almost 2 year old daughter has melanoma and needs your prayers...

[LTxda]

Sorry to post bad news but it's my daughter and I want to get as many prayers as possible.

She's not even two and is undergoing her second surgery in an attempt to fight off Melanoma.

I typically don't bother people with things like this but it's for my daughter. If it was for me, I wouldn't even bother.

As you can guess, I'm a mess. She's Stage IIIc currently and it could go either way.

Thanks in advance for your prayers.

Please spread the word. :(

EDIT: If you could reply here so I know how many people are pulling for her....even if you don't pray...that will help.

How this started: She was born with a type of birth mark on her back called a nevus. At her age the doctors told us it's more of a cosmetic decision to have it removed. I listened. They said that in older kids there is a potential for cancer but not in her age group....very rare. They advised that we wait until she was 2 years old to remove it if we decided to go that route, so we waited. Little did I know that it would turn into this. My advice is to remove any threat to your child even if there is a .000000000000000000000000000000000000001% risk...it's never worth it. Lesson #1, I wish I would have been more vain and said that "thing" has to go immediately. Well, all was going fine then one day we noticed that an area of the nevus started to change. We made an appointment at the specialists and it took a while to get her in. No one thought it was a threat but they wanted to do tests. We took her in and they took a piece and sent it to the lab. MISTAKE/LESSON #2...if there is any threat to your child...tell the doctors NOT to take a little piece and examine it...tell them to TAKE THE ENTIRE THING then do what they need to do, not leave pieces behind that could yield further issues. If they would have taken the entire thing out, the risk would have been greatly reduced. The longer you leave cancer cells in your body the worse it can become. After the tests came back as positive for cancer they immediately scheduled the operation to have it and a significant area around it removed for further testing. That happened, the rest of it went off to a lab and the perimeter came back with no cancerous cells. They also took out a few lymph nodes but those came back positive for cancer cells. As soon as those results came back she went back in for her second surgery.

Update: 09/14/2008. People have been asking me so I'm posting an update. She's undergone two surgeries. The second was to remove additional areas of potential threat and also all the lymph nodes under each arm. The cancer could have spread to these lymph nodes and they had to remove them in case it was contained there. I'm praying it was. As for how she's doing now, she has 4 drain tubes to drain fluids from her body while she recovers. One under each arm and two on her back. As the doctors explained, after surgery there are voids where the body tries to fill with fluid and they need to keep that fluid from settling. She had a couple of bad days with pain from these tubes that are going into her body but the past couple of days she's been doing wonderful. We have to stay on top of her to ensure she doesn't hurt herself. Right now the lymph nodes that were removed have been sent off for further testing and we should have results back sometime next week. She also starts cancer treatments next week in an attempt to cut off or delay any further manifestations in her little body.

Update: 09/17/08. We just got back from the doctor. Got the 4 drain tubes and "bulbs" removed so now she can move more freely and with less supervision. I can also go back to a normal sleep routine since I had to sleep with one eye open to ensure she didn't tangle herself with the plastic tubes when she turned in bed during the night. Big relief here. She also had her CT scan of the brain. We had the surgeon pull the file up as a favor and he said it looked okay BUT that he was not a neurologist nor was the scan officially reviewed yet so we continue to pray and soon we start the aggressive therapy...Interferon Alpha2b. Many side effects but nothing worse than cancer spreading so it's worth the ride for all involved. We now wait for the official results to get back to us and the results of all the lymph nodes that were removed in the second operation. Thank you all and keep praying for her no matter the faith you believe in and if you don't believe in any God please think positive thoughts for my little girl. I'm not too proud to beg when it comes to my child.

Update: 09/17/08 #2. Just got an e-mail from a doctor at the hospital. The results from the lymph node tests came back all negative and the nodes removed during the second operation had no cancer. This is great news for me and my family because statistically it puts the odds back in her favor. We're still moving forward with periodic scans of all her major organs and the cancer treatment, which we're starting next week. Keep praying for her people and thank you....thank you.....thank you!!!

Update: 09/23/08. All is positive but will be getting a little bad for her for the next year. She starts Interferon therapy on Monday. It's going to be an interesting year. Again, thank you all for your continued support. You have no idea how much it helps.

Update: 10/11/08. Thank you all for your continued support. She's not finished her first 2 of 52 week treatment. The first 4 weeks are the worst but she's actually doing extremely well. The only side effects she's demonstrated were high fever the first two days of treatment which we quickly got under control with a Motrin and Tylenol routine and her being more tired because we have to wake up extra early to be at the hospital every single day for her treatment. The first 4 weeks we have to be at the hospital anywhere from 3-7 hours for her treatments. She's doing extremely well and i'm still praying that this treatment is not necessary and that the cancer never made it past her lymph nodes into her body. This treatment doesn't really cure anything...it just prolonges the time before relapse. If the lymph nodes contained it then we're good. After the initial 4 weeks, we start giving her injections three times weekly at the house. This is going to be easier on her as she'll be able to start sleeping in again and taking her naps on time. Her eating habits are a little off as well because the treatments give you a bad taste in your mouth. Luckily for us, we're fortunate enough to be able to cook up a choice of dishes for her keeping her eating. She's gotten picky about what she eats but we're giving her enough choices to keep her eating. We're trying to avoid avoid weight loss which is one side effect but it's typically a result of patience not wanting to eat because food just doesn't taste as good. Kids at this age don't know to eat because they have to until they are starving when stuff like this happens...unless daddy feeds them some of the best Fajita's in town or a savory steak. We have two more weeks of the "hard" treatment and then it eases up on her body a bit because the dosage is reduced for the remaining 11 months.

