3.7.23

We are down to the LAST month of chemo!! It’s crazy how this has seem to fly by and yet it seems to have taken forever. It’s like when you are raising kids and they say the days are long but the years are short. 😉🙂 I was the lone ranger today. Which I promise is not as bad as people think! I love having people with especially so they can see what it all entails, but I also don’t mind just sitting in the quiet for a couple hours either 😉🤣🙂 And actually, I did bring Evalyn with, she had an ortho appt after my chemo appt. But, she was picked up at the cancer center to do some shopping for her baby. I just realized I need to apologize to ya’ll… I was so caught up in all my cancer stuff I forgot to mention:

I’m a grandma! 🤣

Meet baby Leo. Mom and baby are doing great! You guys she’s so spoiled! He is such a good baby, he even sleeps all through the night! 😳🤣😃

I did tell her she’s not allowed to leave that baby anywhere in the van where someone might think we actually did leave a baby in the car. I really don’t feel like paying for new van windows at the moment! 🤪

While Ev and I were in Eau Claire I had some help manning the fort. Thank you so much Liz for keeping the kids on track. She definitely has that special touch! The kiddo I have trouble keeping focused finished school earlier than normal! I don’t really have too much to update on the chemo part of things. Everything at the moment is kind of staying status quo. And I’m ok with that. As far as I can tell I haven’t really developed any new side effects. And the ones that I do have seem to be about the same. I did hear back from the radiation oncologist. (Well, his nurse.)

Dr. Badiozamani had a chance to speak with the pathologist to discuss your case, and with their collaboration and based on your tumor pathology, they determined you may be at higher risk of recurrence. Radiation therapy would help decrease the chances of cancer recurrence. This is why Dr. Badiozamani is recommending radiation.

So there you have it. We will be getting a second opinion with another doctor as we get closer to a possible start date.

With the warmer weather I’ve been trying to get out and walk more. That has been nice for me both on the physical and mental aspects. It’s amazing what a little sunshine and fresh air can do for a person! ❤️ Also, Kaden started trap on Sunday. This is his 3rd year doing it and he seems to enjoy it. It’s fun to watch him and see his personal growth.

Next weeks chemo will be on Wednesday. Aaron and I will be heading to Madison Monday for a reconstruction consult. The type of reconstruction surgery I want to do is not done here in Eau Claire. I plan to get a few more opinions before we commit to a certain hospital/doctor. So you can be in prayer about that as well!

I hope you all have a wonderful week!! And I hope we don’t get all the snow they are forecasting! 😳❄️🥶