Brooke StephensonWhere it all began.....On Monday the 25th of March our precious little Sophie was officially diagnosed with Stage IV High Risk Neuroblastoma . Welcome to Sophie...
Brooke StephensonCycle 1 of Chemo completeThe journey begins...... No child or parent should have to go through this, however we feel it's necessary to share Sophie's treatment jo...
Brooke StephensonAnd through those very challenging days their are smiles and cuddles....She's back 😊. So happy to see our baby girl doing stickers and reading instead of curled up in a ball feeling sick. Our little dinosaur ...
Brooke StephensonSophie turns 2!We know you would rather be somewhere else on your birthday, but we made the most of it. I wish we were at the zoo, at a park or at home,...
Brooke StephensonThe up's and the downs... Sophie had a bit of a rough night last night with pain and fevers. She's had 6 days of fevers so they did a CT scan today to rule out som...
Brooke StephensonDaddy's little girl.....One of Matt's colleague's snapped a picture of Sophie and Matt this morning as they rushed off to the hospital for her renal function app...
Brooke StephensonThe horrible affects of chemo....We've been home from hospital for over a week but Sophie's gut and bowel are still recovering from the effects of mucositis. Our poor dar...
Brooke StephensonSharing Sophie's story nationally!The support for Sophie has been extraordinary and yesterday 7News.com.au posted a story about Sophie's story creating awareness, encourag...
Brooke StephensonA parents pain.....People keep asking how Sophie is going so I've finally got round to posting this update. I ummed and ahhhed about whether to share this p...
Brooke StephensonAnd then we see smiles that warm our heart!27 September 2019 Our cute little panda is getting there. She's managed to eat toast and keep it down. Just need her to tolerate 10 more ...
Brooke StephensonSometimes it feels like we just can't catch a break.....20 October 2019 This is meant to be our fun family time before chemo but poor Sophie's been struck down with what they think is a gastro ...
Brooke StephensonChemo Milestone!2 November 2019 It's the last day of Sophie's 8th and very last chemo today. Woo hoo 🎉🎉🎉 Hopefully Sophie will get out of hospital tom...
Brooke StephensonThe inevitable mucositis 5 November 2019 Sophie's very grumpy today and I can't say I blame her. She was pulled out of bed at 6.15am to come to hospital and has h...
Brooke StephensonCancer Sucks....Unfortunately Sophie has become as unwell as she was after her last high dose chemo and stem cell transplant. She has terrible mucositis ...
Brooke StephensonSophie's Family Fun Day - Saturday 16 November 2019This was bigger than anyone ever expected and the warm sunny day in November really topped it off. Thank you to everyone who participated...
Brooke StephensonAlmost home again!20 November 2019 Arrived at the hospital this morning to see our little miss has turned a big corner. She's back to playing, being bossy ...
Brooke StephensonDecember smiles!3 December 2019 Sophie is improving everyday and is back to being her cheeky little self. She just needs to gain some strength and weight...
Brooke StephensonThe joys of Christmas Parties and Doggie Kisses!13 December 2019 Sophie and i are hanging out in the Women's and Children's oncology clinic today so she can have a unit of blood. Her ha...
Brooke StephensonRadiotherapy commences for Sophie18 December 2019 Sophie started radiotherapy at the Royal Adelaide hospital on Monday and is coping amazingly with it (like she does with...
Brooke StephensonRoad blocks.....23 December 2019 So apparently the universe didn't think we had enough to deal with. I must have looked like i was handling radiotherapy,...