The Road Set Before Me

Written by Dawn. Happy to say that yesterday's treatment was uneventful. I've learned through this journey that ho-hum is good - well at least for how treatments go!! I have to take an antihistamine and 3 Tylenols prior to my immunotherapy, so I end up falling asleep after we get home. Other than tiredness, side effects are minimal with some aches and pains, and sometimes a bit of nausea. My immunotherapy is nothing like chemotherapy.  It seemed a long time since my last treatment again but it was only a bit over a month - July 28 and today. I guess the summer busyness, my birthday celebrations and also a week of camping snuck in there made it feel longer. Either way, it has been an enjoyable August for me and I thank God for that!  Birthday thank you notes have kept me busy and I've completed 2/3 now. My birthday flowers are now reduced to one multi bouquet and I've got a plate of seeds drying out. I'm hoping to plant a birthday garden with the seeds next spring! ...

Today Mom had her labs done, and then she and Dad went to her appointment with Dr. A. This was Mom’s first time seeing him after the stem cell retrieval and it was nice to hear that Dr. A was happy with the stem cell retrieval results. He also said that he isn’t too concerned about her bloodwork results rising, especially since Mom is feeling good. He said they will continue to monitor her blood work and assess it every month. Last week we celebrated Mom’s 60th birthday! We celebrated as a family on the holiday Monday and told her about the open house we had planned for her on the following Saturday. She sure was surprised!  We kids knew we would have to tell her beforehand, but we didn’t want to tell her too early, or she might start stressing over the party. I think it worked out well to tell her when we did, and she was SO excited to have a party! She even said that she just couldn’t wait to chat with everyone! THANK YOU to everyone who stopped in to wish her a happy birthday! I...