back to work

Our Jen had her first day back at work today and loved it. Feet are very sore but to be expected. Had a scare a few days ago with her plattlettes dropping to a mere 12. Got transfused and they are not coming up as quickly as expected but she is feeling good. She'll go back for more blood work tomorrow to make sure we are on the right track. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers as we continue this journey, Her hair is staying stuck so we'll have some for the wedding. Yah. Colin and his family have been such a great support through this all. What a great comfort. Thanks to all. The parents

Great News.....

Our girl did end up getting her iv chemo this week as we had hoped. She only had to have it for two days so she is done!!!! Yah. She is feeling tired and not great but is very glad it is over. Now she will still have to have her blood work done 3 times a week and stay on the oral chemo for the next two years. She will also have to have bone marrow biopsies and meet with her doc in Edmonton every so often but the major part of it is over. They are finding no leuckimic cells so we are praying that we got it all. They won't consider her in full remission until after the two years but it is looking great. Jen is looking forward to getting back to work once her numbers come back up and she is feeling good again. It has been such a long journey through all of this but we are so very grateful. Please keep her in your prayers as she gets back to a "normal" day to day life. She can now focus on the wedding!!!! We are soo proud of our girl. The thankful parents!!!!!!!!

Hi again

Good news is that Jen is feeling great. We were hoping she would have her last round of iv chemo this week but her numbers aren't as strong as the doc likes. She had her heart scan today though so she is one step closer. Hopefully by monday she will be strong enough to get the last part over with. She didn't even lose any hair this time. We won't get our hopes up this time but she would look cute with a little fuzz for the wedding. Colin and his family have been great at being there for our girl. She is doing great in her new basement suite but is very anxious to get back to work after her numbers come up again after this final round. Seems like it is taking forever to her but we are so grateful for her to be where she is at. She says she doesn't like Edmonton because she associates it with being so sick. I say I love Edmonton because I associate it with her being cured!!! I guess it's all in the way you look at it. My friends little boy Daniel { he's four} asks daily how our Jen is. I said to him that she is getting better. He says, "that's good cause I pray for her everyday". I said " Thanks Daniel because it really is working." He says, "well it should be because I pray really really hard and really really fast". Priceless. Thanks so much for all the prayers and thoughts we have all felt throughout this journey. The parents and bratgirl.

More than we thought

Found out today that there is actually another round of iv chemo after this one. We thought that this was the last round so we were kind of disappointed. She had a pretty blue color of chemo today. She is already feeling kind of sick this afternoon so this new chemo is affecting her worse than round two. 3 more days of this and then we wait for her numbers to go way down and once they get strong again we can get the fourth and final dose done. It's such a long road but we are hopefully getting to get somewhat back to normal within the next month or so. Thanks for the thoughts and prayers the mom and bratgirl

97 days since diagnosis

Well it seems like we are on the home stretch. Jen had her heart scan today and starts round number3 of iv chemo tomorrow. 4 days of that and then we wait for her numbers to go way down and then back up. The doctor was impressed at how well she made it through round 2. After her numbers are good again she will move back to Camrose where she can get her blood work faxed from there back to the Uof A hospital. She will stay on her oral chemo for the next two years taking them for 2 weeks on and then 2 weeks off. She will get periodic bone marrow biopsies and will still have blood work on a regular basis. If after the 2 years and no more leukimic cells she will be considered in full remission. After 5 years she would be cancer free. Yah!!! She is in good spirits and looking forward to moving into her new basement suite and getting back to work. We so appreciate all the prayers and maybe even the docs that have made this all possible. Happy Easter to all. From the mom and brat daughter

One more to go...

Well our girl has made it through the second round of iv chemo. Felt sick and tired but way better this time around. Her imune system is at nil right now so we have to be sure she isn't around anyone sick or sniffling. It will be back and forth to the hospital for blood work for the next month and then the final round of iv chemo. Hopefully if all goes well it will be just blood work from then on. We can finally see her getting her life back on track within the next couple of months. She is anxious to get back to work and to planning her wedding. Thanks for all the prayers. The mom and daughter

Trying to stay strong

Well we were confident that our girl wouldn't get sick this time but she has finally asked for the trusty puke bowl by her bed. Chemo went fine with the nurse getting her iv on the first shot. They were shocked that she hadn't been sick so far but it's finally catching up tonight. Started out with quite a headache and now she is feeling not great. No fever though so that is a great sign. One more day of chemo tomorrow and then back and forth for blood work for the next month and then some more chemo. Such a brave girl. Keep her in your thoughts and prayers. The mom and daughter