I wish the doctors would have told us NOT to expect anything on Savannah's first visit back! They told her in clinic today that the reason they brought her back out this soon after treatment was to make sure there were no complications going on. They don't expect to see any results til her next visit which is 4 weeks away.
I said in the last post that we are excited to see what God has in store for us next. I think it might be teaching us patience and faith...?maybe?....only time will tell....
Anyway, her news is good because there was no new growth and they said the existing tumor might be a teenie-weenie bit smaller.....maybe.....we'll have to wait til her next visit to know for sure.
The girls had a change of plans last night. They did go to DC but they didn't get to see Donna, Lilly and Rose after all. Their plan is to get with them on the way out of town today so it won't be such a long trip for Donna and the girls. I tried to talk them in to staying another night but Savannah's good friend Julie is in for Spring Break and she wants to spend some time with her. So she is itching to get home!
However, they were going to make time to stop by the Home Goods store. Not that I blame them...:) Savannah is preparing to get her first apartment so I really hope she shows some restraint in shopping. It will be tough for her. Bless her little heart!!!! I haven't exactly set a good example there. :)
Please keep up those prayers for healing! We appreciate them SO much!!!!
Love to ALL!
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Monday, March 21, 2011
Road Warriors...?
OK, so....how does an 8 to 9 hour trip to Nashville turn into a 12 hour trip??? Well, let me see if I can count the ways....#1 - leaving from home then stopping at TOBO's for 20 minutes or so...before you even get out of Greenland. #2 - taking a "short cut" from Conway around Little Rock..(a crooked little 2 lane highway). #3 - getting pulled over for doing 40 in a 60 on that crooked little road. And of course it takes a little time to flirt your way out of a ticket with just a warning! #4 - trying to find your way back to the Interstate after two or three wrong exits. I'm sure there's a number 5 but I don't think I really want to know!!!
Savannah, Shelby and Kim spent Saturday night in Nashville with a girl (friend) of Bo's. I thought that was really sweet of her to let them take over her house for a good nights sleep. They were up and on the road again fairly early Sunday morning.
They finally arrived in Bethesda last night at their hotel....(Thank you LORD!)
Savannah's first appointment was at 6:30 so she left Kim and Shelby in bed to get caught up on some much needed sleep. When they woke up they caught the shuttle to the Metro and went to downtown Bethesda. As soon as Savannah's tests were over she met them and they all headed to DC on the Metro. I think Donna, Lilly and Rose are meeting them in DC for dinner later tonight. I'm sure they will have a blast!
Tomorrow is the big day!!! Savannah will have her clinic appointment and we will find out how well the treatment is working. We're anxious and excited to see what God is going to do with us next! :)
Thanks!
Savannah, Shelby and Kim spent Saturday night in Nashville with a girl (friend) of Bo's. I thought that was really sweet of her to let them take over her house for a good nights sleep. They were up and on the road again fairly early Sunday morning.
They finally arrived in Bethesda last night at their hotel....(Thank you LORD!)
Savannah's first appointment was at 6:30 so she left Kim and Shelby in bed to get caught up on some much needed sleep. When they woke up they caught the shuttle to the Metro and went to downtown Bethesda. As soon as Savannah's tests were over she met them and they all headed to DC on the Metro. I think Donna, Lilly and Rose are meeting them in DC for dinner later tonight. I'm sure they will have a blast!
Tomorrow is the big day!!! Savannah will have her clinic appointment and we will find out how well the treatment is working. We're anxious and excited to see what God is going to do with us next! :)
Thanks!
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Spring Break and NIH
NIH for Spring Break....just where everyone wants to go...ha! Well Shelby and her friend Kim want to...only because it beats staying home the whole week!!! Savannah's appointment for tests and scans is scheduled for 6:30 am Monday morning. (whoever scheduled that didn't know who they were dealing with!!!) Anyway, Savannah had a mid-term in Bentonville this morning but after she finishes they will be heading for Maryland. They will probably drive to Nashville or Knoxville tonight, get a room, then drive the rest of the way Sunday.
