This was origianally from ... a LOOOOOOOOONG time ago but I hit the wrong button and it went away. I ended up finding it today!
So sorry for not updating this sooner. I guess I am not much of a blogger. My last radiation treatment was July 7th. My lungs were inflamed from the radiation so we could not continue. This is something that is common, but it affected me WAY earlier than most people. My radiation oncologist didn't believe my Chemo oncologist and wanted to review the CT scan herself to be sure. I also asked about being in remission. I guess I have been in remission for a couple months now even though I was still receiving treatment. My scan in... May (?) came back clean, so I guess that is when I was officially in remission? I had my first post treatment PET scan last week and I get the official results tomorrow. I am not too concerned about it. I think as the time goes on I will be more concerned but at this time, I feel I have just finished treatment so I am okay???
With me feeling a little better we actually got out a little more. Frank had a week off and we tried to make the most of it. Though he did hurt his back on the first day of vacation. Pretty sucky. We still made a trip to Splash Down. Zander had SO MUCH FUN! He even went down the big slides all by himself! We have been enjoying going out to State line Speedway to watch my 16 year old nephew race. He is doing pretty good, but I sure am a nervous auntie! We went camping for a 2nd time this summer (4th time since Zander was born) and took our boat out for the first time in 3 years! We have made a few trips to different parks and had some play dates with friends. The fun is coming to an end though... When I was diagnosed I pretty much wrote off this summer. Figured I shouldn't plan for anything, because who knows how I will feel. Didn't realize how much it would bother me.
I am back to work. Today was day 8...in a row... The first couple days were pretty rough and pretty emotional. I missed my kids like crazy! Each day it gets a little easier. It is nice to get out again and have conversations that don't revolve around what is running through my 3 year olds mind at the time. Crazy kid :)
Zander has finished his 3rd session of swimming lessons, but it was his first at the city pools. I am so proud of him. He even jumped off the diving board at his last class! He puts his head under and "dives" for rings. He is coming right along.
Irelynn is pulling herself up on furniture and wanting to take off. I took her last week to get fitted for orthotics. We should get them next week. She now does some of the hand motions for some of her favorite songs. Like Itsy Bitsy Spider, Twinkle Twinkle, and If you're happy and you know it. We went and got her hair cut a few weeks ago. She looks like a big girl :(
Frankie is still doing well. I am very proud of him for how he has helped the last 6 months or so. He is such a good husband and daddy. I am very lucky to have him!
My hair is coming in pretty good, but pretty slow I think. My Oncologist was surprised at how thick it was. It is maybe a half an inch long if that. It seems darker than it was before and it is really soft. One thing I have looked forward to (?) with having to shave my head, was having some fun with my hair as it grows back. I will have so many opportunities to find a new hairstyle or even a new hair color! All I ever did before was put it in a pony tail.
For the past few weeks I would lie in bed at night thinking "I NEED to update my blog" and I would think about what I would put. I would come up with some clever stuff. Some funny, some heartfelt and serious. My goal would be to do it the next day. Guess what... I never updated my blog. Obviously. And now I can't remember most of the stuff that I wanted to put in here. Maybe it will come to me and I will randomly update my blog. I just don't think I will be doing much on here from here on out. Maybe a funny Zander story (lord knows there are plenty) and soon some funny Irelynn stories. I guess the best way to keep up with me is by facebook or email. I am sure I am forgetting to tell you all things so let me know what you want to hear and I will tell you. Until then... Goodbye :)
