I'm Cancer FREE!!!

I got GREAT news today from my doctor. My PET Scan results came back normal! All the cancer is gone! I was a little anxious going to the clinic today to find out. Even though I felt really good that the results were going to come back normal, I was still preparing myself for the worst just in case.

So, I had treatment #8 today and will have to have 3 more treatments of Chemo (just to make sure what is gone stays gone!) Then I will get a break for a few weeks and then most likely will need about 3 weeks of radiation. I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. Although treatments are never fun, for some reason I think they might be a little easier now that I can see the end in sight.

Shane came with me to my appointment this time for great support. When the doctor left the room after sharing the great news I burst into tears. Shane looked kind of confused until I was able to explain that they were finally tears of joy!!

Thank you all for your prayers, prayers really are answered!

3 Additions to our family!

Within 8 days, Shane and I have had 3 additions to our families. We are excited to welcome them ALL into our family!!

Shane’s brother and his wife had a baby girl last week.

My brother Jeff married the cutest girl, Whitney. We are excited to have another sister and she really does fit in great with all of us. And...for those that haven’t seen me in my wig, there it is!

And the 3rd family member this week is a little baby boy. My sister, Michelle, had a little baby boy last night.

8 is Great???

Ok so 8 isn’t that great, but hey, having 8 chemo’s done feels like a pretty good accomplishment these days. I thought I would post a little on treatment #8. Everything was fine. There actually isn’t a lot to report, except for the fever update. As you know, I have had a fever the night after my treatment for the last 2 times. They now think it’s a reaction to one of the chemo drugs. So they let me take Aleve this time. So as soon as I got home I took Aleve and low and behold, it worked…no fever!! So it looks like that will be my new thing for the remainder of my treatments, which is great news.

My mom came with me this time. She has been so good to come with me to my appointments. Everyone in my family has been taking turns, but I think this was her 4th time coming with me. Thanks mom, I love you, it’s fun to have you there to talk to through the long process.

The other big news is that next Tuesday, June 10, I have my PET Scan. I had this scan when I was first diagnosed to help stage the cancer. I haven’t had one since and this scan will show how much progress has been made to me becoming cancer free. If the results are good, then I will finish my last 4 treatments of chemo as scheduled. If the results don’t look as good as they hoped by this point then I will need 8 more treatments! Ugh…so I am asking that everyone pray that the results will come back so that I only need to have 4 more treatments. I won’t get the results until my next treatment, June 16 but I will let you all know as soon as I find out.

Thanks for all your prayers, keep them coming!!