Violet Brielle Spataro

Our sweet and brave Violet is turning 4 and will be celebrating another year of beating cancer!   This December Violet will have to be in the hospital again for her 19th EUA (exam under anesthesia), MRI, labs, oncology and audiology appointments. Before needing to undergo all of this yet again, we would love for Violet to enjoy a wonderful celebration for her birthday on December 6th. Our hope is to provide this celebration for Violet at the Great Wolf Lodge here in Washington. If you are new to Violet's story, please feel free to read more here on the blog. We have documented many of Violet's experiences from the very beginning of diagnosis. Violet began fighting for her life against Retinoblastoma (cancer) at just 7 months old. Over the past 3 years, Violet has had to endure many more difficulties than most adults will experience in their entire lifetime. Through all of this, she has kept a happy heart, a smile on her face and she has inspired us all.  Violet s...

The day after Violet's exam under anesthesia she was scheduled to begin her next round of chemotherapy. My mom and I went to her scheduled appointment which has always gone like this: labs, appointment with her oncologist and then the chemotherapy infusion. On this day, we were told during her appointment that her ANC had not come up from the previous week so unfortunately, Violet's chemotherapy had to be postponed. Her ANC was in the 400 range and it needs to be over 700 to begin chemotherapy. I was disappointed that there would be a delay in her treatment, but grateful that Violet could get a couple days of downtime before her next appointment. And, this meant that we could go home now and she would get more playtime with grandma! We had a visit over the weekend with my step-mom and my sister from California and it was much needed family time! It was wonderful to watch Violet enjoying more playtime, love and hugs. We were definitely showered with many blessings from them ...