We got back to soggy Houston last night. We enjoyed our much needed time at home.
Karly started her last round of chemo this morning. This will be a 4 day cycle; she will do chemo for 4 days and the 24 hours of fluids. All of her scans are scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday of next week.
I will update more at the end of the week.
Monday, December 7, 2009
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
WHOA....Our bodies are in shock! When we left Houston the low had been 58 and when we arrived in Seminole it was 28 degrees and it has snowed here the passed 2 days. We love being home no matter what the temperature is!
Karly has got to have her favorite foods: chocolate donuts from the bakery, corn nuggets from Thelma's, lunch from K&S Steak Place, cheddar bites from Sonic and stuffed jalapenos from Bub & Nona's. She has also been able to visit with a few friends. But, more than anything sleeping in our own beds has been wonderful!
Karly had lab work done Friday and yesterday and both days her results came back good. She will have blood drawn again tomorrow just to make sure everything is still at good levels. We will head back to Houston on Sunday and hope to begin her last round of chemo Monday morning.
Thank you again for all the prayers, we KNOW that without them we would not be where we are today.
Karly has got to have her favorite foods: chocolate donuts from the bakery, corn nuggets from Thelma's, lunch from K&S Steak Place, cheddar bites from Sonic and stuffed jalapenos from Bub & Nona's. She has also been able to visit with a few friends. But, more than anything sleeping in our own beds has been wonderful!
Karly had lab work done Friday and yesterday and both days her results came back good. She will have blood drawn again tomorrow just to make sure everything is still at good levels. We will head back to Houston on Sunday and hope to begin her last round of chemo Monday morning.
Thank you again for all the prayers, we KNOW that without them we would not be where we are today.
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving to Everyone!
We definitely have a lot to be thankful for this year. We are very thankful that we are able to spend some time back at home for the first time in 8 months.
Karly went in Tuesday morning and had lab work done. All of her counts were at good levels so we were able to leave Houston about noon to head home. Dr. Herzog only allowed us to leave if we had a doctor here that would agree to check Karly's blood counts and take care of her in case of an emergency. Dr. Parkey and Jessica agreed without any hesitation and Jessica has already gone out of her way to help us out.
We enjoyed an amazing Welcome Home dinner Wednesday night at Bub & Nona's. Everyone at that house can cook! Yum! We loved getting to spend time with our close family and friends.
Today we had a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner at Mom and Dad's. Kary was exhausted after all the festivities this afternoon. She was happy about the Cowboys and the Longhorns winning! :)
Karly will be staying in and away from people. She would love to make the rounds and see everyone that she has missed so much, but we cannot take any chances on her getting sick. I do hope everyone understands that we are in no way trying to be rude, but a runny nose is no big deal to most people but it can lead to a life threatening situation with Karly.
Thank you so much for all the prayers. Please continue to pray for Karly, Keaton Lee and Daniel Porras.
We definitely have a lot to be thankful for this year. We are very thankful that we are able to spend some time back at home for the first time in 8 months.
Karly went in Tuesday morning and had lab work done. All of her counts were at good levels so we were able to leave Houston about noon to head home. Dr. Herzog only allowed us to leave if we had a doctor here that would agree to check Karly's blood counts and take care of her in case of an emergency. Dr. Parkey and Jessica agreed without any hesitation and Jessica has already gone out of her way to help us out.
We enjoyed an amazing Welcome Home dinner Wednesday night at Bub & Nona's. Everyone at that house can cook! Yum! We loved getting to spend time with our close family and friends.
Today we had a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner at Mom and Dad's. Kary was exhausted after all the festivities this afternoon. She was happy about the Cowboys and the Longhorns winning! :)
Karly will be staying in and away from people. She would love to make the rounds and see everyone that she has missed so much, but we cannot take any chances on her getting sick. I do hope everyone understands that we are in no way trying to be rude, but a runny nose is no big deal to most people but it can lead to a life threatening situation with Karly.
Thank you so much for all the prayers. Please continue to pray for Karly, Keaton Lee and Daniel Porras.
Sunday, November 22, 2009
FINALLY!!! Chemo cycle #13 is done.
On Friday Karly was finally able to get one more cycle of chemo behind her. Her platelets had gone up, but her white blood count had dropped. Her ANC level(which is a combination of the blood counts) was NOT where it normally should be for chemo therapy, but the doctor did not want to delay chemo any longer. Karly goes back in to the clinic on Tuesday for lab work.
The BEST nurse in the clinic moved to another position in the hospital. Heather, Dr. Herzog's nurse, is awesome! Karly basically refused to let anyone but Heather access her port. We went and tracked Heather down Wednesday, we were already missing her and it had only been 3 days since she left the clinic! :) I guess we understand that better hours and better money are hard to pass up. We sure would like to be selfish and keep her at the clinic for US!
Karly and I have already watched the new Twilight movie, New Moon, twice and it just came out on Friday. We went to the midnight showing on Thursday night and then went again on Friday with Carmen from the clinic. I think we may be a little cazy!
On Friday Karly was finally able to get one more cycle of chemo behind her. Her platelets had gone up, but her white blood count had dropped. Her ANC level(which is a combination of the blood counts) was NOT where it normally should be for chemo therapy, but the doctor did not want to delay chemo any longer. Karly goes back in to the clinic on Tuesday for lab work.
The BEST nurse in the clinic moved to another position in the hospital. Heather, Dr. Herzog's nurse, is awesome! Karly basically refused to let anyone but Heather access her port. We went and tracked Heather down Wednesday, we were already missing her and it had only been 3 days since she left the clinic! :) I guess we understand that better hours and better money are hard to pass up. We sure would like to be selfish and keep her at the clinic for US!
Karly and I have already watched the new Twilight movie, New Moon, twice and it just came out on Friday. We went to the midnight showing on Thursday night and then went again on Friday with Carmen from the clinic. I think we may be a little cazy!
Monday, November 16, 2009
OK, Karly's platelets are being VERY stubborn this time around. They did go up some more, but still not where they need to be. We will try for chemo on Wednesday.
The school issue is worked out for the moment. Not because the school has seen the error of their ways, but because Aunt LaLa contacted the District Attorney. The DA basically said it was all a bunch of bull and Karly and I had more important things to worry about.
The school issue is worked out for the moment. Not because the school has seen the error of their ways, but because Aunt LaLa contacted the District Attorney. The DA basically said it was all a bunch of bull and Karly and I had more important things to worry about.
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