We have come to that time of the year...Mom will be headed back to school Monday (no kids yet), and I'll be headed to my school (after school care program), and Dad will become the Granddad Daycare of Awesomness. It's going to be hard to adjust back to everything, especially when we're not quite sure how Mom will be...
Her second round of chemo has been completed, and during the same week she had a stent replacement. The combination of both knocked Mom out, and she had extreme fatigue and a general feeling of "yuck", and was pretty much in bed through the weekend. However, she mustered enough energy to spend the day with us at the Science Center, and enjoy her young grandsons delight in their surroundings! Her tummy swelling has gone down considerably (from the tumor leaking), and her hair is still in tact-both of which are wonderful things! Mom's three shots a week that are for keeping white blood cell numbers up are also doing the trick!
Eating is still a difficult thing-not the act of it, but more of what to eat...nothing is appealing, but there are rare occasions she actually does what something, and that's always great! She's really been great at learning to snack throughout the day, and keep drinking lots of water =)
Morning are very rough-it's hard for Mom to get up and get going...once she's up and doing things, it's much better, but it takes a HUGE amount of energy to get out of bed. As you might realize, for a teacher, this is going to be a rather large hurdle as the school year approaches, and we're coveting all prayers for supernatural energy. Mom is super blessed to have an amazing co-teacher who is continually supporting her, giving her grace when it comes to Mom's medical needs, and is really taking the brunt of a lot of things...(We love you Denise!) We are just having faith that God knows the needs...
In general family news, Lauren and Justin are now in the Middle East, and then Nepal, doing scouting for their future missions opportunities...link here.
Collin and Cameron are now 27 and 15 months respectively, and are amazing and busy little boys. Collin will be having a speech evaluation in two weeks, as his language is a bit behind, but he's excelling in all other areas! Cameron is a walking fool, never stops moving, and has the cutest dimple/smile combination you ever did see! Pictures, as always, on facebook! August link for those who don't have facebook is here.
So Monday will come, new routines will begin, chemo will be administered, and we shall continue to press in and press on. Love to all!
My thoughts and prayers are with you as always.
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