Out walking with my iPhone!!

This is the Leukemia Mamma speaking!
I am finally able to get outside for little walks and though I cannot wander with my big camera and tripod... I do have my iPhone in my pocket....
This is Alice's front porch and the path to Heather's house.... so nice to have such beauty so close by! I am blessed!

Angela and Leah

Here are the two precious Gals who donated their hair for a wig for me!! The tall gal cut off their hair then styled it! Wow, what an amazing night!
So Fun!

Thank you All! and to Caroline for the photo!

Feeling Good!

Hello Friends!

I am glad to be able to tell you that Mom is feeling good. She's had two nice relaxing days at home visiting with friends. Yesterday I swept off the back patio, pulled out the patio chairs and wiped them down in preparation for a bonfire I had planned. Although the people I was expecting didn't come it was all ready for Mom and Rob to have a nice impromptu hot dog roast with some friends who came by-and I had marshmallows all ready to share! It was a beautiful evening.

Tomorrow Mom goes in for some heavy chemo and Tuesday she receives another spinal lumbar puncture so she anticipates feeling a bit more under the weather this week.

Amy

Thank you, Dear Friends for your incredible love and support!
You stand strong with us and we are grateful ~ the Leukemia Mamma !!

I have been much better on the new anti-nausea drugs and tuesday night actually felt "fantastic"!! Even with the Spinal Lumbar Puncture that day! I just stayed horizontal... I had my mind back! Had felt so confused, foggy and did not know what to do with myself for the 6 days last week. Well, it is a side effect of the drug - "anxiety" ! Praise God for options with meds!!!

"...true worshipers shall worship the Father in spirit and truth; for such people the Father seeks..."
John 4:23

What a joy to be 'sought after', by such a Good Father, whose lovingkindness is new every morning! Praying this same joy over each of you!

Lorna

Here is a beautiful 6 year Cancer Survivor named Clair, who I prayed for on her journey. Now she is supporting me, and others, not only in prayer, but also in this beautiful event.

Lorna
Relay for Life in Coquitlam was on Saturday. These luminary bags are dedicated to those who survived cancer or have passed away. Candles are lit within the bags and on the last lap of the relay, this light is the only light along the tracks. The bags complete the whole circle of the track. There were 1379 luminary bags to remind us people's past and present cancer struggle. The impact cannot be described. We are not alone and together we make a difference.
Lorna, you too have been going through treatments and the tiredness has been literally wearing on you. Your faith and beautiful family and friends are anchors for future treatments. You were also honored by having a luminary bag lit during the last lap. A wonderful day of hope
Making each day count
Claire

Sunday

Dear Friends, Thank you for your continued support and prayers.
These are our concerns at this time. Mom goes in for another lumbar puncture on Tuesday. Please pray that the Doctor who does the procedure will be proficient at this task and that the Lord would guide their hands. This week Mom will receive chemo on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Although she is on an Anti Nausea pills she is still experiencing mild nausea and finding that the drug is causing her to feel very tired and confused as her brain feels fuzzy and she has a hard time deciding what to do at all( which for Mom is quite out of character). As a result she feels that she spends most of the day sleeping.
She also wanted me to note that the chemo she is receiving is cyclophosphamide, ARA-C and once a week Methotrexate (bless those of you who understand what these are)!
The rest of us are continuing to move ahead and finding it strange how life does continue on. I almost forget how Mom used to look before she started chemo, and that made me a little sad. It is strange how something can be such a big part of your life but fall to the back burner of your mind for the sake of necessity. You can't let the cancer prevail your life, but you also can't help but acknowledge it's presence. Things are the same and things have changed. Yet Mom continues to be strong, faithful and loving.
Praise God that he is faithful and able to carry us in our time of need.

And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, would have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge--that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever! Amen Ephesians 3:17b-21

Jessica

Time for some more news

Hello Dear Friends,

It's been a few days, so perhaps you want to hear how Mom is doing.

As the last post stated, Mom did indeed start the next round of chemo on Tuesday. They've been giving her anti-nausea drugs before they start, but Mom still feels persistent low-grade nausea for most of the day. Sometimes she doesn't know what to eat or if she even wants to eat. Smells bother her too. Please pray that she will find things that she can handle that don't aggravate the nausea.

On the up side though, Mom's liver count seems to be slowly improving. The last few days showed counts that were dropping. (She didn't get the results from today's blood work though because she had a short day and got to go home early!)

Angela just stopped in briefly and it sounds like the bug that she had on the weekend (diarrhea and nausea) is similar to what Mom has been experiencing all afternoon. Angela was sick for about 2 days with diarrhea and is just starting to feel better now. Perhaps what Mom has been experiencing isn't chemo related after all.... Please pray that Mom gets over this bug quickly. She should be able to fight it off since her blood counts have been high. She will mention it at the hospital tomorrow.

Thanks for walking with us.

Amy