Update: 10/25/08. Thank you all yet again for your continued support. We've finished the month long daily treatments of heavy interferon dosage. She actually had two small side effects out of all the scary stuff and although we still have 11 more months of treatments that could yield some nasty side effects, she pulled through the heavy part like a champ. Of the 30 days she had 2 with fever which we brought under immediate control using Tylenol and Motrin and then she would get a little flush in the face a few other days but a hydration solution through the portacath in her chest fixed that right away. We had some long days at the hospital and i'm thankful that my customers are understanding. It's been tough but worth the fight and the entire family remains strong. Little Alessandra seems to be the strongest of the bunch, LOL. The grandmothers missed a lot of work because we didn't want to take Alessandra's little brother to the hospital for the long days so they stayed at the house until we returned from her treatments then they shot off to work. Friday was the last day of heavy treatments and now we start treating her at home by giving her three shots a week. We still have to monitor her for side effects, continue to take her in for regular scans of her organs to see if cancer pops up anywhere, and watch her skin to see if there are ANY changes. All in all a small price to pay if the cancer never manifests itself again. I think we've made a decision to remove every mole on her body once she goes back in for the, I hope to God, final surgery. The melanoma can manifest itself in moles much easier than in other areas of the skin and considering what she's already been through, I'm not leaving ANYTHING to chance. Some may think I'm crazy and this may be going too far but you wouldn't understand until you went through this. The odds of her having to go through this were astronomical but it happened. I'm not leaving it to chance and as another member in the forum reminded me, drastic times call for drastic measures. Again, thank you all and I will continue to keep the thread updated for those interested in our fight.

[LTxda]

Thank you all for your continued support. She's tough and fighting it with a strength that is incredible for someone her age. BTW, she's now officially 2 years old.


Update: 11/25/08. Yesterday/Monday we took her to the hospital for a check up. Had ultra sounds done on the areas where they removed the lymph nodes and a chest x-ray. Thank God nothing was present. All tests came out clean and we're moving forward to enjoy our Thanksgiving Holidays. One thing we've taught Alessandra to do was pray. She enjoys it and now is old enough to join in and even ask us to pray with her. She looks like a little angel when praying, putting her hands together and bowing her little head while we all pray together. Thank you all for your continued prayers. Keep my little daughter in your prayers, positive thoughts, etc. it's working. She's a very strong little girl and is making it through all the shots and scans and pokes of her little body. No child should ever have to go through this but if they do they should with a loving family and as many prayers as possible. Thank you all for doing your part in helping us with this fight. Again, no matter your religion thank you in advance for your prayers. I have word that people all over the planet are praying for my little girl. Hundreds of churches of all religions and literally thousands (maybe tens of thousands) of people in many different countries are praying. Thanks again!

Update: 12/17/08. Last Saturday we had to take the little one into the emergency room. She had something swelling bad where the scar is from her last surgery. They did an ultra sound and found fluid and also some mass. Thursday/tomorrow we're schedule for her third operation. They want to go in and remove this immediately. They will run tests and determine if it's a reoccurance of her cancer or just the way that area healed. I'm praying that it's not cancer and that it just healed weird and caused the swelling. Thanks again everyone for your continued support.

Update: 12/28/08. The operation was good and she was out the same day. The results came back and it was more cancer. Not good. Over the holiday weekend we noticed another lump swelling on her back. It's most likely more cancer. On Monday we go in for entire body scans CT and PET. I'm praying and hoping to God that this is only isolated in those areas and once removed it's over with and that it's not in a major organ. Just thinking about it is the most painful thing I've ever experienced. Thank you all for your continued support and prayers. She needs that more than anything right now. We'll most likely be scheduling another operation to go in and remove the new lump from her back this week. Will make it her 5th operation within a 12 month period. All I can say is I wish it was me.

Update: 01/02/09. The CT came back clean but the PET found another tumor in addition to the one we visually detected. Doctors ordered an Ultrasound which initially confused me. I figured why an Ultrasound when we already did a CT and PET? Well, i'm glad we did. We noticed that the lump that was visually detected was actually two very close together. The Ultrasound gave everyone a more clear picture. I'm learning a lot more about this disease and will one day try to setup a website to help others. There is a lot of knowledge that i've gained that I haven't read about on any other website and all the sites basically tell you the same stuff over and over. It's good info but it's not good for when you're already in the fight. You need a new set of rules and data when battling this monster and maybe one day i can put it up to help others...one day after my daughter is done fighting and maybe she can even help me. Meanwhile, I sit at the hospital for the operation. They were initially going to go in to do "clean up" from the previous operation and remove the three additional tumors found. I spoke to the surgeon and told him I wanted to do more. I wanted to remove more of the "left over" lymph "channels" to avoid a reoccurance. I let him know that the disease is betting more aggressive and I wanted to do the same. He immediately called in the plastic surgeon that he had on standby and jumped right on the idea after consulting with another oncologist. She's now in there and it might be another 4-5 hours before she's done. No matter how many times I've been through this with her, I can never avoid crying when they take her from my arms and into the operating room. I just sit and wait now and pray all is going well and that this might be the last operation she'll ever have to endure. One thing I know for sure, this family will be unstoppable when we win this fight because the strength gained from this battle is not going to be taken for granted.

Now...i've gotten a lot of PM's offering help from users that have gone through cancer, from doctors that use the forum, from users who knew someone with cancer and even those just extending their best wishes but i was never really too sure what kind of help I could get for my daughter but now I know one thing that can help us greatly. Please continue your prayers...Muslim, Christian, Islam, whatever....please pray for Alessandra. Second, I know that best way to fight this is early detection so I ask the doctors and people that have been through this and those that know anything....help me by letting me know of any cutting edge medical scanning technology, etc. The CT and PET and Ultrasound are all great tools. There are also the 3D and even 4D Ultrasounds. I want to hear from you guys because I'm about to set appointments to get her entire body scanned with an Ultrasound. I know this will only catch stuff close to the surface and doesn't work well detecting tumors deep in her body, if i am understanding all of this correctly and please note that I haven't had much time to research it fully yet. For anyone out there that knows anything about this stuff, I have the following questions:

