Since our
last update just shortly after Sarah’s second chemo session life has returned to
pretty much normal. The 2nd round
according to Sarah was a lot more manageable than the 1st round. She contributed that to the immune system booster
shot that she received the day after her second round. That particular immune booster shot was
longer lasting then the one she received the first time. She did say her bones and muscles hurt pretty
bad for the first day or so but after that she said it was night and day
difference. So obviously that shot is working
and doing its job…..at a cost of $1000 it better be! I have no idea what’s in that vial but it’s
like “pure magic” made from unicorns and care bears or just various medications
(G-CSF,
granlocyte - colony stimulating factor) that stimulates the growth of
white blood cells in the bone marrow to fight infection….that seems to make
more sense of what’s in the vial but let’s just go with the unicorn and care
bear thinking since that’s way more awesome!
But the good news was no infections, no visits to the ER for IV antibiotics
and she said things were fairly easy over the last 3 weeks.
She did make
the decision to just go ahead and shave her head because the hairline was
becoming patchy and she didn’t think it was cute any longer! I disagreed and told her she is beautiful no
matter what….she went to Floyd’s and had them straight razor the remaining
hair. I wasn’t there with her for that
because I was working but the kids were and they seemed to have a good time
with the whole event. I told Belle to
rub mommy’s head for luck! Sarah said
she was tolerating the whole situation very well until a gentleman came up to
her after her haircut and insisted that he pay for everything. He told Sarah the story of a dear friend of
his that was going through the same thing and the least he could do was to pay
for Sarah’s haircut. Obviously emotion
overcame Sarah and the tears began to run!
She was very appreciative of the generous offer but indicated that Floyd’s
did it for FREE as a courtesy. So bald
is beautiful and is the new cut for summer of 2015!
Sarah’s 3
round of chemo was on Tuesday 7/7 and as usual she tolerated the treatment very
well! She had Jianna Wright to keep her
company and for those of you that know Jianna as you can imagine she certainly
made it eventful for Sarah. She had the
nursing staff laughing and she made the whole chemo situation livelier to say
the least. Good times in the infusion
room…..Thank you Jianna for taking the time out of your day to spend it with
Sarah during her treatment!
Sarah was a little
sore last night and she said the pain from the shot was starting but she is
tough and still got up this morning and headed off to work……if you ever need
inspiration I suggest Sarah, she truly inspires me every day….I’m in awe of her
strength, perseverance and courage! Keep
up the fight honey!
Meal calendar
is back up and running for this next week so thank you to those who are taking time
out their day to bring us dinner. We
look forward to it every day that we have dinner coming our way! Sarah is doing well with her nutrition, she
was finally able to start taking the vitamin, probiotics and other nutritional items
provided by the nutritionist that my Aunt Sandy helped coordinate. So thank you so much to Sandy for her efforts
and assistance in that area, we greatly appreciate you!
Sarah is on
full out countdown for the last treatment…..19 days in counting until chemo is
all over! I suggested that we get one of
those Christmas countdown calendars and then she can eat a chocolate candy for
each day she gets closer! Her cosmetic
surgeon Dr. Rhee has released her to be a little more active but not much so
she has started to workout during lunch beyond her 3mph waling limit so now she
can so more leg work and expand her workout….she just needs to be very mindful
of over extending her arms and just restricting the amount of weight her upper
body can take. This is just a slow
process and better not to rush it and be patient so as to not delay the healing
process. She has her 2nd stage of
reconstructive surgery planned for September 3rd…she will have her
expanders removed and she will get her new boobs! She is very excited to say the least…so
everyone can wish her happy new boobs day on 9/3!
Sarah is doing
well and so are the kids…..please continue to send your prayers her way that
this next round goes well! They say the
3rd round is the hardest…..but if anyone can get though it Sarah
most certainly can and will!
Thank you as
always to all our friends, family, and supporters helping us get through this time….we
are over the hump and about half way through the entire process. We can certainly see the finish line in sight!
Thank you,
Mac
Romans 12:12 Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. The Lord is watching over us for sure!
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