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When I did my hours at Panorama Ashley was one of my sweetest students.... If you are able to donate please please... Other wise please pass this on to people who maybe able to!!! <3

Back in Jail is what I call it!

So I last left off on I was going to Cedars and was hoping to hear about the donors and we did!! I had 9 potential matches and 4 of them had sent the blood work right and the other 5 have appts to get their blood work done! This is good because most people back out here more than anywhere else thru the process. Then once Cedars gets the blood it takes about 10 days to get the results so while I was there I was told my first match came in and it was a 9/10 match and if that was the worst were were gonna get the is still great... we would all love a 10/10 tho! That is as close to a perfect match unless it came from my brother... the only difference is in the DNA... Then Monday my awesome nurse emailed and I had a 10/10 match come in YAY YAY YAY!!! She said she are still going to accept the rest of the matches coming in and see if maybe we can get someone closer to your age or same blood type... So now we need prayers that this 10 match will go thru with it and the transplant starts mid March.

I had My Biopsy a week ago today went good I think hes getting a little stingy on the drugs cause I'm starting to feel it again.... not nearly as bad as with no drugs but I would rather feel nothing so were gonna chat about the dose before my next round :-)

I checked back into St. Joe's early yesterday morning to start chemo only to find out there is a shortage.... really a shortage???? We had actually heard on the news about it but never thought it would effect me.... until my morning nurse came in and said they had enough for 1 person to have one day!! I needed 3 days!!! So she called my Dr who can get what he wants and fast... they called all the other local hospitals to borrow and they all said they could not spare any either. ugh the next shipment comes in mid Feb. that doesn't work for me cause I could risk falling out of remission! So the hospital pharmacy buyer got a hold of one of the manufactures and got me just enough for the 3 day!!! YAY so I started this morning! We decided to go no picc line I think 7 of them was much more than a try and we are going to do a central line for the transplant and those still clot so my Dr wants me to wait and get it there so it will last longer.. so were trying good ole IVs hahaha we got lucky on the first one but anyone who knows me or has tried to give me and iv knows its not an easy task so with chemo shrinking up my veins a picc line just might get thrown into the mix here in a couple days lol!!!

Its been awhile

Sorry Its been awhile.. I came home just after New Years and headed to Seattle. We got lots of info and its safe to say I know why they are the #1 place.. They really know what they are doing... Lots to think about lots to figure out.... I head back to Cedars this week and we will see where we are with the matches and decode if I will go back into St. Joes for another consolidatin round to make sure I stay in remission... I have 9 potential matches so fingers crossed I learn more about how close to perfect if not perfect the are. This last round was very fast I ended up coming home just a little over 2 weeks which was so nice!!! Although is was a very eventful and not in a good way round.. I ended up getting a staph infection from we are thinking my picc line... it clotted just as chemo ended and they puled it out and with in 24 hours I had a 103.1 fever for about 4 days.. I swear fevers are the worst part of this whole thing they make you feel terrible.. Then the day I was going home they found that my left lung which is where I had part of it removed before grew a fungus again :-/ not the best thing to happen before the transplant so I came home with an iv and Nurse mom hooked me up for about an hour and half a day!! She is pretty amazing! So hope that brings everyone up to speed!

Christmas right where I am suppose to be!

I'm sure everyone is asking about how I'm feeling and like I told a great family friend a second mom this is right where I need to be... Don't get me wrong it does suck... But it sucks just as much as any random Wednesday..... Christmas is about the ones you love for get the giving and receiving of gift as fun as that it its all about the love of family and that wont change as we we will be celebrating this perfect holiday in the hospital. My bro and I have never not woken up on Christmas morning together and we wont this year... The honey baked ham will be cooked brought over and it will be an AMAZING Christmas... not to mention my second family here at ST. Joe's!! This is where I need to be to be able to have 50 more Christmas' I think it's an incredibly small price to pay to work at getting my life back!!

So here's an update form what went on this last month.. I met With Dr. Lim at Cedars to see about having the transplant there and get it going... I've met with him before and totally loved him and get no bad feelings I have my own nurse and she is just as great I deal with here more..... My heart wants to be a Cedars my Dad and Brother would be right here and I could see them all the time!! I know though my Dr. who I trust with every inch of me wants me to be in Seattle so Seattle I will go... for a consult and who knows I could get there and just know its the one....

Since the Transplant is about 6-8 weeks out I needed to have a consolidation round of Chemo so I checked in this morning debated and getting my love/hate picc line or go thru an IV the whole time.... I chose the picc line because my veins I'm serious they hate me they hide when the see needles coming at them or they just blow out so my only hope it that the line just last the week I'm on chemo then we will deal with the veins..If I would have waited and had an Iv and it blew its must riskier to have a picc line put in so for now we will be best friends!!!

I started chemo at 11 am and this is a high dose round so I get it at 11 am for 2 hours and 11pm for 2 hours I have a day off and then 12/19 12/21 same thing... So far today no nausea so no complaints!!!


SO please please keep the prayer coming!! Love to you all!!!
And I'm hoping to keep up more on the blog this time if fingers crossed the nasua from last time stays away!!!

Have a very BLESSED CHRISTmas!!!

Prayers

Not for me this time but for a close friend of mines family.... A good friend of mines Brother and Sister in law to had to make a decision no parent should ever have to face.. So please lot of prayers for the parents and for Lil superman Ethan's continued strength, comfort and finally his peace... Please no questions just lots of prayers!

Home for the Holidays!

Sorry its been so long... I left the hospital a couple days before Thanksgiving (my favorite holiday of all time) We were missing a few key members this year but there is always next year right!? No new news were still waiting for the final results from the biopsy and then we will go from there.. I have a few appointments with different places for the transplant and we will hopefully get that going ASAP!! So I hope that everyone has a great rest of the Holiday season! I know just being home with my great family will be just perfect for me! Thanks for all the prayers!

Update... well kind of...

Hey everyone!

Still just sitting here waiting for my counts to slowly come up!! And slowwwww is how its going! I had an allergic reaction last week that has stayed with me for quite a few days now and I think we just about have it under control my face (yes my face) has started to look much better than Kwazi Mottos sister that I was looking like for too long! They have changed most of my meds that I was on for the whole entire time I was here the last time that's what is so weird but hey Im just trying to keep it interesting in here!!!

I am feeling absolutely GREAT!! Just ready to get outta here ASAP!! But who wouldn't!??

We got some news that if I go into remission this time around that I might not have to do the two consolidation rounds here and we can get the transplant going.... Now that's is referrals and insurance and where we decide I will have the transplant and if the donor is ready or my stem cells is the way to go (which is another thing we will be working on this week) So that is AMAZING news because the may or may not take away a couple months if this process... now if it takes too long then I would have another round here at St Joes to clean up left over cells or keep me in remission but like I have said before its all just a waiting game and we will take as it comes!!

Sorry if I don't text call or email back... I am feeling really good and love getting all of the messages its just a lot to write back to!!!
So Thank you everyone and keep praying please! :-)