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Rocky Mountain Team Heroes
MEET SHALYN
Shalyn one of many Rocky Mountain Heroes. She?s a 4th grader at Olander Elementary in Fort Collins. When simply asked how many beads (about) she had in the picture below. Her parent's response was:
"The photo was taken during round 3 of treatment, so she has an additional string since this photo. She has a total of 568 beads."
The general color coding for each bead is as follows:
Yellow (133) A night's stay in the hospital
White (92) A dose of Chemotherapy.
Silver (7) Surgeries
Black (54) A "Poke" (IV, Port Access).
Red (41) A Blood Transfusion.
Brown (1) Hair Loss
Purple (96) An Infusion. (Antibiotics, Anti-Nausea, Reaction Control, Pain Relief)
Blue (12) Clinic Visit.
Lime (28) Isolation Day, Fever.
Green (46) Tests (CT Scan, X-Ray, EKG, MRI, Echo-Cardiogram, Bone Density Scan).
DK Grn (22) Miscellaneous medications.
Tortoise (2) Lumbar Puncture
Aqua (1) Tube Insertion (Foley)
Beige (5) Bone Marrow Aspirate
Orange (4) Central Line Placement/removal (Medi-Port / Broviac).
Special (28) Special Accomplishments, Act of Courage, Care Team Visit, Bone Marrow Transplant).
Please join us in our fight against cancer, so kids like Shalyn can have less beads and more time being a kid!
