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♥Mackenzie♥'s Interests
General
Heroes
My sister Lindsay
***Both videos below play with music, be sure to pause the Lifehouse song above before viewing.***
If you listen very quietly,
you might just hear their wings.
I've been walkin' with my Jesus
and He's tellin' me these things.
That there's angels all around me
to protect me from all harm.
Within their wings I'm hiding
and I'm sleeping in their arms.
So BE PATIENT WAIT ON JESUS,
for you know right from the start,
It is God who walks beside me
and He holds MY SPECIAL HEART!!!!
My sister Lindsay was diagnosed at six weeks old with 5 major defects in her heart. Her doctors gave her little hope without a heart and lung transplant. My mom and dad talked to the best doctors they could find and came up with a surgical plan for her. Even with surgery, they told my parents that Lindsay would not live past age three, but she proved them wrong and is now 11 years old. My sister has had seven heart surgeries and spent a lot of her life in the hospital. She reminds us everyday that, all things are possible. And really, she's no different than any of us because none of us are guarenteed any amount of time here on earth. I wish I could say she's done hanging out in the hospital, but her heart likes to beat too fast and she will need more surgery in the future, possibly even that heart and lung transplant the doctors first talked about. Please keep my sister and me in your prayers. Love, Mackenzie
To All of my friends who have lost their battle... You are not forgotten.
MY AMAZING WARRIOR FRIEND BOEY, FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS
AMANDA JONES, WE'LL NEVER FORGET "HOPE + BELIEVE = ACHIEVE" YOU ARE FOREVER ETCHED IN OUR HEARTS
AWESOME ALI, WE MISS YOU!
REMEMBERING TRAV, "When I'm gone, don't cry for me - I'll be in the BEST place there is!"
Mackenzie was diagnosed at 15 months of age with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia on January 16, 2004 after weeks of high fever of unknown origin. Her bone marrow responded well and at two and four weeks into treatment, both aspirations showed remission. Unfortunately, with leukemia, it is a long road, and even when remission occurs, a 2 1/2 - 3 year protocol of chemotherapy must be completed. The first year was rough, as Mackenzie endured many, many complications. In October 2004, she entered the "maintenance" phase of therapy and was doing well until April 18, 2005 when we received news that the leukemia was back. Mackenzie's relapse occured in her central nervous system and she enduring ten more months of intensive chemo and cranial/spinal radiation, followed by another year and a half of maintenance therapy. Her doctors told us they thought she had a 40% chance of beating this thing. It was a crushing, heart wrenching blow to our lives. But we didn't know the storm wasn't over. Five months into maintenance, Mack relapsed again on January 18, 2007. This time the cancer was back in her bone marrow and the doctors thought she had a 10 percent chance of surviving. We uprooted our family and left suddenly for Cincinnati Childrens Hospital where she was inpatient for over six months. Four months of intensive chemotherapy and finally an unrelated umbilical cord blood transplant on May 15, 2007. We continue to remind ourselves that life is not about numbers or statistics... it's not about someone's best guess at whether or not my child will live or how long she may live. Rather, it's all about a plan and a purpose that God has for our lives. And so we continue to place all of our hope in Him, trusting in His constant care. His faithfulness has been evident in the many ways He continues to provide for us on this long and exhausting journey. We praise God for Mack's life everyday and for the miracle of His healing hand. We are so grateful for all the changes that have occured in our own lives through this journey we have been on and have learned to appreciate the suffering. YOU are another example of His outstretched arms and we pray that you will be touched by Mackenzie's life and blessed through your love and support for our family!.
I just got my new "Official Highroller" t-shirt from my friends over at Youngville and I LOVE it! :) Do you see the picture in the middle? Thats me and my boyfwend. I wore it all over town the other day and mom made sure to take LOTS of pictures of her "Highroller Princess."
Click to go to the PUSH & PULL store - all proceeds go to Hope For Mackenzie!
P.U.S.H. & P.U.L.L. for Mackenzie!
(Pray Until Something Happens & Pray Until Leukemia Loses!)
Donations can be sent directly to the bank that handles Mackenzie's medical funds.
Wauconda Community Bank
Hope for Mackenzie
Attn: Cynthia Tysland
495 West Liberty Street
Wauconda, IL 60084
IT WILL BE 3 MONTHS ON SUNDAY SINCE EVAN HAS GONE...EVEN IN THE END HE STILL SMILED. MY ONLY INSPIRATION IS YOU...I THINK OF YOU SO MUCH AND IT IS MY ONLY WAY TO KEEP MY FAITH...
Hello Mackenzie and Family,I hope and pray everything went O.K.during your stay at the hosiptal.I just got back from Texas doing children ministry and all the kids were praying for you Mackenzie.Love in Jesus name Pastor B.O.B.
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