Still Smiling...

Yesterday, I had my follow-up appointment from chem0 last week. And then Dr. Advani said, "Well, I will see you in four months." And now the realization that I was DONE with chemo fully hit me. I left the place and could not stop smiling and laughing. It is an incredible feeling!!

Now I am going to the radiation oncologist today(and I think tomorrow) to start planning for this final phase. I should have more information about what that will entail exactly in the next couple of days.

I also have another PETSCAN Friday - please pray that this will be clear again, so I can continue on this path to recovery.

So, Ryan and I both love Olive Garden, and it is actually one of his absolute favorite restaurants, but they are hard to find around here. Yesterday, while we were waiting for the doctor, Ry asked me what I wanted for lunch, and I said, "well, this is strange for me, but I feel like a really good salad." Ry said, "hmm...too bad there's no Olive Garden around here, we could get salad and breadsticks". And my physician's assistant was sitting there working on the computer - she looked over and said, "there's one right down the street"! We were ecstatic - I think she might have been a little weirded out by our excitement over a restaurant, but hey, 1) we are food lovers and 2) we were already ecstatic anyway!!

As we were walking out, I told Ryan that I think I might be celebrating for the rest of my life. Not that I'm gonna eat at Olive Garden everyday, lol, but we have every reason to celebrate in our hearts everyday because Jesus Christ has died for our sins and freed us from all fears in life or death!!! And this has become so much more real to me through this whole experience!!!

And Another One Bites the Dust...

Another cancer cell, that is!! I had my last chemo today...I kinda have a lot of drugs in me right now, and it's getting late(and I've been watching Season 3 of The Office for the past 3 hours), so that is probably why I am being silly. Anyway, today was the last one - I am really happy - I will be even happier in about three days when I feel better again =) God is really good. Here are some random thoughts:

- One of my favorite things to do used to be running in the rain. I found out yesterday that it still is. It is so exhilarating, and for some reason I always feel like I can run farther and faster when it is raining. I really can't wait to feel good enough everyday to get back into running more again.

- I would like to mention that my husband is an amazing chef!! On Valentine's day, he made the best sauteed shrimp I have ever had, and he didn't even use a recipe!! A little bit of this, a little bit of that, and the next thing I know I am eating better than at any of those fancy places we go for our anniversary =)

- The enrichment center is required to remind you that at the end of this experiment you will be baked (garbled) cake...(if you get the joke, then this one was for you...if you don't know, don't ask=)

- And in case I don't see ya, good afternoon, good evening and goodnight! (movie?)

Just Another Bump in the Road...

So, I went to Stanford today quite excited about the fact that this was my last chemo!!! Turns out, my white blood cell count, specifically my neutrophils (the main infection-fighting cells), were too low to get chemo today (at 280, when normal starts at 1500). so they had to postpone it a week. I got an injection instead, and two to take home with me for tomorrow and Wednesday. Please pray that I will remain infection-free, and that I will actually be able to get chemo next Monday!!

I was pretty bummed about the delay, but I am trusting that God is faithful and that He is in control of all our days. Thank you for all your prayers! I will write more later, but it is late now and I am off to bed.