Team Jenny!

Round 3 has come and gone and was quite uneventful…so far. Feeling the fatigue tonight, but am praying that like the last 2 rounds it will subside over the next couple of days.  I’m starting to get to know the nurses pretty well at the Infusion center. Which ones place my IV’s best, which ones are good for a pep talk, which ones are especially kind and caring. I love them all. They are good at what they do💗 thank a nurse today;)  So glad we are getting some “spring like” weather here in Utah. It’s good for my spirits! And I’m thankful for the things I’ve had to look forward to this spring for sure…which is watching my kids do what they love. So far I have been able to be present at most games and dance competitions.  Gabe, thanks for playing soccer and Ruby thanks for lighting up that stage! Your mama needed something to look foreword to. My mom took me to chemo on Wednesday (she’s such a trooper! Thanks ma!) Brandon on Thursday and today Brandon and Gracie both took me. It’s always m

Hi all! Short update. I had the PET scan yesterday and just got done meeting with Dr. Low. I guess I shouldn’t say it’s good news and bad news…because it’s really not bad in our opinion:) it’s more “inconclusive news”  The good news is that the tumors/cancer has not spread any further.  Hooray!  The “kind of bad news inconclusive news” is that the tumors and spots are not getting smaller. And some have had minuscule growth since my first scan and before I started chemo. Basically it’s inconclusive as to whether it’s working or not and he says we need to do at least 2 more rounds then scan again and compare and possibly do 2 more rounds after that if it has in fact worked and I’m tolerating it ok.  An explanation: my first PET scan was on January 19. Because of stupid insurance hoop jumping I did not start chemo until February 22…over a month later. He said that during that time he would have expected it to continue growing, so his thought is that they grew larger and now with chemo the

 I think round 2 hit me a wee bit harder than round 1 (no surprise)! I definitely felt a little more fatigued. And the chemo brain/brain fog returned. But after a few days I was feeling much better. If the chemo is working…the bad days will all be worth it!  I had to get a daily shot of a drug called “granix” starting the day after round 2 ended that boosted my white blood cell count. But a lab draw on Wednesday showed that my counts looked great so I stopped the shots for now. They’ll check labs again Wednesday.  Up this week: a PET scan on Tuesday and then an appt with my doc on Wednesday to see what progress (if any) is being made. If we need to change course…I guess he will let us know on Wednesday.  It’s been a good week! I had a visit from one of my first roommates at Ricks College, Angie who was here from Boise. (Pictured above) She is a breast cancer survivor and has been such a sweet friend to walk me through some of the feelings I have had and what to expect with chemo. It wa