Living a Blessed Life

This past week was Fall Break for our kids, allowing our family the opportunity to take a much needed vacation. This trip was cancelled too many times for various reasons which all revolve around health related issues. Finally, we boarded a plane and flew to Orlando, Florida. It was a sweet trip with my parents joining us, as well as Darek’s mom and his sister and her family. One of the most memorable moments was the when our kids were surprised by the arrival of their cousins! Next to our relationship with God, there really is nothing more important than family. I would also include in this description of family - close friends: the family we choose ! We rode as many rides as possible during our days at the parks. There were a lot of firsts for our family on this trip, and if you have ever been to Disney World you already know that dozens of trips would continue to offer many firsts. Our first day was spent at Epcot exploring the many new rides and the villa...

Yesterday was HARD! Round 8 began infusing yesterday morning, and the nausea kicked in almost instantly. I have not had this response in such a strong way up to this point but here we are. Prior to the infusion I met with a Nurse Practitioner to go over blood work and discuss any symptoms, etc. He is pretty candid in his approach and he explained that the chemo compounds in the body with each infusion, so I should expect the side effects to get worse with each infusion. I guess I did know this from the beginning, but was hopeful I would be the exception and have minimal side effects despite the norm. That being said, here we are. I took anti-nausea meds for the first time at home during the day yesterday, and again last night. I noticed a few weeks ago that my hair has started thinning . Initially I thought it was post-surgery hair loss, as I had that happen the first time I had surgery. He explained that it is from the chemo, even though the regimen I am on typically doesn’t ca...