- Is there anything more advanced and higher resolution than an Ultrasound? From talking to the doctors it seems the Ultrasound can detect smaller "objects" than a CT or PET would be able to and it seems like the Ultrasound had a more "clear" view of the items. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
- Are there any other technologies that can be used to scan for cancer instances that a PET/CT/Ultrasound might miss?
- Has anyone heard of any other ways of detecting melanoma cancer once it's in the lymph nodes and even in the body once it gets past the lymph nodes? Other than scanning with the PET/CT/Ultrasound and waiting for a tumor to be large enough to show up?
- Any chemical detection methods available? I read that some cancer produces certain protein markers that can be detected very early via blood tests. Does anyone know of something similar for melanoma?
- The Interferon treatments she's undergoing might or might not be working. Has anyone heard of any available treatment for someone her age when Interferon doesn't work for melanoma cancer? I heard the Mayo clinic has alternate treatments but when I called the doctor wouldn't talk to me and insisted I go see them. All I wanted to know were questions to plan my trip accordingly like: Can it be administered with Interferon? If not, how long after the Interferon treatment finishes can the alternate treatment begin? What are some side effects, if any, of the alternate treatment? How long would the alternate treatment last for? All of these questions were so I knew what to expect, how to plan for it and how long we would be undergoing treatment. What really pissed me off is that the doctor wouldn't even answer questions through her assistant. Pretty damn petty and business like when a little girl's life might be at risk here. I know there might be protocol but hell, sometimes protocol needs to be circumvented when it's petty and someone's life is at risk...give me a fucking break.

So if anyone has any knowledge they would like to share please do so in reply within the thread. Your response might help someone else that hasn't had time to post something like this or prefers to be more private than I'm being.

Thank you all again for your support and for any help you may give here for my daughter and for anyone else going through this.

Update: 04.20.09. The fight against the cancer continues. My daughter is hanging in there. She currently has three-four tumors. One was removed this week for a special trial that we've enrolled her in. She's undergone Interferon and Interlukin-2 treatments. I feel that the Interlukin-2 had an effect on the cancer and we're going to revisit it but right now it's time for more aggressive treatments. A friend of the family has put up a website that's not 100% done. I see AstainHellBring posted it and I thank him for that. I'm going to post more details there and what we've gone through. I hope this new site not only helps my family but also other families going through the same thing. There is so much miscommunication and things they dont' tell you that I want to communicate, it's crazy. Things that you need to prepare for but either they are affraid to tell you or they just don't know. Thank you all for your continued support for my daughter. I'll post more info later.

Can't post updates here...message too long so posting to the end of the thread again.

[shadowro]

sorry to hear that
u have her in our prayers!

GOD BLESS!

[P1Tater]

You have my prayers and sympathies. Wishing your family nothing but absolutely the best and success.

[boinger66]

good luck man i hope for the best

[Sledutah]

Oh man, that's terrible to have your child sick like that. We are praying for her and your family.

Best of luck that they are able to take care of this problem

[ALoGeNo]

Do not worry, we are with you and your daughter in our prayers.

I wish you much good luck

[PapaDocta]

God Bless and our prayers go to her ..

[Olipro]

horrible thing to have to go through, my best wishes to you and yours.

[raskell]

G,

Your request is circulating now throughout Ohio. Our prayers and support are with you and your family. Keep us posted.

Raskell

[worstenbrood]

i got a 3 year old daughter myself i can imagine what your going thru, i'm not a religious guy but i'll do whatever i can to support her and your family, we're all thinking about her, i hope she get's well soon !

[!Aman!]

my best wishes and prayers for her speedy recovery!
May God bless her!!

[TheChampJT]

Let us hope & pray for the best for your daughter, and may God bless her with the strength to overcome this.

[ranj9119]

my best wishes for your duaghter... i wil pray... GOD bless...

[tjkhattak61]

I don't have words to express myself, prayers of me and my complete family are with your daughter.

[dcordes]

My best wishes for your daughter and your family. I really hope she will recover quickly

[StashCompInc]

You have my prayers for her. Have faith.

Adil

[hotrod101]

I wish you and your family all the best and will pray for your little girl to have a full recovery.

[DaveShaw]

I am not a religious person, but as a recent father I am thinking of you and your daughter.
I wish her and all your family all the best.

@MikeChannon, very nice words.

Dave

[P1Tater]

I'm going to add this thread to my sig to help get the word out and to get the max amount of thoughts and prayers possible.

[gtm55]

Sorry to hear that, ltxda
I hope that your little princess will win this fight and you will be again a happy dady.
My toughts are with her, god bless!

[veyka]

My thoughts and wishes go with you, I only hope she gets better soon.

I lost my father and that was bad enough, to be worry about someone as close to you as your daughter, must be heart breaking.

I don't normally, but I will send you and her prayer.

[Daymo7]

:( All the best pal. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this tough time. I will say a prayer for her tonight and hope that good news will not be far away :)

[jcespi2005]

Only can say good luck to you and your daughter on the fight (i have one 7 years old, so i understand your feeling) and of course my best wishes to you and yours.

Cheers

[futbolkeeper]

My families prayers are with you and your family. You are not alone in your fight, we are all behind you guys.

[mike21pr]

you have our prayers

[AllTheWay]

I wish nothing but the best for you in my family. I will surely be praying for your daughter and your entire family.

[justin0679@gmail.com]

Sorry to post bad news but it's my daughter and I want to get as many prayers as possible.

She's not even two and is undergoing her second surgery in an attempt to fight off Melanoma.

I typically don't bother people with things like this but it's for my daughter. If it was for me, I wouldn't even bother.

As you can guess, I'm a mess. She's Stage IIIc currently and it could go either way.

Thanks in advance for your prayers.

Please spread the word. :(



EDIT: If you could reply here so I know how many people are pulling for her....even if you don't pray...that will help.


My friend,

I am sad to see your post. I hope that it works out for the best and your loved ones remain positive through the medical procedures. I can only try to imagine how difficult the situation is for you and your partner.

If you are unhappy about the medical attention your daughter is currently receiving please contact me and I would be proud to ask some of my colleagues in the medical profession for their opinion which I will pass on to you.

I hope that this difficult time for your family will allow for the best of the human spirit to triumph.

Yours sincerely,

Justin

[cat172]

my thoughts and prayers.god bless.

