Update

Thank you SO much to all of you who have checked on me over the past few weeks. I'm sorry I haven't updated very much. I thought it was about time I did so.

Basically, the last few weeks have been pretty uneventful. (Not counting the trip to the ER. Ha!) I had my first taxol dose during spring break, and I go tomorrow for my 4th. After tomorrow I will be a third of the way through taxol. Yay! It's not fun and I really wish I didn't have to do it, but I am SO glad to say that it is WAY easier than the AC. I know they call it the "red devil," but man, that stuff really is the devil. I know this may sound dramatic, but here we go...we lost my grandma 3 years ago after a surgery where the surgeon left something inside her. She was in the hospital for 3 weeks and we were hoping and praying she would wake up. It was absolutely awful. We were not prepared to say goodbye. I miss her everyday. I promise that I would rather go through all that again than do another round of AC. It was just so awful. All that to say, I'm glad that's over. We will continue on taxol and never revisit AC again.

Tomorrow I meet with my doctor. We will discuss not doing the steroids anymore. (Which is my goal.) I'm sure we will talk about the side effects of taxol so far, but there really haven't been many that are too terrible. She did say that they will get worse, or start to build up after week 6. I don't look forward to that, but we will keep praying it won't be that bad.

Y'all, thank you for praying and for loving us! I cannot tell you how blessed and loved we feel. Our church and our friends have rallied around us, and we are truly thankful. My kids are doing so well. They all are so sweet and so helpful. I just could not ask for more. I know that is because of your prayers.

Please pray for clarity as we meet with the doctors and plan for surgeries and the last 8 weeks of chemo. Pray that this cancer will be completely gone from my body. Pray that the Lord will give us the strength we need to get through these next 8 weeks. I know I ask you to pray a lot, but please know we are so thankful for the answered prayers we have already seen. Thank you Lord for being so faithful. And, thank you Lord for the friends and family you have blessed us with!

"I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us." Romans 8:18