Kim has never been to DC before so they are planning a little jaunt there to see the sights. Shelby and Kim are both dead set on getting a cupcake from the DC CUPCAKES shop. It's actually in Georgetown but it's very popular - especially since they have a TV show on the TLC network. Shelby never misses an episode. The only problem is the long line down the street just to get in. Because of limited time, they might have to choose between a cupcake and sightseeing. I'm sure the cupcakes are wonderful but I think I would choose seeing all the great sights.
Bo is on some river, somewhere, with some friends, camping, canoeing, fishing etc....for his Spring Break so......except for Danny.... I'm childless for part of the week!!!!!!! :) Hopefully, I can get myself together and start spring cleaning and gathering for a yard sale.
Please pray for good results for Savannah and a safe road trip there and back for the girls!.....and Bo too! Thanks SO much! Love to ALL!
Kim has never been to DC before so they are planning a little jaunt there to see the sights. Shelby and Kim are both dead set on getting a cupcake from the DC CUPCAKES shop. It's actually in Georgetown but it's very popular - especially since they have a TV show on the TLC network. Shelby never misses an episode. The only problem is the long line down the street just to get in. Because of limited time, they might have to choose between a cupcake and sightseeing. I'm sure the cupcakes are wonderful but I think I would choose seeing all the great sights.
Bo is on some river, somewhere, with some friends, camping, canoeing, fishing etc....for his Spring Break so......except for Danny.... I'm childless for part of the week!!!!!!! :) Hopefully, I can get myself together and start spring cleaning and gathering for a yard sale.
Please pray for good results for Savannah and a safe road trip there and back for the girls!.....and Bo too! Thanks SO much! Love to ALL!
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Valentines Day????/
Don't let the porch decorations fool you! It is not February or Valentines Day. After being gone for only a month - it seems to take me 3 months to get caught up!!!! But my Spring and Easter decorations are calling my name so....hopefully, I'll get myself together soon!
Savannah is doing great! She goes back for scans next week (the 21st &22nd). They will be the first ones since the TIL treatment so we are anxious to know how well it's working. Please pray that the tumor has shrunk or even better..... vanished! :)
Shelby turned 17 yesterday. I can NOT believe that she is that old. We bought our house the month she was born so we have been here that long too. It just doesn't seem possible that time can move so quickly. Realizing that makes me really, really want to make every day count. Anyway, we went to HUHOT Grill last night to celebrate and it was awesome! We had a guest at dinner named Maggie. She is 3 years old going on 16. Savannah is her (part-time) nanny. We all enjoyed having a little one around again. Bo had to leave a little early to go help feed the homeless that he is working with but later we met at home for cake, ice cream and gifts. Grandma made Shelby her favorite Chocolate Bundt Cake... which.... I think I enjoyed a bit too much. All in all it was a very nice time for the whole family.
We are so sad today. A very sweet lady - Sharon Harderson lost her battle with cancer. She is the wife of Francis Harderson who is Shelby's beloved guitar teacher. They are a precious family and our prayers go out to them during this very difficult time. Her funeral will be tomorrow (Thursday) at 10am at West Fork Baptist Church.
Thank you God for all your blessings as well as your comfort and peace.
Savannah is doing great! She goes back for scans next week (the 21st &22nd). They will be the first ones since the TIL treatment so we are anxious to know how well it's working. Please pray that the tumor has shrunk or even better..... vanished! :)
Shelby turned 17 yesterday. I can NOT believe that she is that old. We bought our house the month she was born so we have been here that long too. It just doesn't seem possible that time can move so quickly. Realizing that makes me really, really want to make every day count. Anyway, we went to HUHOT Grill last night to celebrate and it was awesome! We had a guest at dinner named Maggie. She is 3 years old going on 16. Savannah is her (part-time) nanny. We all enjoyed having a little one around again. Bo had to leave a little early to go help feed the homeless that he is working with but later we met at home for cake, ice cream and gifts. Grandma made Shelby her favorite Chocolate Bundt Cake... which.... I think I enjoyed a bit too much. All in all it was a very nice time for the whole family.
