Meghan’s Journey: The Story of Meghan Redenbach: The Teenage Girl Who Showed a Community How to “Man Up” in the Face of Cancer by Meghan Redenbach Page B
Authors: Meghan Redenbach
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rest. She ate a pretty good dinner. We kind of chilled until we left for Mike and Nick’s hockey game at the Pepsi Center.
Monday, June 1, 2009
Meg got up around 8:30 a.m. for the nurse. Ann came today because Lee had a death in the family. Meg went back to bed after she left. I called for the results on her blood and they were good. Meg worked on her DBQ (Document Based Question – Essay for Social Studies) today for 3 hours. Lynn didn’t come today. We are trying to rest Meghan up until the Earth Science exam. Meg is looking forward to going to school tomorrow.
Tuesday, June 2
Meg went back to school today. She had the state Social Studies test and wasn’t expecting that. She did the best she could. She stayed after for Earth Science. She came home tired and has a bit of a cold.
Wednesday, June 3
Meg had the second half of her Social Studies test today. Today was the DBQ. She said she was writing forever. She also stayed after for Earth Science again, as the hands-on part is tomorrow. I think she should do alright. We came home and didn’t do very much because she still doesn’t feel very well.
Thursday, June 4
Meg went to school today and felt pretty good. She didn’t get blood work today because she had to take the “hands-on” portion of her Regents Exam in Earth Science, so we moved blood work until Friday. Meg felt pretty confident with what she did on the test, but knows she switched answers on two of the questions with rocks and minerals. After she realized it, it was too late to change the answers. She was upset with herself, because the rocks and minerals were plainly labeled. I told her to blame it on the “Chemo Brain.” She stayed after school to watch the varsity girls’ softball team play Olean for the title. We had to leave before the game ended because Meg was getting her wig trimmed. They ended up losing. We went to Pecoraro’s and had lots of fun. Meg loved her new haircut, and she learned how to draw on eyebrows. She looked awesome. We decided to go to Friendly’s for a bite to eat. Meg had this huge appetite for everything, but ended up ordering the popcorn chicken. She really wanted ice cream, but didn’t get that either. We stopped at Rite Aid so Meg could get some nail polish and eyebrow shadow. She went home and tried doing the eyebrow thing herself, and she did a great job.
Friday, June 5
Meg was able to sleep in a little today because the nurse was coming to do blood work. Meg had the Relay for Life event tonight at Grand Island High School. A teacher’s (Monique Corraro) daughter and her friends had Meghan as their survivor sponsor. They had a tent for her and raffles to raise money for cancer research. Being the eighth day after chemo, I was nervous to call for her counts because this is usually the day that they are way down. Sure enough, her white count was 5.7, which is very low and she is nutropenic. They are going to send the nurse back on Sunday instead of Monday to check and see if she needs a transfusion. The bad news is she couldn’t go to the Relay for Life event because of being neutropenic. The girls understood and texted her pictures of the tent and when they illuminated her name on the screen. She was bummed, but understands that she could catch anything very quickly. We went to Mike’s softball game instead.
Saturday, June 6
Meg got up and still has that darn cold. She has no fever; therefore we don’t have to take her to the hospital (Roswell). Mike and I have Bethany (not Maclam) and Andrew’s wedding in Geneseo today and plan to spend the evening, provided Meg is ok. Gram is coming to spend the night with her. Meg is going to her cousin Mikey’s birthday party. Dave is picking her up and bringing her home. She was thrilled. She got home from the party around 11:30 p.m. Mom said she felt pretty good and went to bed.
Sunday, June 7
The nurse called in the morning and came around 9:30 a.m. Meg still has a cold. Mike and I got home around 10:45 and
Monday, June 1, 2009
Meg got up around 8:30 a.m. for the nurse. Ann came today because Lee had a death in the family. Meg went back to bed after she left. I called for the results on her blood and they were good. Meg worked on her DBQ (Document Based Question – Essay for Social Studies) today for 3 hours. Lynn didn’t come today. We are trying to rest Meghan up until the Earth Science exam. Meg is looking forward to going to school tomorrow.
Tuesday, June 2
Meg went back to school today. She had the state Social Studies test and wasn’t expecting that. She did the best she could. She stayed after for Earth Science. She came home tired and has a bit of a cold.
Wednesday, June 3
Meg had the second half of her Social Studies test today. Today was the DBQ. She said she was writing forever. She also stayed after for Earth Science again, as the hands-on part is tomorrow. I think she should do alright. We came home and didn’t do very much because she still doesn’t feel very well.
Thursday, June 4
Meg went to school today and felt pretty good. She didn’t get blood work today because she had to take the “hands-on” portion of her Regents Exam in Earth Science, so we moved blood work until Friday. Meg felt pretty confident with what she did on the test, but knows she switched answers on two of the questions with rocks and minerals. After she realized it, it was too late to change the answers. She was upset with herself, because the rocks and minerals were plainly labeled. I told her to blame it on the “Chemo Brain.” She stayed after school to watch the varsity girls’ softball team play Olean for the title. We had to leave before the game ended because Meg was getting her wig trimmed. They ended up losing. We went to Pecoraro’s and had lots of fun. Meg loved her new haircut, and she learned how to draw on eyebrows. She looked awesome. We decided to go to Friendly’s for a bite to eat. Meg had this huge appetite for everything, but ended up ordering the popcorn chicken. She really wanted ice cream, but didn’t get that either. We stopped at Rite Aid so Meg could get some nail polish and eyebrow shadow. She went home and tried doing the eyebrow thing herself, and she did a great job.
Friday, June 5
Meg was able to sleep in a little today because the nurse was coming to do blood work. Meg had the Relay for Life event tonight at Grand Island High School. A teacher’s (Monique Corraro) daughter and her friends had Meghan as their survivor sponsor. They had a tent for her and raffles to raise money for cancer research. Being the eighth day after chemo, I was nervous to call for her counts because this is usually the day that they are way down. Sure enough, her white count was 5.7, which is very low and she is nutropenic. They are going to send the nurse back on Sunday instead of Monday to check and see if she needs a transfusion. The bad news is she couldn’t go to the Relay for Life event because of being neutropenic. The girls understood and texted her pictures of the tent and when they illuminated her name on the screen. She was bummed, but understands that she could catch anything very quickly. We went to Mike’s softball game instead.
Saturday, June 6
Meg got up and still has that darn cold. She has no fever; therefore we don’t have to take her to the hospital (Roswell). Mike and I have Bethany (not Maclam) and Andrew’s wedding in Geneseo today and plan to spend the evening, provided Meg is ok. Gram is coming to spend the night with her. Meg is going to her cousin Mikey’s birthday party. Dave is picking her up and bringing her home. She was thrilled. She got home from the party around 11:30 p.m. Mom said she felt pretty good and went to bed.
Sunday, June 7
The nurse called in the morning and came around 9:30 a.m. Meg still has a cold. Mike and I got home around 10:45 and
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