Standing still .... Again.

For the past three weeks we have been going back and forth to doc appts to find out if Mom's platelet counts were high enough to receive Chemo. Well today's appointment was the same as the last three weeks. Mom once again did not get the approval to start taking the next round of Chemo. Her counts were only 95k and needed to be at the least 100k. We will not lie to you .... this has been highly disappointing for us. The spirits across the entire family have been up and down. We are thankful though that all signs point to her getting chemo next week. We also look forward to meeting with the doctor at her next appointment to see if there is an alternative protocol Mom can pursue since her body doesn't seem to want to recover from the current type of chemo. We will also discuss what the delay in treatments means to her treatment plan as a whole. Please keep praying and sending positive thoughts our way. We need them. I will re-post after our appointment next week.

On a brighter note .... Mom has been feeling well and had been getting out of the house. We have been enjoying Sunday dinners at Katie and Patrick's house, Chase and Owen's football games, Miles for Hope Benefit Walk, shopping, dinners out, birthday parties and last but surely not least Epcot! Mom, Jim, Katie and Patrick went to Epcot last weekend for the Food and Wine Festival. Mom had a blast. She was so happy to be there and enjoy the park like the ole days. The only difference this time was that it was from a wheelchair. She allowed the family to push her in a wheelchair to help her preserve her energy for the entire day. The four of them came home from the trip and crashed. They were all tired! I have put pictures below of some of the things we have been doing over the past month. Enjoy! Note: Mom's cheeks are puffy from the steriods. She has to take the steriods to help her recover from surgery and radiation. She hates her cheeks, but we insist she is the cutest little puffer fish we have ever seen. ;)