Laurel was 8 years old when we found out she had Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (T-Cell).  The Leukemia took her life later that very same day.

I’ve been told that an average white blood cell count for children is between 10,000 and 12,000.  A patient with more than 50,000 white blood cells is considered high risk for Leukemia.

Laurel’s white blood cell count was 716,000.

The doctors said her Leukemia was so aggressive that she couldn’t possibly have had it for more than 6-8 weeks.

It is so unbelievable to me that my daughter, who was so perfect and so full of life, could be so ill without presenting any real symptoms.  Though the lack of such symptoms also meant that Laurel was blessed to be able to live every day of her life to its fullest.  For that I am grateful.

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