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