[avathar behemoth]

I wish you all strength to pull through. may your daughter fight of this malignancy and fully recover!

[MannyNoela]

Sending you all our prayers. My son was diagnosed with a terminal illness when he was 2 yrs. He is now 10 yrs. Keep the faith, Man. God still works wonders !!


Blessings - MN

[Abbens]

im not a praying man but I do hope your little girl gets better. All the best

[fex]

Almighty God, and merciful Father, to whom alone belong the issues of life and death:
Look down from heaven, we humbly beseech thee, with the eyes of mercy upon this child now lying upon the bed of sickness:
Visit her, 0 Lord, with thy salvation;
deliver her in thy good appointed time from her bodily pain, and save her soul for thy mercies' sake:
That, if it shall be thy pleasure to prolong her days here on earth, she may live to thee, and be an instrument of thy glory, by serving thee faithfully, and doing good in her generation; or else receive her into those heavenly habitations, where the souls of them that sleep in the Lord Jesus enjoy perpetual rest and felicity.
Grant this, 0 Lord, for thy mercies' sake, in the same thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end.

Amen.

[tkalli]

All the best wishes and hopes for your daughter.

[lastscout]

My wife and I will both keep you in our prayers.

[kareeem]

Wow, i'm really hard to hear that ltxda. You deserve nothing but the best; I will keep her in my prayers and especially after i break my fast. I hope she gets well soon.

[cash365]

Dear Itxda,

I wish your daughter the best. So many wishes but no one asked what's her name.
I don't want to give you any hopes, but look at this also http://www.thedoctorsdoctor.com/diseases/spitz_nevus.htm.
It looks like melanoma on the microscope and because the histopathology of the skin is very difficult for general pathologist, many misdiagnose that as a melanoma...
Again I don't know if she has any metastases or not, but at this age it's more common to have a nevus of Spitz, which is a benign lesion ;)

Yours sincirely,

cash365

[defcomg]

wish you all the best and she get better soon and stay that healthy from S.a

[Pantaloonie]

Thinking of you and your family.
Best wishes.

[samy.3660]

Hope your daughter gets well soon. Keep patience.

[simmons79]

Prayer sent your way bro....keep the faith.

[WizeMan]

I hope she will get better soon, prayers and positive energy from me too...

[henryto1212]

trust in willing for your GOD, he is always be good for all and specially for your old daughter.

[souljah777]

Thanks for giving us the opportunity to pray for your daughter. Praying for you in England.

[ProudPop83]

Lots of prayers and support from the Sunshine State. I have a 3 yr old daughter myself and could never imagine what pain you must be feeling. You are a very strong person, and she is amazing to keep fighting. Cheers to her and the hopes that she pulls through.

[Ameet]

My and my family's best wishes and all our prayers for your child brother. May she and your family get all the strength to overcome all the problems

[scousemartin]

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family too. i wish her a speedy recovery. She has shown she is a fighter, may god help her fight more

[fReaKz]

Do not worry, we are with you and your daughter in our prayers.

I wish you much good luck

[wolffie02]

Saying a prayer for your Child and asking GOD for his guidance and may he embrace you with his love.

[Dsbtwins]

Another prayer from the Sunshine State.
God Bless!

[slawcop`]

praying for you bro...may GOD watch over and protect your family....GOD BLESS

[pongothemagnificent]

god bless your daughter mate, you have my prayers

[mazin13]

may god ease your daughter through this and make the surgery a successful one and make it disappear.....
god bless you all

[Zoltair Wright]

I wish your daughter and your entire family strength during this difficult time. I'm very sorry. I hope she is better and better soon.

[mbudden]

i give her my prayers
may god bless her

[Ather]

My Prayers are with you and your lil daughter

[_fm]

I am really sorry to hear that,.

Hope All got well quickly,.

Hoping a speedy recovery,.

Wish you all the best,.


You have my Du'a words, sir,.

Hope all is well,.



Please be patient,.



Regards

Garmin

[ink718]

Inshallah, your daughter, you & your family will be in my prayers brother. Us-salaam-ua-lykum.

[tmnt.mikey]

As a father of 3 children, I cannot imagine what it would be like to be in your present situation. All I can say is that the Lord has a plan, even if we do not understand it, and that we all pray that his benevolence and kindness is bestowed upon your family. My 3 children and I are praying for the best.

[TheCopacabanaMan]

Sorry for late.
My prayers with you, 'n' your daughter.

[wipo1965]

Prayers for your lil one and you...

[timpotpot]

My prayers are with your daughter and you. Hope she'll be fine soon and enjoy to post in xda-dev when she grows up.

[abusalza]

as myself give my prayers...
GOD bless you

[Mikulec]

Although I am not religious, I wish you and your family only the best.

[blazingwolf]

Prayers for you and your daughter.

[illi]

My prayers goes to her and your family. May she recover soon.

[mike.waters]

Hi ltxda,

Let's pray together:

Our Lord, Holy Father, Creator of the universe and author of its laws, who can heal the sick and bring peace to the afflicted.
We pray for our baby sister, that she may feel Your hand upon her, and that You will renew her body and refresh her spirit.
We pray for her parents and family, asking that You will reveal Yourself to them, strengthen their spirit, and ease their pain.
We ask this in the name of Your son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ.

Amen

[rhov23]

Although I am not religious, I wish you and your family only the best.

[Rudegar]

as will I :S

hope for the best :)

[hotmail]

Truly sorry to hear of this hardship. I have four small kids of my own. And I can scarce imagine how heavily this would weigh upon me. Hang in there. May the prayers, thoughts, and best wishes of this community lift your spirits.

[Kraize]

I'm also not religious, but I wish your daughter and your family the best in life and hope for a speedy recovery.

Kraize

[edbutler]

My daughter is 16 now and not a day goes by i don't worry. May God look over your Family . I will pray for your daughter and wish you the best results with her upcomming surgery. God Bless!

Ed...

[Halabeaster54]

I am truly sorry to hear about your daughter. I hope for the best!!!

[Radakast]

best wishes

[ranasrule]

may ALLAH watch over and protect your family.

