Oct 25

What an eventful weekend! The Benefit party was a success! Thanks to all who showed up and donated to my family, we really appreciate all of you! And I'm so glad I was feeling well because I had so much fun! There was horse back riding and hay rides and a pie eating contest/food fight! (don't worry I took off the wig first) I had so much fun!

Today was chemo though and now I feel exhausted and I did not have a fun day :[
I've been laying in bed all day, so boring but I can't do anything else..

keep praying!

october 19

Sorry it's been a while again..
I had a pretty bad week last week. I spent 8 hours in the er on monday and got no where. The Tuesday I went to chemo but i didn't get to do it because my white blood cell count was really low. Then wednesday i was admitted to the hospital where I spent the next 4 days. I was having a lot of stomach pain and we were trying to manage the pain and get my cell count up. I'm doing 110% better though now! I felt really good on monday so a couple of friends and me went to the zoo and the arch. I had an amazing day! We accidenty bumped into the lead singer from one of my favorite bands at the arch and got to take our picture with him, it was awesome!! Then we had a nice sit down dinner at McDonalds :]
Later when I got home I went upstairs to go watch tv and my tv was missing! My parents surprised me with a new one because mine was going out! Best parents ever!! :] So I had the best day ever!!
Tuesday we went back to chemo and now I'm tired and weak but I should be up and around again by the weekend. Hopefully the party doesn't get rained out we might have to move it, but I will let you guys know!!
don't stop praying! :]

October 10

Well the past two days have been miserable. It basically feels like I have the flu with out the temperature. My body aches all over and Tylenol does not help! The pain pills help but I don't really like to take them except at night so i can go to sleep. But I thought I'd write to you now after I've taken a pain pill so I'm feeling good and not complaining and being so negative, because no one wants to hear that and it gets pretty hard to stay positive when your in that much pain..
But anywhooooooo, we shaved my head I'm not completly bald because we didn't want to cut me on accident and then I'd bleed forever and I'm more prone to infection so now just little hairs are falling out and I shall be bald in no time! We got a wig and it is really pretty :] and it looks so natural. I'll put pictures up later but if your on facebook you can see them there now.
I'm really thankful I had my friends there to keep me smiling the whole time :] it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, we actually tried to have fun with it and made silly hair styles first :]
I'm so thankful for my friends and family, I wouldn't be the same without them!

oct. 7

YIKES!!!! Tomorrow is the big day! We're shaving my head!!! My hair has really thinned out in the past two days :[ It's so weird going from having super thick hair to super thin. And My hair is falling out everywhere and its really gross so lets just get rid of it!! I'm scared!

oh and for those of you who have been reading my blog long enough to know about my friends nephew shaun, I just wanted to thank you for the prayers but he passed away this morning leaving behind his wife and his baby. Please continue to pray for his family...

Thanks guys!

Oct. 6

So today's follow up treatment went well. We played cards the entire time and Joey went for the first time. :] That made me happy! 9 MORE!!!
We went to the park today too and I got some well needed fresh air.

My hair has really started to fall out. I've decided Friday we are going to shave my head because it's really disgusting and kind of uncomfortable. I've really tried to mentally prepare myself for this day but I know it's going to be hard. But I'll have my wig!! haha!

Thanks guys again for all the support :]

Oct. 5

Sorry I haven't wrote in a while, I've been out trying to have fun :]
I hung out with my friends all last weekend and went to a haunted house!

But today was week 3 of treatments and it really wore me out. It was some of the same drugs from week one and if you remember week one was the worst week so far. I slept for about 5 hours when I got home today. And I have to go back tomorrow for a follow up treatment of one of the drugs...
Oh and here's some big news, MY HAIR IS FALLING OUT! I find it more gross than sad because there is hair everywhere! I think when I start looking like I got in a fight with a cat I'll shave it off. That will be a day full of emotions...

Keep praying please :]