Dr. Visit

Yesterday Ron took me to have a check up with Dr. Harker......He is optimistic about the cancerous lymph nodes, they have shrunk!!! The bad news is that he wants to do two more rounds of chemo! I'm not ready for chemo again! Luckily I will have a few weeks off to regain some strength. My blood worked confirmed that I am anemic and my white blood count is low! That was no surprise since my energy level is low. I have another MRI brain scan scheduled for April 15th and hopefully the spots on my brain have remained stable otherwise I get to have my brain radiated!!!!So I am asking for everyone to pray that I have a "stable brain". When we got home I lost my breakfast....what a fun day!!!!

There was some good news, I qualify for a 6 month handicap parking pass, so I'm sure that everyone will want to be my friend at Jackson this year...just think driving to the entrance of Jenny Lake and having the perfect parking spot!

Thanks again for all your prayers and thoughts....together we will beat this cancer!

Birthday Weak

3-29-09

I’ve had a better week! Tomorrow I have an appointment with Dr. Harker and then on Thursday I will see Dr. Avizonis. Hopefully the initial report on my last treatment will be positive. I’m predicting that they will be scheduling scans in the near future to see exactly what has happened. I am hoping that I will have a few weeks off since I still feel very weak!

Ron was able to finish the radon mitigation project in our home yesterday. It was a lot of work, but now the system is pumping the radon out the roof into the air where it won’t cause any trouble for anyone!

The girls remain busy with all aspects of their lives….school, lacrosse, and their social lives fill their days with endless activities! Oh to have the energy to keep up with their lives!

Ron is enjoying teaching his 4th graders. Last week he was busy Wednesday and Thursday evenings with parent-teacher conferences. Ron and the girls are looking forward to going to Moab for Easter in a couple of weeks. Hopefully the weather will be warm for them….it has been snowing the past few days and everyone in Utah is hoping for Spring!

I have been able to keep my food down for the past few days! Food still doesn’t taste good, but I can eat. Now I just need to rebuild my strength, I have lost a lot of weight and don’t have enough energy to do the things that I want to do. But I am slowly regaining energy. Yesterday Ron and I were able to take Cleo on a walk. It is nice to get outside!

On Friday I was able to go into school for a few hours. It was wonderful seeing my friends. They presented me with two boxes filled with hats that the clubs at Skyline had gathered for me. It was fun trying on the different hats, some were very creative! I look forward to wearing them when I return to school. Hopefully I will be able to work part time soon!

I was able to celebrate my birthday on Wednesday, we really didn’t celebrate since Ron had conferences and I wasn’t feeling the best. I did enjoy a great meal of soup and salad from the Lindseys and Lynn Park brought me some strawberry shortcake! It tasted pretty good!!! I look forward to having a much better birthday next year!

Again I want to thank you for your kind thoughts and prayers. I feel comforted as I deal with this trial. Ron and the girls continue to be wonderful in helping me with anything that I may need. Hopefully next week will be even better than this week!

Beetdigger Tournament

Prom-A Night to Remember!

Another "Weak" Week

3-22-09

Another week has passed and I am slowly regaining my strength……slowly!!! This is the frustrating part for me. I can only eat “soft” food in small amounts so that limits the amount of energy I can get from the food I eat. I can’t tolerate anything that is sweet so jello, popsicles, and milk shakes are out of the question. How I long for my taste buds to return so that I can enjoy eating food again. I am doing better at keeping my food down, but it seems that I lose one meal a day! Hopefully that will stop this week so that I can get stronger and return to work at least part time!

Ron and the girls remain so supportive and helpful to me during this time! Ron is always there to encourage me when times are tough, he also helps me with making sure that I eat and take any necessary meds. Savanna is helpful and does her best to make sure that I have everything I need. Marie also helps out in any way that she can. Yesterday she drove me to her lacrosse games and carried my chair and camera for me. It’s sad to think that I don’t have enough energy to carry my chair and camera. I did love getting outside in the nice weather and just sitting on the sidelines watching Marie play lacrosse and Savanna coach her team. It was a fun afternoon for me!

Ron is about ½ of the way done putting in the radon mitigation system in our home. He is sore today because yesterday was the day that he sawed a hole in the cement in the basement and hauled 25 gallons of dirt outside. The pipe is now cemented in the bottom of the hole, so next week he will move into the attic and finish the project. I am thankful that Ron is so handy and does so much around our home.

Savanna stays busy with student teaching, coaching lacrosse, working at the MTC, and doing things with her friends. She is getting near the end; hopefully she will see the light at the end of the tunnel soon.

Marie had the busiest weekend…she was involved in a lacrosse tournament on Friday and Saturday, and she also went to prom at the State Capital Friday night! She looked like a princess in her dress and she had a lot of fun with the group that she went with to prom! The driver drove his mom’s Expedition and took the time to run “Bingham Blue” Christmas lights around the interior so that it looked like some type of limo. The group enjoyed the looks they got as the drove to and from prom; they also enjoyed rolling down the windows and waving to people. We are so grateful that Marie has such great friends and are supportive of her.

Hopefully I will continue to regain my strength so that I can return to a normal life soon!!!

Thanks again for everyone’s love, support, prayers, and kind thoughts. I know that all of this is helping me as I battle this cancer!!!

Bingham vs. Murray

Ron was able to take me to the game today!!! It felt wonderful to be outside and sit in the sun. We loved watching Marie play and Savanna coach. Sitting in a chair wasn't too exhausting for me, so hopefully I will have energy to go and cheer for future games!

Bingham Lax