[deuzeff]

I'm no believer and I can't really pray in the religious way, but I do wish her and you all the best. I can't really know what you feel, I don't have kids, but thickness is unfortunelty all touching us and our families, so we all have (very very very) bad moments.

Hang in there !

[Dodger]

Maybe this site have the answer for you?
www.brianpeskin.com


I hope for the best!

[Rogue9]

I have a daughter that turned 10 months old yesterday, she makes me see the world like it was new again - My heart goes out to you and yours in these tough times.

[burgertime]

Throw my healie vibes in the mix.

[cstou003]

I prayed for her healing in the name of JESUS!!

[crissg]

I hope all goes well

[jahrami]

Brother

You and your little daughter will be in our daily prayers, now in these difficult times and always. Things will be better hopefully. I am very sorry we are not able to do anything more. But be sure that we will pray and wish your little angel all the best.

[Knumb]

You and your family are in our thoughts and our prayers.

[fitdocsr]

Most definitly pulling for her, thoughts and prayers are with you and family.

[adoute]

Your daughter, and the rest of your family, will be in my prayers.

My almost 9 year old daughter is still dealing with a non life threatening, but still life altering disease, so I truly understand that I don't know half of what you are going through.

Try to stay positive - believe that the power of everyone's thoughts and prayers will help - and they most certainly will.

[ark666]

Sorry to ear that my friend, my son has 7 months, and i can´t imagine what you and your family are going through. My family thoughts are with u and your family. Try to stay positive.

:(

[One who observes]

I've just prayed for your daughter
and believing in faith that she will be healed in Jesus name.
amen.

[webedc]

Though I don't know you I do pray that God will give you peace and heal your daughter.

[zocster]

from this side of the globe, hope she heals well with the power of the supreme being.

[HHumbert]

I've just sent a thought/prayer upwards for your daughter, and your whole family.

[BrokenPixel]

I'm not a poster kind of person more of a reader but today I'll post... Hope your daughter gets better.
All the way from Panama.

[mike freegan]

What a terrible thing to happen to such a young life. My thoughts are with you and your daughter.

[ptgptg]

As the father of three boys all under the age of 8, my and my families' thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family. We wish her a speedy recovery and may God grant you and your family the strength to make it through these trying times.

[Rescue9]

May God's peace be over your family during this trying time and may His hand be with the doctors as they work.

[saiweb]

She is in my prayers.
Ram

[kwill]

may peace fall upon you and your families hearts in such a troublesome time. and remember you are in god's graces. i wish strength and peace to you my friend:)

[mike19722]

Dear God ,

Please watch over this little Girl, heal her in every way...watch over her and protect her ....give the family of this little girl peace and watch over them and give them the strengh to know that through you everything is possible...

Amen

Peace
Mike

[llbasha]

My prayer and wishes for speedy recovery. God bless her.

[Babyeys]

sorry to hear that..please don't be sad. you should be adamant at the moment. and of course, all of us will pray for your daughter here!

[JimmyMcGee]

My Thoughts are with you and your family.

[villalain]

I know perfectly well which are your feelings. My son of 14 has been recently diagnosed with Ewing´s sarcoma and we are fighting right now against the disease. My prayers for your daughter, you and your wife, wishing from the depth of my heart the best and a complete success. Remember that difficult times are always accompanied by profound changes in oneself, always for the best. Keep fighting, but do not forget to smile her, kiss her, love her.
José.

[rednekvolfan]

You have my prayers.

[Slikdave]

you have my prayers for the speedy recovery of your young one......one could not possibly understand what you and your family are going through at this time.....God be with you....

[Svein10]

ltxda, we pray for your daughter and your family in this difficulty circumstances, all the way over the other side of the ocean. I believe in miracles, and I see how many good persons there are here on XDA that are praying for her to be well, and I know that God hears our prayers. May peace be upon her and your family, and may we all have faith in the cause that she will fully recover from her illness, is may prayer, in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.

[Blue_Lightning]

I have 2 sons about 4 years and 3 years old.
So I think I know how hard it is for you
I pray and hope that your daughter will regain her healthness soon and able to overcome this circumstances.
I believe in miracles, may God cure your daughter

[alazarid]

My prayers too.

May you and your family get what you are wishing for.

Hang on (I know it is difficult) but hang on

[LTxda]

Just wanted to pop in and say thank you all for your support. You don't know how much it helps to hear from the community and know other people are praying and wishing my daughter well. :o

Please keep praying and thinking positive for her.

[rhannahs19]

i will pray for her

[paulyluca]

Sorry, my friend. Of course my pray and my good thoughts are for her.

[wizard6498]

Hey, I just said a small prayer for her... May God bless you, and her... keep hope alive.:)

[mixmaven]

God bless your daughter and family. We will be praying for her.

-mix and fam

[jctseng]

God bless!
jc

[joshkoss]

WOW OMG, i got you man!! praying for the best! God Bless
Edit: Can you let us know her name? so we can pray by name. not full name but first name would be cool.

[guitarguy]

My thoughts are with you, your daughter, and your family...

I wish the best of luck to you all...

[LTxda]

WOW OMG, i got you man!! praying for the best! God Bless
Edit: Can you let us know her name? so we can pray by name. not full name but first name would be cool.

Thank you and thank you for adding it to your signature as well. That means a lot.

Her name is Alessandra.

Again, thank you all for your support. I want the world to pray and send positive energy for my little girl. :o

[oltp]

Having three healthy kids myself I know how lucky we are. I believe these things aren't supposed to happen and sincerely hope Alessandra will recover 100%. She will be in my thought for a long time, like you and the rest of your family will be too in these difficult times. Please consider to pm me your address and I'll send Alessandra a postcard to let her know we care about her.

Whishing you all the best,

M

[ljinsane]

I have an 18month old ...I'm pulling for you and your family!!!

[joesa]

God bless alessandra,

my thoughts and prays are with you and your family, keep the faith, she will go trought this illness

[manaaa]

My best wishes for your daughter. am praying!

