Update...

Well, it's been almost a month since I wrote something, so I thought I would put out a quick update. I am back at work full-time now and it's going pretty well. My back pain has eased up tremendously, so it's not so painful being there. Unfortunately, the headaches have not gone away. I will be going to a headache specialist next month, just to make sure there is nothing else going on besides just the chemo still being in my system. My bloodwork is still in normal range on everything...yea! I am also doing good in school. This past week was my final week in a class and we had a research paper, power point presentation, research project, discussion, and the normal weekly stuff due. I hated it because everything that was due THIS WEEK, calculated up to 53% of my final grade, so it all came down to this week. I still don't have my grade in the class, so I'm still hoping to keep my 4.0 intact.

We are getting really busy with the Leukemia and Lymphoma society's Light the Night walk. This year's walk will be October 17th, and I can't wait. We are on the East TX committee this year and we have been having great meetings and have been getting things going. We have several events in the process, and I will let you know as they get set in stone. If you would like to join our team, please visit the Lymphoblaster home page and sign up. If you can't walk, please make a donation. This is going towards research to find a cure for blood cancer. Please help, every donation helps, and nobody should have to go through what I did. Let's find a cure!!! And, just to set your mind at ease, minimum 75% of every donation goes towards research unlike some other organizations that use about 75% and only 25% goes to research. To make a donation, go to the Lymphoblaster home page and then you can click on any team member's name (click here for my page) and make a donation through their page. If you want to just make a donation to the team, you can do that on the home page.

Now, for a prayer request, about 3 weeks ago, I received a call from Dr. Lee (my oncologist). It scared me, because when does the doctor call?!?! Well, she had a new patient that was just diagnosed with Lymphoma. I'm not quite sure on the type, I think it was Burkitt's Lymphoma. She is in stage 2a, so not as far advanced as I was, but she is going to have to go through the same chemo that I went to. She was scared and so Dr. Lee asked me to call and talk to her about it. We spoke for about an hour and a half that night. The following week, she was in the hospital receiving her first round. I went to visit her and was able to meet her and her husband. They are such great people and I'm glad that I know have a new friend. Please pray for her journey to be easier than mine and that God will heal her quickly. Her name is Julie and her husband is Rodney. I will try and keep you updated as time goes on. She should be going in for her second treatment in another week.

Update on Stuart- he has finished his last round and is home, hopefully for good. His counts are not coming up, so please pray they will go up and he will stay clear of infection. Please also pray for his strength and his wife Candace. He is such an inspiration- even to me!

Thank you for all your prayers and your continued support for me and my family! Y'all are the best!

With God, WE WILL BEAT THIS!!!

(for those still fighting)