Jillian's Army

A site to provide updates on Jillian Moore's fight against Stage 4 Neuroblastoma Cancer

12th Birthday!

Good morning Troops! Today let’s give our warrior Jillian a HUGE birthday shoutout! I know I say this every time but we almost didn’t get this day. Every milestone, every birthday is precious. And today she turns 12 years old. Happy Birthday Jillian!!! SALUTE!

-CIC Momma

When I say they’re is something special about today you know I mean it. Happiest of birthdays to my beautiful 12yr old! Every day you lighten up my life and I am so proud of the miracle that you are! Thankful for you honey and I love you so much!

-General Dad

Back to School Chaos

Good morning troops! Hope everyone is surviving the back to school chaos. We sure had our work cut out for us in that first week.
Our warrior Jillian started 6th grade and her big sister Sienna started high school. We are trying to get back into a groove of going back into the classroom everyday as well as started new adventures, new grades, new schools, new friends, new teachers, new routines. General Dad and I have figured out how to navigate the craziness surrounding transportation and how to get both girls to and from two different schools that are located in opposite directions from each other AND have similar start and end times.
Jillian is a theatre major at her magnet school and so far she is loving it. She was totally bummed out that she would not be getting a locker this year though… damn Covid! She has already made several new friends and her teachers are all accommodating her IEP needs. They had her HATS system for her hearing aides in place by the end of the first week; I was impressed by that.
She is also taking two dance classes in the evening at Dance Addiction; she is continuing with Intermediate Hip Hop and giving Jazz a try. She loves both classes.
Sienna is a dance major at her magnet school which will be keeping her quite busy, and so far she is loving it! She is already participating in school activities and making new friends; she is making the most of her freshman year.
I can’t believe how grown up they are. I am so proud of these two. Hope everyone has a fantastic back to school experience as well.
Stay safe out there and SALUTE!!

CIC momma

Goodbye elementary school…

Hello Troops,

Today was another emotional day for our family! Our warrior Jillian said goodbye to Newton Elementary School for the last time. She is moving on to Junior High at Thurman White Academy of the Arts where she will try her talents in the theatre department. She received numerous awards at Newton for this last semester which include Active Participation, Newton Navigator Award, Citizenship Award, Highest Map Growth, and she was Class Representative for Student Council.

We are equally proud of big sister Sienna who got outstanding citizenship and was accepted into Del Sol Academy of the Arts as a dance major for her Freshman year of High School.

We are super proud of the girls and are eager to have a fun and relaxing summer. Hope you all have a fantastic and safe summer break as well!

SALUTE!

CIC Momma

Happy 11th Birthday!

Good morning troops! Today is April 25th. And ya know what that means? 11 years ago today a little angel came into our lives. She completed our little family. She came in like a hurricane all 6 lbs 8 oz by way of emergency c-section 4 weeks early. She has continued to rock our world ever since. Always singing, always keeping us laughing. Everyday is a new adventure with Jillian.

We love you to the moon and back Baby Bear. Happy 11th Birthday; and cheers to many, many more!

SALUTE!

CIC Momma, General Dad, Big Sister Sienna
And your whole family!

7 years ago today

7 years ago today we got the first scan result indicating that her cancer was gone. She beat the monster before her treatment was through. Time flies by so quickly; it feels like yesterday. She remains strong and fierce. Cancer didn’t stand a chance against her determination and will to fight. Our baby girl is truly a miracle. We remain grateful for every single day Jillian and Sienna are happy and healthy. Jillian’s Army was crucial in getting us here, thank you all!🙏🏻💜💛

A quick update

Hello troops and Happy New Year! Yeah I know it’s February but we been busy. Our warrior is doing great these days. This Covid crap is really frustrating. Jillian and her sister Sienna are going crazy and taking me with them! They are itchin’ to go back to the classroom for school. Hopefully soon!


We do have a new member of the family to introduce y’all to. After all three of our dogs passed away in 2020, we decided to get a Rottweiler puppy. Her name is Coco and she is almost 8 months old. She is crazy but the girls are absolutely in love with her. Their Husky Leia (daddy’s dog) has a love-hate thing goin on but hey…that’s what siblings do, right? She is turning out to be just what we needed during this crazy time in our lives.

I do have some fabulous news for everyone. I drove to Summerlin Hospital today to pick up the radiology report from Jillian’s MIBG scan last week. I am overjoyed to report that she remains CANCER FREE!!! Thank you all for your prayers, energy and love. We can breathe a sigh of relief now for a while … hopefully forever! She still has many appointments to go to. She still remains smaller than average and slightly underweight. We are seeing an endocrinologist and GI specialist next month to see if there’s anything going on that was caused by the radiation she had. Keeping our fingers crossed for good news there.


Will post more when we know more info on that. Until then, stay safe, stay healthy, and stay positive my friends!


Much Love,
CIC Momma!

The Covid-19 summer…

Hello troops! Just wanted to pop in and say hello. Hopefully everyone is staying safe and sane through these crazy times we are living in. Our warrior is doing fabulous. We are doing our best to still enjoy the little things in life. We enjoyed some beach time, boating, camping, and welcomed a brand new baby cousin into the world! And spending LOTS of time with family! August has us preparing a new and different kind of school year. We spend our days cleaning and organizing our rooms and getting ourselves all set for our school…. at home. Jillian will be starting 5th grade, her big sister Sienna starts 8th grade and I continue with my college courses. Wish us luck with this new way of education; I’m not sure I am the best at being a teacher!

SALUTE!

Double Digit Birthday

We gave our warrior Jillian the best birthday she could have under the circumstances. Every birthday is a milestone we never thought we’d see. We love you precious baby. Happy 10th birthday!!!

Hello 4th Grade

Hello Troops! Just wanted to let everyone know that we are enjoying our lives. Feels so good to be at peace and not fighting the war. Our warrior started 4th grade this month and is enjoying school. She also started going to dance. She and her sister are attending a new dance studio closer to home. Jilli is taking Hip Hop and Acro and is LOVING it (so far.) We just started getting her immunizations caught up but are waiting for the titer to come back to see if she is in fact making antibodies. Prayers and positive thoughts are welcome at this time. Hope everyone enjoyed their summer and we are looking forward to the cooler temps of fall!

SALUTE!

CIC Momma

Remission

Hi Troops!

July marked 6 years since our warrior started fighting for her life. In September it will be 5 years since her treatment ended. She has had clear scans ever since. She wasn’t able to have the final MIBG scan to look for cancer cells; the insurance company deemed it “unnecessary.” But she did have on final CT scan to check for any tumors. Scans came back clear once again. COG protocol says that after 5 years post treatment, all scans clear then we have reached REMISSION! She was only 3 when cancer tried to take her from us. The memories of the fight are fading from her mind; scars are her only permanent reminder. Still she remains one of the strongest, bravest souls I have come to know. She is 9 years old and about to start 4th grade. She has the world at her feet. General Dad and I are so grateful for all the prayers, love, donations and support all of you have given our family. We are humbled and grateful….truly blessed. Thank you!

Your Commander In Chief,

Amber (CIC Momma)

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