[Gorgos]

I have a 4 month old boy...

You and your family must be strong. She will be fine soon.

My best wishes for Alessandra and your family!!

[Manni01]

Just read this, my daughter is just over two years old... I'll be thinking of little Alessandra and sending her a lot of energy! Very best wishes for you and your family

[FInixNOver]

OMG, i felt a chill up my spine when I read this!!!
I know how you must be feeling, I really do. I had to fight a testicular cancer myself last year. And if it was awful for me, I'm pretty sure it must be excruciating for her, and for you to see your daughter suffering, while there's not much you can do to make it go away besides caring and praying for her.
One thing I have to tell you. Always be positive, and truly believe that she will make it. Thinking like this took me half the way, the other half was the treatment.

I really do hope she makes it! Hang in there! You have many of us backing you and your little Alessandra up!!!!!!!

[DarkVillain]

You're daughter is getting prayers from our family up here in the northwest. My mom has been involved with the American Cancer Society and the Relay for Life for the past several years, and one thing I've learned from everyone involved is that you have to keep the positive energy flowing. Your daughter will keep thinking positive if you do, and all it will take for you to feel positive is a smile from her!

Good luck, God bless, and we are praying for Alessandra's speedy recovery.

[sumitescp]

Sorry to hear that.
Everything will be fine Do not lose the positive spirit. I will be praying for your daughter and for ur family everyday.
You have all the support from the whole world.
God has to help you.

One more thing i have heard that ayurveda cures cancer. I haven't done any research on it but give it a try it can change your daughters life.

sumitescp

[bdumch]

My prayers are with you...

[Chainfire]

ltxda my friend, you know my thoughts are with your daughter, yourself and the rest of your family as we've talked about this on IRC several. I thought I might add my support through the forum too.

You know my situation today, and you know I don't believe in any gods, but this time I'm making an exception and I'll pray for yours and mine alike - it can't possibly hurt to do so.

Stay strong!

[vroobell]

i'm father of two boys. one of them is now 2.5 year old...i can imagine how horrible time it is for you. i hope that your daughter will be well soon.

[Vertigoin_Nuts]

Please know that you and your daughter are in my prayers. Hang in there!

[g-fall]

God Bless Her

[DaVince]

She will get through it. Just keep her strong.
She will be in my prayers.

[Abram]

Her name is Alessandra.



I just saw this now, ltxda. We'll join our prayers with yours!

Best wishes!

Abram.

[eelco_akker]

Prayers for your daughter my friend

Eelco

[CWCC]

I pray for your daughter's recovery.
Be the result what may, this is God's decision and all I can say is that now is the best time to have faith in his decision.

May God ease your hearts and enforce your faith.

[alt236]

My best wishes for your daughter's recovery mate.

[Tridrac]

My best wishes for Alexandra and all my positive energy for her. ;)

[The Reaper]

Best wishes for your daughter's recovery.

[ErMeglio]

I've just seen this, best wishes for Alessandra from me too.

[jamesd256]

Sincere best wishes to you and your daughter.

Her plight has touched my heart, and I will try to keep her in my thoughts.

[naimsiddiq]

In the name of Allah the Most Gracious Most Merciful
My prayers go out to you and your family. May Allah answer our prayers and recover your daughter to good health inshaAllah. I hope she gets well soon and Allah Bless.

[MArtyCici]

My prayers also goes to her as I have also kids and I know how you feel.
I hope it will be ok.

[RussPitcher]

I have two daughters, 3 months and 18 months old, whom I also love more than I ever thought possible. Fortunately for me I can only imagine what you're going through.

My thoughts and hopes for a speedy recovery are with you and your family.

[egzthunder1]

All my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family in this time of need. May God Bless You and your Family!

[Bruce Inman]

It always makes me wonder why God allows children to suffer, but have faith that this is His plan, whatever the outcome may be. :(
Be strong, be faithful and I too will pray for your daughters recovery.
There is no greater pain than loosing a child.
May God's gracious mercy bless you and your family.

Amen!

[MoMatic]

My first post, you have my prayers too. Hope to God that everything works out for your daughter.

[iphoneman]

I'll pray for your daughter and your family during this tough time.

Read the first chapter of James and remember all things happen for his glory!

GOD Bless your daughter and your family.

[hoep]

all the best for your daughter

[GSLEON3]

My thought & prayers are with you as are those of my congregation. I will add your daughter to our parish prayer list & arrange to have a mass in her name if you will PM me with it.

[Tratas88]

Stay strong, I wish you all the best.

[DaveShaw]

My thought & prayers are with you as are those of my congregation. I will add your daughter to our parish prayer list & arrange to have a mass in her name if you will PM me with it.

George, ltxda posted this earlier
Thank you and thank you for adding it to your signature as well. That means a lot.

Her name is Alessandra.

Again, thank you all for your support. I want the world to pray and send positive energy for my little girl. :o

ltxda, I am still thinking of you and your family every day, and I remember how lucky I am when I see my son.

Best wishes, stay strong,
Dave

[GlobalM3]

In our Prayers Best wishes!

[korakesion]

I have also 3 years old doughter,I know what is mean.My best wishes to you and yours..!

[bilbobrian]

mine and my families hearts and prayers are with you brother, I have 5 kids and one of my girls was born so premature and sick, but she is a trooper like all kids are, hang in there and know we are all thinking of you and your family.
Peace

[Nick Collision]

lt,

Wow, sorry to hear it bro. Have faith that all will go well. I know I do. My thoughts are with you and your family.

[Guilf]

My thoughts are with your daughter and your family in this trying time.

[erwinpiero]

Can give anything precious, just my pray to get Your daughter health better.

[jwzg]

Where are you located?

Sorry to post bad news but it's my daughter and I want to get as many prayers as possible.

She's not even two and is undergoing her second surgery in an attempt to fight off Melanoma.

I typically don't bother people with things like this but it's for my daughter. If it was for me, I wouldn't even bother.

As you can guess, I'm a mess. She's Stage IIIc currently and it could go either way.

Thanks in advance for your prayers.

