Sunday, July 1, 2012
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Good News
This post is all about good news. We just got back from a great trip in New York. We went to see Meredith’s radiation oncologist. We got a great report and don’t have to make a follow up appointment. She asked us to stop by and see them next time we are in NY. While we were there, we went to the top of the Empire State Building. It was wonderful and we had a great time roaming around NYC. Zach got to go to the LEGO store and Meredith to the American Girl store. What a treat! We got to see lots of NY family and generally were spoiled rotten by Steve’s parents. It was a wonderful trip.
We are getting very close to the end of the odyssey, fingers crossed. Meredith has a long day of chemo on February 28. She has two weeks off and then her last chemo (again, fingers crossed) is March 20. She will have scans soon after that.
She has not been to school in a while. For a few weeks her counts were so low that I was hesitant to send her to school. Her counts from Tuesday were great. Overall, she hasn’t been feeling that well, but I am not sure why. She could be fighting something or just having a reaction to the chemo. So, if she is feeling up to it, she will try school Friday.
Also, save the date for our Good-bye Stupid Cancer party. It looks like it will be July 21 but will update as it gets closer.
That is our general news. I will write again after scans. Fingers are crossed, big time. Thank you for all the support. I can’t believe this is almost over. We couldn’t have done it alone.
We are getting very close to the end of the odyssey, fingers crossed. Meredith has a long day of chemo on February 28. She has two weeks off and then her last chemo (again, fingers crossed) is March 20. She will have scans soon after that.
She has not been to school in a while. For a few weeks her counts were so low that I was hesitant to send her to school. Her counts from Tuesday were great. Overall, she hasn’t been feeling that well, but I am not sure why. She could be fighting something or just having a reaction to the chemo. So, if she is feeling up to it, she will try school Friday.
Also, save the date for our Good-bye Stupid Cancer party. It looks like it will be July 21 but will update as it gets closer.
That is our general news. I will write again after scans. Fingers are crossed, big time. Thank you for all the support. I can’t believe this is almost over. We couldn’t have done it alone.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Great Scans
I just wanted to write a quick note. Meredith has scans scheduled every 12 weeks. Yesterday, she had her second set of scans and everything looks great. We are thrilled with this news and wanted to share it. Yay!
Monday, January 2, 2012
Happy New Year!
Wow, where has the time gone? Let's see, Meredith is now in week 28 and I can't believe I am going to say this, but I feel like we are getting close to the end of chemo. She continues to do amazingly well. Her blood counts are looking great and her side effects seem to be doing ok. we had a long day yesterday. It is exhausting but she is doing great. The doctors and nurses are so proud of how far she has come. While she is still apprehensive about the port access (butterfly) and her shots, she is not kicking, hitting or calling them names. This is a huge accomplishment for her.
Meredith is on a combination of three different chemo drugs. One of the drugs is vincristine and it can become very toxic very fast so they keep a very close eye on the side effects. Meredith's tumor was in the sinus cavity on the left side. It came out her nose and went down her throat. The radiation was that whole area but especially her eye. Her left eye is very swollen. The doctors thought it was a side effect of the vincristine but after speaking with several doctors they think it is from the radiation and will eventually look more normal. For the last several months she has had a reduced vincristine dose. Yesterday they gave her the full dose. It is a strange thing to be happy about, but I find myself to be happy about this. I feel like it is going to get that cancer. She just had two weeks off and she has two weeks off again. I think she did better with the long day because she has had these recent weeks off.
We had a great Hanukkah and got to see a lot of family. They both had a lot of fun playing with cousins and the Colorado/Florida grandparents. We are planning a trip to NY for her radiation check up and we can't wait to see our NY family.
We have started the process for Meredith's wish from the Make A Wish Foundation. What an amazing organization. We are talking about our trip to Disney World. It is especially nice to have this to think about while we spend the day at the hospital.
Otherwise we are excited to get back to school. It is hard for everyone to be off the regular schedule. Thank you for all the support. This is an especially hard time of year and we couldn't do it without our team. Lots of love and hope for the New Year.
Meredith is on a combination of three different chemo drugs. One of the drugs is vincristine and it can become very toxic very fast so they keep a very close eye on the side effects. Meredith's tumor was in the sinus cavity on the left side. It came out her nose and went down her throat. The radiation was that whole area but especially her eye. Her left eye is very swollen. The doctors thought it was a side effect of the vincristine but after speaking with several doctors they think it is from the radiation and will eventually look more normal. For the last several months she has had a reduced vincristine dose. Yesterday they gave her the full dose. It is a strange thing to be happy about, but I find myself to be happy about this. I feel like it is going to get that cancer. She just had two weeks off and she has two weeks off again. I think she did better with the long day because she has had these recent weeks off.
We had a great Hanukkah and got to see a lot of family. They both had a lot of fun playing with cousins and the Colorado/Florida grandparents. We are planning a trip to NY for her radiation check up and we can't wait to see our NY family.
We have started the process for Meredith's wish from the Make A Wish Foundation. What an amazing organization. We are talking about our trip to Disney World. It is especially nice to have this to think about while we spend the day at the hospital.
Otherwise we are excited to get back to school. It is hard for everyone to be off the regular schedule. Thank you for all the support. This is an especially hard time of year and we couldn't do it without our team. Lots of love and hope for the New Year.
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