Having Too Much Fun to Blog Yesterday - Sorry.

Well, I'm not really sorry.  I had a great day yesterday.  Still feeling terrific.  My platelets are obviously tanking as I got bruises just scratching an itch above my left knee last night!  And oh the beauty on my left thigh!  You see, there were too many cooks in the kitchen (we were making take-out spaghetti with meat sauce, and garlic cheese bread and just plain garlic bread from Zio Johno's) and somebody moved one of the walls on me!

Megan came down in the morning with Maddy and Jack.  Scott was in Cedar Falls playing home repair man with some help from a friend.  I didn't get to spend as much time as I would have liked to with them because of my chemo but I loved every second of the time I had.  Maddy was on a roll and Jack is scooting all over the place.  They are growing so fast.

Rick's sister, Barb, and his Mom came in to see the kiddos and me and we all had the spaghetti dinner together thanks to Barb.  It was really a wonderful day.

Matt and Joelle took me to the hospital for my chemo and I was able to schedule today's session for 10:00 rather than 1:00 so that I could go in to work for three hours.  I did get quite a bit done and I won't feel so pressured for the rest of the week this way.  It also looks like I should be able to get through the week without using any sick leave / FMLA!  YAY!

Matt and Joelle insisted I go to a movie with them after everyone else went home last night because I was a bundle of energy and was doing all sorts of stuff they thought I shouldn't be doing.  We were going to see Despicable Me 2 but got there just a bit late; however, we were just in time to see The Heat.  I haven't laughed like that in a while!  It definitely is rated R due to the language but, frankly, without the language it might not have been as funny.  Melissa McCarthy is hysterical and Sandra Bullock, well, she's Sandra Bullock.  These are two of my favorite actresses and they were great together!

In the afternoon was also able to talk to one of Matt's high school friends - well, they're still friends really, but Anthony was around our house quite a bit during high school and he just kind of nuzzled his way into my heart and become a pseudo-son before too long.  Got to kind of reconnect with him at his wedding and then he stopped in for Matt's graduation party so it was nice to kind of fill him in on what's been going on because I had mentioned to him that I was going in for the biopsy and asked for he and Lara to add me to their prayers -- he's a super star so he did that, added me to his church's prayer list and had his parents add me to their church's as well.

I am so blessed to have so many many friends and family who have friends and family that are lifting me up in prayer.  You have no idea how much good that is doing.  I continue to feel well, I continue to be very positive.

The only downside right now is the low platelets so, if anyone is interested in playing an appropriate version of connect the dots on this old bod, come visit cuz there are certainly enough black and blue dots to connect!

I will have lab work done again tomorrow and chemo everyday through Sunday.  On Friday I will have more labs and then meet with Dr. Begum again to see how things are going.  I did learn yesterday that they are planning on giving me medication to help boost the production of my white cells since my neutrophils are so low. 

Keep praying because our loving Triune God is obviously listening and answering our prayers.

Peace, love, hope and joy to you all on this Sunday,

Carol