Today I saw my general doctor and he absolutely couldn't believe my hair was a wig--he was amazed at how much it looked like my normal hair. He stated that with my faith and positive attitude, he feels assured that I will do great throughout the treatment process. I was very encouraged when I left there. I then went to radiation and did fine, but I was very tired and took a nap when I got home.

Tomorrow is my first chemo treatment for this second cycle. I truly appreciate your continued prayers and support. Thanks and love to you all.

PRAISE THE LORD!!!!! I've had 2 very good days with no radiation problems and I've had more energy than I've had for a while. I know this is from all your prayers!

I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will show forth all thy marvellous works. I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High. Psalm 9:1,2

Thank you for ALL your continued encouragement. "Therefore encourage one another and build each other up." 1 Thess. 5:11

Well.......it's done!!! There is a friend from my church and his son who wanted to shave their head with me when I was ready, so since I was having a lot of anxiety over losing so much hair this weekend, we decided that after church today we would shave our heads. Our special group of friends went over to Rose & Mark's house after church and had our "shaving party". I took some pictures, so as soon as someone more computer savvy than me can post them, you will see them. I feel a whole lot better now than I did just thinking about it.

Thank you for all the super nice blogs I have received recently--the encouragement and support has been a huge blessing. I have talked to so many people recently (especially about my hair) and you have all been extremely nice also. I am the most blessed person and I am so thankful to each and every one of you who have been praying for me, encouraging me, and being just as nice as you could possibly be to me.

Love and blessings to all of you--have a wonderful week!!!!

Well, today was the first of 10 radiation treatments for my femur. I wish I could say I breezed through it, but I did get sick afterward--nothing like how sick I got when I had radiation last time, but all the same, I got sick. Please pray that I will be able to take the radiation without any sickness and/or nausea. My hair is still holding out too. I expect that this weekend it will most likely be gone. I know you're all probably tired of hearing this same thing, so I'll just let you know when it's gone.
I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and that you are truly blessed in everything you do!

Today worked out well. I went and had my Zomeda treatment and when we came home, there was a message that we could come early to the radiation Dr., so we turned around and went back to Downey. That sure beat waiting until 5:00pm to go. I got set up to start my radiation tomorrow at 1:30.

I lost quite a bit of hair today, but for the most part, it still covers my head--I don't know if it will tomorrow.

I received some beautiful cards in the mail today and some very nice phone calls, and that is so encouraging. I want to thank each of you for what you do in your special way to encourage me. I love you all very much and appreciate all my family and friends.

Praise the Lord! We received the authorization today for radiation to my femur, so we will go to the radiation Dr. tomorrow at 5:00pm. I will be getting Zomeda at 8:45am. Thank you for your prayers for continued strength.

Also, I feel like the day is getting very close that my hair will be falling out. This is emotional for me, so I appreciate your support in this area also.

God bless each of you and I thank you for all the ways you have and continue to support and care for me!

Please continue to pray for authorization for radiation to my femur and for strength to endure the whole process. Some days are better than others and today was one of the not-so-good days.

Thank you for your continued prayers and encouragement--I definitely need it!

Kelsey got home safely Friday night and we just hung out on Saturday and she shared all her pictures from Spain and her journals with me, so I felt like I got my own private tour.

I had a mostly quiet weekend and went to church this morning. I am feeling pretty good and anticipating a good week. At this time, the only scheduled appointment is my Zometa treatment on Wed., but we are hoping to get approval from the HMO to start radiation on my femur this week.

Please pray that the authorization will come in quickly and that nothing happens to my femur in the meantime and also that a nagging infection I've had this week will go away. I love all of you and appreciate your continuous encouragement and support! I hope you all have a very blessed week!!!!!

Today was a great day for me. My dad asked my mom & I to meet him for lunch at the Fish Company Restaurant (my favorite), so we had lunch and ran a couple of errands, then it was time to pick Kelsey up at the airport. We went to dinner with her friend's family, then came home and she is so tired that she went straight to bed (after a few snuggles and kisses from her Mommy).

I had mentioned the darling "sunshine basket" that some friends made for me and I am still opening a-gift-a-day. I have gotten a couple of darling hats, gift cards, etc. and today's was great because I love tropical tea (a certain brand) and we absolutely couldn't find it in decaf, but whoever put that in the basket found it. I am having fun opening all the cute gifts.

My body was mostly free from pain today except for a minor infection and I feel so much relief, especially to my back. Thank you so much for all the prayers! I hope you all have a nice weekend and for those of you in So. Calif., enjoy the sunshine we're supposed to have!!!! Love to you all.

Hi everyone! I had chemo today that was supposed to last 2 hours and I was actually there for approximately 4 hours by the time we talked to the Dr. too. I was very tired for most of the day when we got home, so I had a NICE nap today.

The Dr. went over the MRIs with us and was mostly in agreement with what the radiologist had to say. One of the decisions I had to contemplate was whether or not to have some more radiation to my femur which has a lot of cancer in it and is growing into the cortex of the femur and the worry is that I could break my femur. (For those of you who remember, my mom broke her femur last year and wouldn't wish that on me.) I have pretty much decided that when I get the approval, I will be having more radiation (10 treatments) on my femur.

