Week 2 in Review! It was a GOOD week!

We couldn't have asked for a better week for week 2 into mom's treatment! Mom had the week off from chemo to allow her white blood cells to build back up ensuring that her immune system can handle another round of treatment. She had a follow up visit this morning (Monday, Feb 13th) and her cell count remains good! Now we just need to make sure that she stays healthy so we can keep her treatments on schedule! She won't go back in for chemo treatments until the 26th of February. She will typically have 2 weeks off between treatments, but due to the holiday next week and insurance (how political can you get?), the doctor decided to hold off and give her one more week to get her body ready for another round of chemo! She did get a touch of the flu like symptoms with vomiting but we are hoping that it is related to the immune booster shot that she received last week and not the chemo itself!

Mom has her glow back! You can see it in her eyes when she smiles! It makes me so happy to see that she still has her fighting spirit! She is such an inspiration to us all!  I hope that she continues to have the faith that she does and continues to fight without hesitation! She admits that it's scary- so please everyone, keep her in your thoughts and prayers as she continues this next battle...

We had a GREAT visit with Jeremy and Michelle this weekend! They came in and spent the weekend at home! We celebrated Jeremy's birthday with a late birthday dinner and had a great time- mom and dad gave him a stock certificate for the Green Bay Packers so he (along with mom and dad) are now Shareholder for the Packers! I am so jealous! It's unfortunate that Jeremy and Michelle's visit had to be so short, but they have jobs and lives that they need to get back too. Hopefully we will be able to have them up for another visit soon!

Shopping for a wig!

                                                                   Simply Beautiful!

                                                       He looks like a young Ken doll!

                                                                      Chase having fun!

                                           Woot, woot! What a stud!

 
So this morning, Melissa, Mom, Ty and I decided to venture out into the world of wigs to see what moms options might be when she starts to lose her hair due to the chemotherapy. We ended up at a shop where the woman helping us was so nice and helped mom pick styles similar to how she wears her hair now! We decided to buy two wigs and have mom start wearing them now so as her hair begins to thin and fall out, she will already have been wearing wigs and it can be more of a private process for her. The wigs look wonderful and mom walked out of the store wearing one! Ty gave his seal of approval when Nana looked at him and asked him what he thought and he gave her the biggest smile! As awkward or sad of a situation this could have been, it was actually very therapeutic and mom had a smile on her face the entire time! She couldn't have looked more beautiful today and had her "happy glow" back to her! After coming home and receiving rave reviews from everyone at home, the boys decided that they wanted to try on moms wigs. It was nice that we were all able to get a laugh and share this experience with mom! We were blessed to have a day today that was filled with smiles and laughter! With or without hair, my mom will ALWAYS be beautiful, but at least we found her a few wigs that help her feel the way we see her (beautiful) during her chemo treatments! Love you momma!

Week 1 in review

So, we have completed mom's first week of chemotherapy to treat her lung cancer. She completed chemo treatments on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday- each day, one of us would make sure that we were there to take her to her treatment and sit by her side throughout. She handled her first round of treatment well however she continues to be tired. On Thursday she received an immune booster shot. The shot is injected into the fatty cells and produce excess white blood cells in the bones. This can cause bone pain, which she is experiencing in her neck and some flu like symptoms which she is now starting to experience. Hopefully she won't have these symptoms too long because she seems to be drained a bit from them! She has the next two weeks off from chemotherapy and will resume chemotherapy on Feb 20th. Our goal is to keep her active and involved on her off weeks! She always seems to do better when she is keeping herself active and involved! Ty and I continue to spend a lot of time at Nana's.... He lights up like a star when he see's his Nana and brings such a sparkle to her eyes! Even though Chris has moved out, he continues to come by the house each night (I think he misses the family and wants to spend time with mom).... They watch Jeopardy and America's Funniest Home Videos every night! My dad has been such a pillar of strength to the entire family! And we would be lost without Melissa- who seems to have filled every role possible and without, I would be lost! It's hard having Jeremy in California during times likes these as we know he needs our love, comfort, hugs and care too. Despite it all, it seems we all have been each others rocks when we need to be over the past few weeks. Mom continues to have a smile on her face and says that although she is scared (which breaks your heart as a daughter hearing) she is NOT giving up! She goes to her chemotherapy appointments with a smile on her face and manage to even make the staff smile! Let us pray that the next two weeks allow mom some time to rest and heal before having to go through her next round of treatment! I'll keep everyone posted on how she continues to do! Please continue to pray for mom and our family! Much Love!