my lil punkins

well they're not mine but they are my nieces. i took about 20 minutes and took some pictures of my nieces today in a real pumpkin. i hope this chemo goes well and things get better so I can go back to work someday. i will miss it terribly if i can't take pictures. i enjoy it so much. anyway, here's some to show.... i go to chemo tomorrow so we'll see how number 3 goes...

heather.

After round 2

I'd have to say I'm the luckiest girl in the world! ( except for the whole cancer thing, that's not so great.) However, I have the greatest friends and support system ever! When I got to chemo yesterday I already had a present and a rose waiting for me. My hope angels were at it again and brought me the most beautiful bracelet with the saying, "Let go and let God". I'm still trying to figure out who they are. The rose was from Angie who I couldn't do this without! Thanks to everyone, the meals and all the support has been so wonderful.

I don't feel too awful bad yet after the second treatment. I don't feel as good as last week but I assumed that would happen. I'm going to try and go walk on the indoor track at the high school today ( I wonder why?) this rain is driving me nuts. Walking helps the muscles work through after the taxol settles in them. I just wish I could do it outside and get fresh air too!

I'll try to post more often this week.... Thanks, Heather.

Starting Chemo!

Well, I'm sitting in the chair at the treatment center waiting to get hooked up. I will get my first treatment of Taxol here and starting taking my Sutent pills today also. My "hope angels" were here already and delivered me a really neat present. Thanks so much girls I love my present and I really appreciate you thinking of me today!!! Hopefully I tolerate these meds well! Here's our new picture of the Huxtables and us. Will let everyone know how treatment went! Love, Heather.

Had a great day!

I had an all day wedding today and I had a great time. I love my job and I enjoy working with people and capturing moments for them. It just doesn't seem right if I can't continue doing it. Thanks so much to Kelle and Matt for the wonderful day, your pictures look awesome and I can't wait to get them edited. I had a wonderful time today, it was what I needed to get my mind off of things and I really enjoyed you two and your wedding party!! Thanks again! Heather.

Brain scan clean!!

The brain scan turned out good. There was no cancer in there. So this is the plan for the next week;
Monday;CT scan
Tuesday; meet with dr and surgeon in omaha for followup
Wednesday; surgery in GI to put in a new port
Thursday; maybe rest?
Friday; more tests

then the next week they will start me on a clinical trial chemo regimen. They will be giving me taxol and one other drug; either avastin or sutent. I will have chemo once a week for three weeks in a row and then one week off. Then i will start over and keep doing this forever unless something else comes along that looks better for my case or else this one is not working. So that's my new plan. Doesn't sound like a lot of fun but it's my plan for now. I'm not sure how I will be feeling on these new drugs but it sounds like the nausea won't be as bad. I'll keep you posted... thanks, Heather.

Newest info

Well the biopsy results came back yesterday and they weren't so good. The cancer has come back and spread to the lymph nodes. I am going in today (Thursday) for an MRI of the brain. I meet with my doctor on Friday to decide which treatment they are going to start. If it is in the brain they will do just radiation, and if it's not they will do chemo and radiation. I probably won't be working other than finishing my weddings for this year. My doctor says now that it has come back and shown up elsewhere that it is not curable anymore. They will just keep treating it every time it shows back up. I will write in again after I get the MRI results back. Thanks, Heather.