I truly appreciate all your prayers because I really had peace about this decision. I have been totally overwhelmed with ALL the acts of kindness and I thank you all so much and wish for all of you to enjoy the blessings I have!

4/15/09

Another fantastic day!!!! I was able to get some personal projects done this morning, then my mom and I met my sister-in-law and my niece for lunch since they are off school this week. We had a very nice lunch and visit. When we got home, I had a couple of visitors who blessed me still more, and relaxed my aching body.

Tomorrow I will have chemo in the morning and talk to the oncologist about the results of the MRIs, then we will have to make some decisions. Please pray for guidance because the decisions are the toughest part. Thank you for your continued support, love and prayers!!!!!

April 14, 2009

I started my day with a follow-up appointment with my radiologist. He read over my MRI results with my mom and me and when we left we were mostly happy with the news. I will need more radiation in my right femur and I will still have issues with my back, but for the most part, we were excited. We still need to go over the MRI with my oncologist on Thursday. For all of you prayer warriors, please pray specifically for the tumor in my right femur and in my lower back.

I was so thankful for the news today and am praying that each day continues to get better as it has. Once again, I truly, truly appreciate your continued prayers and support.

April 13, 2009

I'm overwhelmed with all the people praying for me and have totally felt the Lord strengthening my body this weekend and today. Words cannot express how thankful I am and I just ask for your continued prayers for my chemo on Thursday and if my hair is going to fall out, it should be this week. PRAY....PRAY....PRAY.......and if it does, I'm prepared with my wig!

Thank you all for your cards, visits, text messages, blog comments, etc. They really encourage me. I hope you all had a very blessed Easter, as I did.

Easter Sunday, April 12th

Had a super weekend! Had a slumber party on Friday with the girls. Then spent the weekend at my mom and dad's with my family. We all went to church together on Saturday night and had a nice Easter celebration together.

I talked to Kelsey and she is doing well and having a lot of fun in Spain. Please keep praying that the good health keeps up. My next chemo treatment will be this Thursday.

April 9, 2009

I had a fantastic day today! Woke up leisurly and looked on the computer and saw that Kelsey arrived safely in Madrid! My mom and I were going to lunch on the patio at the Long Beach Art Museum and Julie joined us since she is off this week. On our way home from lunch, we got a call from Kelsey and she sounded great. The rest of the day went just as well and I had very minimal pain all day. All your prayers have been such a blessing to me and I feel God's healing power at work. Thank you very much.

April 8, 2009

I had three hours of chemo this morning and slept through most of it so it wasn't too bad. I had a pretty good day, no side effects.

Tonight I drove Kelsey and my mom to the airport, stayed and had dinner with Kelsey and Alyssa and waited to walk her to the terminal gate and say good-bye. She is off to Spain and should arrive there tomorrow. Then I drove my mom home in my own car. We rented a couple of movies, put on our jammies, and we're all ready for movie night.

I enjoyed another one of my "cheer-up" gifts today and they really work.....it cheered me up! Thanks so much for all your prayers. I can feel them working on a daily basis.

April 7, 2009

I got up early to be at my MRI appointment at 6:30 a.m. and I was there for three hours. After my appointment, my mom and dad and I went to breakfast at Katella Deli. When we got home, we cleaned up a little and then had some visitors. They brought a huge "sunshine basket". It had a lot of small presents to be opened whenever I need a "cheer-up". I will be wanting those "cheer-ups" in the next 10 days while Kelsey is in Spain.

I have my chemo treatment tomorrow morning, then Kelsey leaves tomorrow afternoon. Please continue to pray for both of us. I love y0u and God Bless you!

Monday, April 6, 2009

Today my mom and I ran a couple of errands, then when we got home, I fell asleep for quite awhile. I guess the chemo and my busy weekend caught up with me.
I would truly appreciate if all of you would thank the Lord in advance for the healing He is doing in my body. I will be having an MRI of my back tomorrow morning.
God bless each of you and thank you for your love and support.

Sunday, April 5, 2009

Today was a great day! I went to church and had visitors till my mom came at 6pm. Please pray for an MRI that will be done Tuesday morning at 7am.

April 4, 2009

Praise God! I have had a really good last couple of days. Yesterday I felt great and have had no side effects from the chemo. I have a little pain in my back but not too bad. I have not gotten sick at all which is a huge answer to prayer.

I had a very fun day today. My sister and Kelsey and I went out shopping a little bit. We ran some errands, got a couple of new tops which is always a "mental boost" and got lunch and brought it back to the house to eat.

It's so great just to get out in the sunshine and out and about. It is very uplifting and "normal". I had a delicious dinner delivered last night and will have another one delivered tonight. I am just so thankful for all of my friends and family. They all just make life a better place! Please continue to pray that I will gain more strength on a daily basis and that I continue to feel well throughout my chemo treatments. I love you all!

April 2, 2009

Well, my first treatment is over and all went well. They will be giving me taxol for three weeks in a row with avastin along with the first and third taxol treatment and then the the forth week off and then the regiment will start all over again. I felt very comforted and could feel all your prayers and I appreciate that tremendously.

Please continue to pray for more strength every day. I thank you all very much and I love you.

April 1, 2009

I'm anxiously awaiting my first chemo treatment tomorrow. Thank you all for remembering me in your prayers tomorrow. God bless each of you.