Summer Update

It has been awhile since my last post.  In a nutshell the past three months have included the following:

• Trip to Gulf Shores marking my 1st anniversary of being diagnosed with cancer.

Enjoying the beach ~ April 2012

• Kindergarten Graduation for my oldest...how is this already possible?  Seems just like yesterday when I was having those sleepless nights, but what I wouldn't do to go back in time and rock my sweet little baby all night again.  He has taught me so many things over the past six years: everything from a simple reminder to appreciate the little things in life, to fully understanding what unconditional love really means, to seeing the beauty through the eyes of a six year old and being reminded how important those little things are.  Whether it be to appreciate tasting something new for the first time, seeing the determination and willpower of learning something new, seeing his inquisitive little mind that then has one question after another, to making others laugh simply by hearing his belly laughs.  I am reminded how important laughter is to the soul and I thank them for making me smile everyday.

Zevin and Mommy during his graduation.

Zevin reading is graduation speech.

• Since then, the boys have started a few summer camps, Zevy lost his two front teeth (with 3 more wiggly ones on the way), had a wonderful visit to nana and papa's house and enjoyed swimming by the pool, I had a Brain MRI on June 11th that confirmed my brain had no new disease and the one area that initially had several mets was still stable from the previous MRI's (which showed nothing on the scans after the radiation in November 2011), I have then undergone two new rounds of chemotherapy, and my time ended at the hospital with another blood transfusion last week (due to my hemoglobin numbers being low).

Tooth fairy gave Zevy two golden coins.

• This coming Tuesday, July 3rd, I go in for a CT-Scan follow-up.  It will include my chest, abdomen and pelvis (as all of my other CT-Scans have scanned in the past).  This is routine after having two rounds of treatments.  I will then wait around the hospital area for several hours, while the scan is being read by a radiologist and will then meet with my oncologist later that afternoon for the results.  Fortunately, I then have an "off" week from chemotherapy and look forward to celebrating the holiday with my family. 

Wearing one of my new long wigs.  

Peace, Love & Miracles