Please spread the word. :(

EDIT: If you could reply here so I know how many people are pulling for her....even if you don't pray...that will help.

[rocksolid]

I sincerely hope mother nature would help her to fight it and come out a Winner. Out personal best wishes to you and the whole family fot mental strength and peace of mind.

[Tryptonite]

your daughter definitely has our prayers, you can count on that, God Bless!

[Halkeye93]

I have dealt with this in my family before. I can only image how it would feel for it to be your child. Please let us know if there is anything we can do, to help the cause here. We are praying for you, and she is in our thoughts. Please keep the faith since willpower seems to be the best cure for things like this. I really am pulling for her. Be strong and so will she...

[frenchglen]

May the Lord look after your little daughter. Your family is in my prayers now.

God bless.

[tramuyo]

may The Lord have mercy and give ur lil daughter back with yours to enjoy yours

bro, im with you

[datacrime]

Sorry to hear that bro, But I will pray for you and your daughter.

[wireless_one]

While I am not religious, my thoughts are with you. Being a father of 2, I cannot imagine what you are going through. My only advice is stay positive and don't let pride get in the way of accepting any help you are offered. Whatever is offered to you is out of love and friendship from people who care about you and your family.

Good luck and please keep the XDA community updated if you can.

[Joselin]

God bless her.

[apd]

Having two young daughters I can imagine how you must feel. I very much hope that she pulls through and that you and your family will soon be able to look back on this. Good luck.

[athanaso77]

We all here praying for the best to your daughter and your family!

[freco]

You have my prayers my friend. I wish you the best for you and your daughter.

[flaviopac]

GOOD LUCK....
I hope for the best......

[charon72]

Prayers coming from the wife and me all the way from Denmark.
May God in his mercy take care of your daughter.

[cpt.bert]

Good luck! hope she gets better soon
:)

[Noonski]

Either Believer or none Believer have sense of fairness and the hardship of life.

I will dedicate moments of thoughts and hope to you, your little girl and the rest of the family.

All the best.

[ayyu3m]

my prayers and well wishings goes for your daughter. may the Almighty heal her and give her and you and your family a good health.

insha ALLAH!!

[kevinniven]

You have our prayers as well.

[y2whisper]

My Thoughts and Prayers are with you and your family. Hoping you make it through this difficult time.

[-888-]

I wish your daughter all the best there is.
I'll ask my Mom to pray for her.

[kibicer]

May the force be with her, and her family.
I wish you all the best.

[slimcane]

You are of coarse in my prayers.

[Zvonimir12]

God bless her
I wish your family all the best.

[computim]

You your daughter and entire family are in our thoughts and prayers. May the Lord bless your familyu

[itsall_cooool]

Your daughter and family are in my prayers....

although we cannot fathom His ways rest assured whatever the outcome it's part of His plan, put your faith and trust in the Savior and you will all be together forever

[bersca]

My thoughts and prayers are with you in this difficult time. I have worked with many sick children and I am always amazed at how resilient they are and how much better they handle illness than we do. I will pray for your daughter tonight.

[cvilleholdem]

I will keep you, your daughter and the rest of your family in my thoughts & prayers.

God Bless.

[leoiden]

I Know this is just the internet and 95% of the time we will never ever meet in person but that still does not mean we are not human beings,
and should always pull together in prayers for who needs it !!
god be with you and your family!

[MDANavymom]

My prayers are with you and your family during this time.

[fireblade63]

I hope the surgery will go fine..
Be strong man and pray.

[im1badazchick]

May God and his Angels watch over your daughter and family and i hope that she gets better and you guys are in my prayers

[batcatman]

i hope she does well man, be strong, ur strength is what will get her thru. god bless her!!

[ghostrid3r]

I have made my prayers for your 2yr old daughter and you to have the strength to pull through this difficult time safely and in good health.

Wish your family all the best...

[Tenny]

I'm so sorry to hear that. Best of luck for your daughter.

[jfreilly]

I am deeply sympathetic having dealt with very similar issues. My family's prayers are with your daughter and family.

[fablife]

I pray you and your family find the strength to deal with your situation. God Bless you and your family during these tough times.

I can relate, having 3 kids between the age of 1.5 to 6.

Again, God Bless you, you are in our prayers.

[nicholasendean]

I am a single father with a 6yr old daughter.I can't imagine what you must be going through.But, I am a great believer in the power of prayer and having faith. My prayers and thoughts are most definately with you,your daughter and family in this very difficult time.I pray you are able to update this thread with some happy new very soon.

Kindest Regards
Nick

~Peace and Goodwill~

[fallingup]

of course man. in my prayors

[stuckwithfone]

she is gonne be fine

[blyx21]

May God bless your daughter and give her strength. Just believe and let the Lord do the rest. God Bless.

[reyjabs]

Trust in your prayers and your faith will move mountains.

[yo3gjc]

I am sure God will help you, she is goint to be fine, we all pray for her, God Bless you!

[helloworld1]

Say my prayers.
Accept my bless!

[fuzzvirus]

God bless your daughter

[chrisvor]

I'm sure you've heard about the Law of Attraction. If you and everyone else that reads your post, BELIEVES that your daughter will be ok (and by the way *I* do believe she will) then the power of the combined positive thoughts will bring all good to her and your family.
She will be ok. I'm sure she will !

[duttythroy]

Sorry to post bad news but it's my daughter and I want to get as many prayers as possible.

She's not even two and is undergoing her second surgery in an attempt to fight off Melanoma.

I typically don't bother people with things like this but it's for my daughter. If it was for me, I wouldn't even bother.

As you can guess, I'm a mess. She's Stage IIIc currently and it could go either way.

Thanks in advance for your prayers.

Please spread the word. :(

EDIT: If you could reply here so I know how many people are pulling for her....even if you don't pray...that will help.

