Conquered Chemo!

He did it....Steve has conquered Chemo. What a bittersweet day. As much as we dreaded today coming and having to go to chemo it was so nice knowing that it was the last treatment. Today’s treatment was hard for Steve and that just gave us a greater appreciation for being through with chemo. As a lot of you may know the past 6 weeks of treatment has been hard and the last round was no exception. Steve was sick for about 12days of the 14 day interval. But enough about chemo...on to bigger and better things. On December 8th Steve will have another PET scan (3rd) that will confirm that the cancer is gone and to help the Radiation Oncologist map for radiation that will start next month. Then on the 13th of December we will meet with Dr. Beck and the Radiation Oncologist for the PET scan results and to get all the details of radiation...sorry I don't know how many rads (dosage) he will be receiving.

Last with Thanksgiving next week I would like to list the many things that we are grateful for because we know we are blessed in so many ways.....

1. We are grateful to be getting Steve's health back.
2. We are grateful for two of the most amazing little boys that GOD gave us and trusted us with.
3. We are grateful for all of our family and friends that have support us throughout our lives and even more during these past 4 1/2 months.
4. We are grateful for all the research and study that has been put into Lymphoma research. This has given Steve and me the opportunity to raise our boys together, share more holidays together and create a lifetime of memories together that we may have never had the opportunity to do.
5. Oh I could go on and on but I will spare you all with the details.....

Steve and I celebrating Logan's 4th Birthday!


Logan and Cole with their friends.


I can't beleive how far we have come since that dreadful day in July when our world was turned upside down to today. We went from not knowing what the future would hold to knowing that we will have decades ahead of us to cherish what has been given to us.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

XOXO

All is good....but not easy!

Yes all is good! Steve is progressing on with this and there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Has it been easy these last two weeks? Heck no it hasn’t been easy. Steve has been sick pretty much every day since his last treatment and he has lost his mind which makes it even more frustrating to him. Steve’s overall complaint is being sick to his stomach and forgetfulness. Today when Dr. Beck ask how everything went these past two weeks Steve said, “It sucked. I am sick to my stomach and I feel like I am losing my mind. I forget everything and things that only took me a minute to do take me forever.” She explained that it is normal and the best way to control it is not to try and multi-task and make sure he is getting plenty of rest. I asked if this will get better once treatment is over and she did reassure me it will…thank goodness we can’t survive in this world with two of us being mindless. Steve and I were relieved to hear his blood count was good enough for treatment and barely good enough to bypass the Neupogen shot again since he has felt so bad. He even said to me on Monday that he couldn’t believe he has treatment in 2 days because he doesn’t feel like he has recovered from the last dose.

Now I need to mention how much I love and appreciate my husband. He has been a fighter through this whole processes and even when he was feeling terrible he never gave up and has continued to fight and support his family. Steve has yet to miss a day of work due to his condition with the exception of going to treatment. When people ask Steve how he is doing he always says good, regardless of how he is truly feeling on the inside. Why does he do this? Because Steve doesn’t like the attention on him, he doesn’t want to talk about treatment and he definitely tries to keep mind over matter. I know this past month hasn’t been easy and I pretty sure the next month will be tough of him also as he finishes up chemo but I know he can do it. I know at times Steve gets inpatient with the kids and I then feels bad for not having patients with us but I tell him we understand and not to worry about us we are fine and I realize it is just because he is sick of feeling crappy. After all who am I to complain he did put up with my hormones while I was pregnant with the boys and I’m sure there will be another pregnancy he will have to go through again. We love you babe and can’t wait to celebrate with you when this is all done and over with.
XOXO
Angie
LAST CHEMO: Nov 16th
PET Scan: Dec 8th
Radiation: start middle of December