto here as well. Our apoligies for leaving you hanging for so long! Here is the post from March 18th:

Miss Greta's scans came back great. She is still cancer free and we are relieved again! She was so brave yesterday and such a good girl and did both her CT and Bone Scans without sedation. She was amazing. The good news now is she won't have to go all day without food or drink for her tests.
A thank you to the child life staff at the hospital who go out of their way to make sure Greta always has a good time at the hospital and made sure she was comfortable with and during her scans. They are amazing people who don't just make the hospital time tolerable, they make it fun. So much that Greta asked to go back today