We are so sad today. A very sweet lady - Sharon Harderson lost her battle with cancer. She is the wife of Francis Harderson who is Shelby's beloved guitar teacher. They are a precious family and our prayers go out to them during this very difficult time. Her funeral will be tomorrow (Thursday) at 10am at West Fork Baptist Church.
Thank you God for all your blessings as well as your comfort and peace.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Home...
Savannah arrived home safely Friday night. Since then she has felt pretty good. A little week, not much of an appetite but otherwise good. She finished her antibiotic Tuesday so she doesn't have to deal with anymore infusions. She's pretty much a happy camper! She goes back in a couple of weeks for scans, tests and the pentamidine breathing treatment. She'll have to be on that for at least 6 months and possibly longer depending on her lung scans. Every chemo patient has to have meds to help the lungs recover but Savannah is allergic to sulfa drugs so she has to have the treatment instead of pills.
Susie and I arrived home Monday evening. We had a great time on our way home. We only stopped at two flea markets!!! I thought we showed great restraint considering......Tennessee has several along the route home. We even bypassed the one that said "The South's Largest Flea Market".........I know!........can you believe our willpower?
After being gone a whole month, I was a little afraid of what I was going to come home to. When I walked into the house, Danny and Shelby (and maybe Mom) had cleaned up, vacuumed and had it generally looking very nice.....until.......I brought a months worth of stuff and dumped it in the living room. :( Later, when I got a little deeper into putting things away etc....I heard myself asking everybody -- "why is there red glitter in my kitchen utensil drawer"? and "Is that a piece of chocolate stuck to the wallpaper"??? When I saw what looked to be a piece of Shelby's car fender on the porch, I just decided to quit asking questions. Plain and simple - What I don't know can't possibly stress me out.......right?
You know, we all like to brag on our kids from time to time- so- let me take a moment to say that I am SO proud of Bo and his friends. They have been cooking and feeding some of the homeless people in Fayetteville. They were trying to find sleeping bags and tents for them. I think they reached their goal and found enough to get them set up. They tried to make them as
comfortable as possible. I admire what they're doing....I don't think I had anything on my mind at their age other than boys, clothes, shopping, boys, jewelry, shoes, boys and having fun!
So........ GOOD JOB GUYS!
Susie and I arrived home Monday evening. We had a great time on our way home. We only stopped at two flea markets!!! I thought we showed great restraint considering......Tennessee has several along the route home. We even bypassed the one that said "The South's Largest Flea Market".........I know!........can you believe our willpower?
After being gone a whole month, I was a little afraid of what I was going to come home to. When I walked into the house, Danny and Shelby (and maybe Mom) had cleaned up, vacuumed and had it generally looking very nice.....until.......I brought a months worth of stuff and dumped it in the living room. :( Later, when I got a little deeper into putting things away etc....I heard myself asking everybody -- "why is there red glitter in my kitchen utensil drawer"? and "Is that a piece of chocolate stuck to the wallpaper"??? When I saw what looked to be a piece of Shelby's car fender on the porch, I just decided to quit asking questions. Plain and simple - What I don't know can't possibly stress me out.......right?
You know, we all like to brag on our kids from time to time- so- let me take a moment to say that I am SO proud of Bo and his friends. They have been cooking and feeding some of the homeless people in Fayetteville. They were trying to find sleeping bags and tents for them. I think they reached their goal and found enough to get them set up. They tried to make them as
comfortable as possible. I admire what they're doing....I don't think I had anything on my mind at their age other than boys, clothes, shopping, boys, jewelry, shoes, boys and having fun!
So........ GOOD JOB GUYS!
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