I'm very sad to hear this bro, I wish you and your family best wishes in this time and I will pray also for your daughter

[epimazzo]

ITxda,

I was surfing around and got stuck when read this! As a father of two marvelous kids, 2 (boy) and 4 years old (girl), I can imagine how horrible is getting in to this madness. Have my wishes with total and positive vibes! Your family will for sure get away from this soon! Just believe and start thinking about a day you and your daugher will be out already enjoying her life and playing with you all. Just think it over having this in mind all the time! It will works my friend!
It's about energy!;)


All the best!:cool:

[erikjonpeterson]

She is definatley in mine and my families prayers. We wish you all the best.

[777Phoenix777]

she has got my prayers too

[Sharkaat]

Hope everything will be okay, man. :(

[renx2]

She's in my prayers and I wish her well. May God be with your family through these trying times.

[jetblack82]

Ill keep your family and especially your daughter in my prayers and spread the word to my prayer group tonight.

[trouble2000]

I wish nothing but the best for your daughter. I have a 2 year old daughter too that had craniosynostosis (http://www.craniosynostosis.info/) and was submitted to a cirurgy when she had 10 monts.

My prayers will go to her.

[StriderNZ]

My prayers and well wishes go out to your daughter and the rest of your family. May you find healing and strength in our collective faith.

[m.schmidler]

I'm sure you've heard about the Law of Attraction. If you and everyone else that reads your post, BELIEVES that your daughter will be ok (and by the way *I* do believe she will) then the power of the combined positive thoughts will bring all good to her and your family.
She will be ok. I'm sure she will !

I completely agree with that and I´ll also pray for your daughter.
I feel certain she will be better soon ! Just keep up your positive thoughts - dont think of her as your ill daughter but as your sound daugher !

[rangerdanger55]

Prayer can work miracles - I truly believe that. I will say one for her. Good luck.

[gfxMaven]

She's in my prayers sir, you as well. God bless.

[nCoder]

My family will pray for her to be Ok. I'll do my best to spread the word too.

Please keep us posted.

[mcfarlan]

You are all in my prayers...

[Hydroxpert]

i'll pray for you and your daugher. God bless you :D

[EFN]

My prayers for your daughter...

[fadge]

hi, I'm not religous or anything, but as a father and parent my thoughts are there. Seeing your own child unwell or in distress does make any man realize just how fragile and special they are and totally understand what you may be going though at this time.
I hope all goes well.

Greg aka fadge from Australia

[MXracer]

Greece is with you... :)

[ninja_pimp]

may god bless your daughter...........................

[jafox]

You have our thoughts and prayers.... me and my 2 children. My children are my strength... god bless you all xxx

[ninja.rogue]

and the younger girl has been through surgery to check for bioptic exam of a lynfonode.
Fortunately, it was not a cancer, but I understand you very well.
I am praying for your baby, my friend.

[simba2585]

May God give you and your family strength. All the best

[phankhi]

I work in a Adult Cancer Centre in Sydney Australia, I see alot of cancer patients and its so hard seeing some of these patients, now seeing a young child like yours must be heart breaking! I wish you and your family all the best and praying for her.

[hung77]

hi mate,

it must be a very hard time for you, but always think positive. i will pray for you and your child

[pietrucci]

my prayer for your child, you and your family

[aadatia]

God Bless and my prayers go to her

[dutch64]

Oh man, such a young kid, I will pray for her...

[Skumleren^]

Ill pray for her, and wish you and your family the best of luck.

[rdosti]

I left Xda for a bit (needed a vacation from WM) ...but heard and came straight here just to remind you there are 1000s of us who may not have talked to you in person but know you as a member, a colleague, a friend or other..My prayers are with and for you ...

Let me know if theres anything I can do to help...a happy happy website for her or anything on the web development scene ... am there ...

Do give me some good news soon :)

[Jackuuuuu]

My wife had a miscarriage recently!!!! Life has been really hard!!!! I can imagine how hard it's for you!

Your daughter and family will have our prays! God blesses you!

[gajitboy]

Lost my 4yr old daughter some years ago,

I know how you must be feeling but you have to stay strong your daughter will need all your help and strength I will be saying prayers for you and your daughter may god be with you.

[alpachiles]

you and your family have my prayers and all the good wishes, hope we hear some good news soon. stay strong !

[Tekguru]

Very best of wishes through these trying times......

[prabh]

I shall pray for you and your daughter. God Bless and be strong

[Dynomite232]

i have lit a candle for her bro hope all goes well and light more candles for your angel

[owz206]

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.Stay strong and keep believing.

[fatboydc]

My heart and prayers goes out to your daughter, you, and your family. Good luck. Pls let us know how well it goes as I'm sure it will!

[bloke]

Sending you and your daughter and family all my positive energy and thoughts

Bloke

[andy2111]

Very best wishes to you, your daughter and your family.
Andy

[jeroenvtec]

best wishes to youre family

[KukurikU]

me and my family are wishing yr daughter a full recovery. you are not alone. best wishes from Israel. god bless and protect our children!!!

[1tester01]

We're praying for your daughter and family

[P996]

Our prayers are with your daughter. We hope she gets well again soon.
We have two kids ourselves, we can't even imagine what you're going through right now.

[LTxda]

Some have asked for updates so I'm posting updates in the first post. Thank you all for your continued support and I hope this NEVER happens to any of your children.

My advice is...if there is anything that threatens your child in ANY way whatsoever...take action immediately no matter what the doctors say. Nothing is worth playing the odds/statistics when it comes to your kids. Statistically this should have never happened to my daughter but it did. Screw math and take action no matter what the doctors say.

[tomazez]

Just try to live day by day. Do not think about the past or what the future could bring.

I hope the best for you and your family.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Blueangel69]

Itxda,im also praying for your doughter to get well and for GOD to give you and your family strenght to cross this less fortunate fase of life with the best of the conscience and attitude.
Everything will be ok.Keep up the positive toughts.
Kind regards

[fatboydc]

Just read your update. We will continually pray for your daughter and family until she's up running again.

[mospantagruel]

i wish your kid to get better.

just have some faith...

[abdelrahim]

Hope she will get well soon.....I am praying to her in the holy month of Ramadan.........

[apbtlvr]

I truly hope your little girl gets well again. God bless