Let’s be honest. Do you know anyone who isn’t busy? Probably not. WE ARE ALL BUSY. Kids, spouses, pets, jo bs, extracurriculars, birthday parties, vacations, sick/injured family, etc. We all have full plates, chores to do, and grocery orders to pick up! I don’t like to start a blog post with tough love, but I think it’s necessary today! Truthfully, if this hurts your feelings, you probably need to hear it. You are not too busy to take care of yourself. I’ll say it again. YOU are NOT too busy to take care of YOURSELF. I know you. You get lunches packed and kids off to school. You work hard at your job. You go to the grocery store, the post office, work the concession stand at the ball game. You come home, help with homework, cook dinner, give baths, and do the bedtime routine. Oh then, you pick up the house. Everyone around you is taken care of and happy as can be…but where does that leave you? How do you feel? If I had to guess, I’d say you are happy that your family is happy, but s
It’s been several weeks since I’ve posted any updates, and that is mostly because nothing too exciting has been happening. We are just chugging along! The nausea, vomiting, exhaustion, neuropathy, etc. has progressively gotten worse, so treatments have been a little harder each time. The good news is that they have stopped giving him the Oxaliplatin to try to reduce the chances of having neuropathy long-term. Some patients have it the rest of their lives, so we are praying that isn’t the case for him. The other good news - I think I can officially say, he did not lose his hair! They said it is about a 50/50 chance with this type of chemotherapy, and it looks like he was on the 50 that keeps it! It definitely has a different texture and has thinned a little, but it’s still there! The last piece of good news - ONLY 2 MORE! It makes me want to cry saying that. It has been a longggg 5 months, and I finally feel like we are seeing light at the end of the tunnel. We are scheduled to go back to Memorial Sloan Kettering in NYC for a follow up with his Oncologist at the end of May, and, of course, we are really, REALLY hoping for clear scans and good news! We are, as always, so thankful for your prayers and encouragement, and we are so grateful to be surrounded by so much love! 
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