A Quick Catch Up

I had scans (CT & bone scan) done the middle of the month. Results showed everything is stable & a few things have shrunk a mm or so. As long as the medicines are still working & nothing new is popping up, we are good. We are praying for complete healing & I believe it is happening. It is necessary to stay on the chemo indefinitely, so I also pray that I can continue on this study. One of these meds alone is over 10K!! Unbelievable I know! There is always the chance that the drug company could stop the study, something I knew when I signed up. Last week I was sick & was pretty much in bed all week. I think I caught a virus from Abby. We both were running a fever, but mine went to 102, which caused me to have to visit the ER last Tuesday night. Thank goodness for Mom living close enough to come stay with the children, since we didn't get home until 2 a.m. Wednesday morning. This is my off week, & thus far I'm feeling great. I had enough energy to go workout this morning. My blood counts were near perfect today as well. Pray that I will continue to improve with each cycle of chemo. The Lord is so good to me. I'm sorry I'm not a very good friend these days. I have been focusing my energies on Abby & Austin & trying to do as much with them as possible. Thank you all who lift me in prayer. HE IS MY STRENGTH & MY REDEEMER!! I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength. Phil 4:13

A Night to Remember

I'm so proud of my little Austin. He hit a homerun tonight!! He also hit a perfect line drive down the first base line. It was his night to shine. His team has only won one game, but they have so much fun out there & we have a great group of parents that are as good of sports as the little boys. It was a close game & they lost by one point. They play in the Optimist league at Starplex. It is a 7 & 8 year old coach pitched league & Anthony is one of the coaches. He was a very proud daddy as well. I hooped it up & screamed Austin all the way around the bases. He was so excited & getting an Icee after the game just topped it off for him.

Please remember me. I've been having some intense pain tonight. The bleachers at the ballfield usually do a number on me, despite my chair cushion. My back & hips have hurt more than they have in a long time. I had to break down & take medicine, which I haven't done much of lately. Usually by Wednesday the chemo kicks in, so it may be a bit rougher this week. Pray for strength, courage & energy. My children are very active this week, so I can't be down. Thank goodness school is winding down. I know many of you share the same sentiments.

I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength. Phil 4:13

Relay for Life

What an amazing experience the later part of the week. Thursday was the kickoff party for Race for the Cure in Nashville. Friday was Relay for Life of Rutherford County. But Friday morning I got a call from the florist & my sweet hubby sent me a dozen red roses for our 12 year anniversary. I ran around all day Friday getting ready for Friday night's Relay for Life. It had to be moved into Siegel High School's gym due to the storms in the area. It started at 6pm & went through the night. By the time 6am rolled around, there were very few people there, much to my amazement. My mom, Kim Fisher, Christy Huddleston, my daughter Abby, her two friends, Rachel Woods & Olivia Arnold, were real troopers & hung in there with me. Needless to say I slept all day Saturday & could barely walk last night to go on my date with Anthony. We went to Franklin & had a nice dinner. He even got the babysitter lined up ahead of time. The Relay raised over $70,000 & our team of 14 or 15 went past our goal of $2000. I'm so proud of you ladies. I've had the privilege of meeting so many wonderful people while being part of ACS & Komen. I hope those of you who read my blog will volunteer or donate to one or both of these organizations. Cancer unfortunately has affected someone you know or you wouldn't be reading this right now. It is too prevalent & I believe that science is on the brink of finding a cure for many of the cancers. DNA testing has come so far the past year. With this, it will take the guess work out of chemo, because they will be able to pinpoint the drug that works best. I thank those who donated to Relay for Life in my team's honor. It means so much to me for those who came & walked for as long as you could...Caroline Ott, Kristy Gross, Amy Wheeler, Pam Arnold, Sandy Hale, Melanie Woods, Barbara Rogers, Anthony & Austin, & Susan Lynch. I could not have done it without you!!!