We have had an adventurous two weeks. Last weekend Anne, Cassie, and Lillian went to a fall festival, carved pumpkins, and went to the Renaissance Festival. After three days of non-stop activities, Anne was exhausted. She had a great time and slept all day Sunday and Monday to recover. I think it was fun for her to feel “normal” again.
We had a visit from Aunt Mary and Uncle Tim this week! They drove all the way up to visit with us for the evening. It was so fun to see them and catch up. They brought Anne a fuzzy blanket that she can use during chemo and to just snuggle and stay warm. Earl, Ami, and Evie were able to visit with us too. Stephen was out of town with work, so he missed out on the fun. The dog officially loves Uncle Tim more than us now, and I know she was sad to see him go home.
Anne felt great after the 4th round of chemo and did great with her symptoms this time around. Four rounds of chemo is technically two cycles in Anne’s treatment regimen. After two cycles, Anne’s doctors wanted another PET scan to see how she was responding to treatment. We had the PET scan on Tuesday night at 8:00 PM in Albemarle, NC (almost two hours away in rush hour traffic). Earl, my brother, drove Anne and me to the PET scan since Stephen was out of town and it was really late at night. We made it home before midnight. The doctor gave us the results of the PET scan today, and it was PET Negative – that is a good thing!
The plan is to continue with the treatment plan because it is working, and do a PET scan at the end of her treatment. We still have several cycles to go, but we are very happy with the news.
Anne did round five of chemo today. Anne’s regimen takes four hours on top of having labs drawn and a visit with the doctor, so it is always a long day. The car ride is always long too – she is exhausted. But we are thankful to be at a great facility where Anne is getting amazing care. The nurses who administer her chemo are wonderful. She had a window room today, which is always a fun treat. Our goal now is for Anne to stay healthy for the rest of her treatment.
Wrestling season officially starts on Monday for Clark. Our schedule is about to get pretty crazy. He is very excited, and we are happy for him. Stephen is home from the kick-off with their new big project. He started a new online class a few weeks ago that he is enjoying too. For two weeks in a row now, I actually participated in a jiu jitsu class that I did not teach (and I rolled), so we are all getting our groove back.
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It’s so exciting that Anne has been feeling well enough to do some “normal life” activities lately! We are celebrating that with you all and pray it keeps getting better and better!!! And we are eager to hear how Clark’s wrestling season progresses too! Go get ’em!! Thank you, Lord, for your kindness to Anne and her family!