A beautiful spring day that we met up with Cindy at the park. I just think this is the cutest picture of them chatting away!
So as you all saw May was a big month because of Moms birthday and Relay. Relay was a HUGE success. We had Lisa come in from Miami, Suzy, Bill and Linda came in from Ohio and it was just one big party. Our team raised close to $16,000 for American Cancer Society. Our camp site was also THE BEST ONE there. So thank you thank you thank you to all of you that donated. Mom rocked the Survivor Lap sporting her turquoise Katie Perry wig, not that she needed it since she hasn't lost her hair, but it was still pretty bad ass! I have no idea how many people, friends, family, fans and whatnot were at our site, it was really amazing. So bringing that to a close I slept all day Saturday and most of Mothers Day Sunday.
On Monday I got to moms to visit before dropping Ethan at school. Lisa was leaving that day and dad had work. Mom was not exactly herself. She kept saying she felt like she had had a stroke and she had this lovely sunburn rash on her leg. Hmmmm, when it took her a good 20 minutes to email her dr. and when she had to ask for my phone number I thought it might be time to go to the ER. So we went to Northside b/c they have the best Cancer care in GA. Well mom had cellulitis, a skin infection, and it was quite extensive. So they admitted her. She should have had a 104 temp but b/c her blood counts were so low her immune system was not fighting like it should. So she had a lovely 10 day stay. She had many visits from Jenn (Scips wife who works across the street at the Childrens hospital) and lots of visits from Cindy and Judy who even made signs for the American Idol finale. Finally mom got sprung from the hospital and has been home resting and working hard at fighting this last bit of infection.
In the meantime her Dr. (Dr. Hamrick her oncologist) called to tell her that her scans that she had while in the hospital came back completely stable and with no change or growth since February! HOLY SHAT thats fantastic!!!! Wooooooo Whooooooo! He called this a victory and that the chemo is working! Celebration city over here I tell ya!
Well yesterday dad called and said that mom was going back to the hospital b/c her cellulitis is back. Ugh. So I went over b/c we were waiting to hear what her infectious disease dr had to say. So I took her to the Kaiser medical center per his instructions. Well as soon as the Dr. there saw her he decided she would be transported to Northside b/c again the extensiveness of the cellulitis was too much for one day of iv antibiotics. Soooo they gave mom her iv meds and did blood work while Northside found her a room and an ambulance became available. The good news is that her blood work this time came back normal so hopefully it will help her fight this off faster this time and she can come home sooner. So that gets everyone caught up.
As always the rest of the family is doing well, hanging tough and loving this roller coaster that mom keeps entertaining us with. She is one hell of a fighter and most days makes this look pretty easy. We know that all the love and support and frienship and family plays a huge role in her recovery. Thank you all and please keep all the love, prayers, positive healing vibes, thoughts, ju ju and what not coming our way. I promise to be better at keeping everyone updated. I let dad take the lead for a while so I could decompress after our move and Relay!
On Monday I got to moms to visit before dropping Ethan at school. Lisa was leaving that day and dad had work. Mom was not exactly herself. She kept saying she felt like she had had a stroke and she had this lovely sunburn rash on her leg. Hmmmm, when it took her a good 20 minutes to email her dr. and when she had to ask for my phone number I thought it might be time to go to the ER. So we went to Northside b/c they have the best Cancer care in GA. Well mom had cellulitis, a skin infection, and it was quite extensive. So they admitted her. She should have had a 104 temp but b/c her blood counts were so low her immune system was not fighting like it should. So she had a lovely 10 day stay. She had many visits from Jenn (Scips wife who works across the street at the Childrens hospital) and lots of visits from Cindy and Judy who even made signs for the American Idol finale. Finally mom got sprung from the hospital and has been home resting and working hard at fighting this last bit of infection.
In the meantime her Dr. (Dr. Hamrick her oncologist) called to tell her that her scans that she had while in the hospital came back completely stable and with no change or growth since February! HOLY SHAT thats fantastic!!!! Wooooooo Whooooooo! He called this a victory and that the chemo is working! Celebration city over here I tell ya!
Well yesterday dad called and said that mom was going back to the hospital b/c her cellulitis is back. Ugh. So I went over b/c we were waiting to hear what her infectious disease dr had to say. So I took her to the Kaiser medical center per his instructions. Well as soon as the Dr. there saw her he decided she would be transported to Northside b/c again the extensiveness of the cellulitis was too much for one day of iv antibiotics. Soooo they gave mom her iv meds and did blood work while Northside found her a room and an ambulance became available. The good news is that her blood work this time came back normal so hopefully it will help her fight this off faster this time and she can come home sooner. So that gets everyone caught up.
As always the rest of the family is doing well, hanging tough and loving this roller coaster that mom keeps entertaining us with. She is one hell of a fighter and most days makes this look pretty easy. We know that all the love and support and frienship and family plays a huge role in her recovery. Thank you all and please keep all the love, prayers, positive healing vibes, thoughts, ju ju and what not coming our way. I promise to be better at keeping everyone updated. I let dad take the lead for a while so I could decompress after our move and Relay!
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