One YEAR!

Time is really a crazy thing. Some days it feels like yesterday that we received the devastating call that Steve had cancer and other days it seems like forever ago. Any how it will be one year tomorrow since Steve was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Looking back we remember that day so clearly and how we were so scared of what lied ahead of us. I have to say it was definitely the most challenging year of our lives but it was also the year that we learned more lessons in life then we could have ever imagined. Probably the three most important things we learned are: don't put off things until tomorrow because who knows if you will have tomorrow; let the small things go because really it could be so much worse; love unconditionally and let those people know how much you care. I know these are more than likely what most people say when they are faced with life threatening challenges or even worse a tragedy. But honestly when I had heard about these events happening to others I would promise myself that I would always completed the three task listed above and after a couple weeks I would take life for granted again...hey it is human nature right? Well I can say now I truly am way more thankful for the life I have been given and I am living a fuller life and creating memories to last a lifetime.

Steve had his scan this week and after 5 hours 24 attempts and 1 exploded vein the CT scan of Steve's chest and abdomen has been completed. We did get the results on the abdomen that everything looks normal and we should have the results of the chest scan on Tuesday when we see the Oncologist. After talking with the Oncologist today I think on future scans we will go to her office first to have the IV started then to the hospital for the scan to be done. The staff in the oncology office has a lot more experience giving IVs to individuals who have been through chemo and have sclerosed veins then the hospital personnel. Final results to come next week...............

The new chapter to our lives has begun and we couldn't be more excited! Steve and I are expecting baby # 3. Yes that is right after fear of never being able to probably have another child or having to go through very extensive fertility treatment we were SHOCKED and very SURPRISE to find out that we are expecting another baby only 4 short months after Steve had finished chemo. So for those of you out there that are scared and hopeless I just want you to know it can happen. It happened for us and we were on fertility drugs with the two boys and miscarried twice and here we are pregnant again with no medical intervention. We are currently 12 weeks and have had 4 ultrasounds and baby is progressing right on schedule. Once we have the 20 week anatomy ultrasound the doctor, Steve and I will be a little more at ease. But until then we are very optimistic that everything will be fantastic.



Thanks for checking in!

Love,

The Waymans