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Mom is done with chemo. Dad shaved his beard and threw mom a party!

We are all very excited that mom is done with treatment. She is left feeling the blues because her hair is falling out. To us, she has never looked more beautiful. 

We are made of the stuff of eternities

While spending time together mom and I (missy) read a conference talk. 

Grateful in Any Circumstances by president Deiter Uchtdorf

We loved it for many reasons, but a couple of things really hit home for us. We wanted to share.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

17 down 4 or 5 ish to go. Today Dr. Cohen said that she has a couple of white blood cells and that when we get a few they should start coming up quickly. She has done amazing and it is remarkable that she has not had any infection.

Mom had a hard day yesterday. This round of chemo has made some of her hair fall out. We are not sure yet if it will thin out or all fall out. It has been disappointing for her. She was also down to hear some bad news about her brother being diagnosed with cancer. 

Today we celebrated her birthday in the hospital. We had cake and the staff all sang to her. My favorite part was Dr. Cohen serving her cake, he is amazing. 

Happy 65th Birthday Mom!

8 days to go.

Doing great. She has a few great hours in the morning and then she is tired for the rest of the day. She does have mouth sores that hurt, making it hard to eat. 

Tomorrow they will begin to give her an injection that will stimulate her bone marrow to make fighter white blood cells.  

Day 12 of 21

Mom's white blood count is a big ZERO. She officially has no fighter cells in her body and is at risk for infection and bleeding. The doctor said that today she has to lay flat in bed to keep her nose from bleeding. Sounds boring! Her counts will stay at 0 for about a week and then slowly work their way back up.

Moms birthday is on September 10th and it will be spent in the hospital. Calls, texts, birthday cards would all be awesome, hint hint. She can not have flowers in her room because of the bacteria, or latex balloons (Mylar are ok).

9 days to go, starting the official count down.

Thankful for blood donors

Mom is in need of a blood transfusion and is now hooked up to her first of two bags of donated blood. This is very common during this stage of chemo.

The hardest part of today, for her, has been the things that are going on without her. Justin (Jason's son) might get a horse today and it is hard for her to miss out on going with him. 

Charleen is up there today playing cards and keeping us all updated thought our group texts. Mom sent a text "getting blood transfusion and playing cards with Charleen. Good day" 

How many days left? Man it feels like a long time!