Yippee for #3!

Yup, the third cycle is done just in time for my feet and hands to recover for our NY trip (more to come on that)! Got to admit that the feet got a little worse this time and on Monday I felt like if they got any worse I wouldn't be able to work. Low and behold they took a turn for the better on Tuesday and felt even better today! My hands are still giving me some trouble but nothing this girl can't handle! Not much more to report other than I saw Dr Parker last week and she didn't like the looks of my feet and said that they would reduce my meds if it continued. No way, I want to make sure this stuff is doing what it has to do! She did at least talk me into taking the smaller dose leading up to Kendall and Christian's wedding though so my feet wouldn't hurt so much. Let's face it, this mother of the bride intends to dance the night away!! Plus I bought some rather pricey shoes that I insist on wearing. I don't think the rubber flip flops I have been wearing will look too good with my lovely dress! I will have them standing by though for when the dancing starts...who cares at that point!?!

NYC Here We Come!

A view of the set for Finding Neverland

Back to NYC for the Sczempka's! We leave tomorrow night on a red eye to see Cam's little footsies step onto the Broadway stage for his first show Friday night. We ended up with 11 people all flying in for this glorious event! We have Joe and me (of course) Kendall, Christian, Danielle, Casey, Uncle James, Uncle John, Aunt Kathleen (from Arizona), and cousin Jennifer and her boyfriend John (from Colorado). We are just so darn proud that we could just pop!! I think I need a better word that excited about all of this. I think I actually need to invent another word to describe this feeling. Any suggestions? ;o)

Blessings

It seems like every other commercial on TV is for some sort of medicine for some sort of horrible medical problem. At first these really got under my skin because even if they weren't for cancer they were all reminders of what was going on for me. Lately though I have decided to look at them a different way. Now every time one is on I say, "Wow, its a good thing I don't have that problem or need that medicine!" It reminds me that I am not the only one that has S@#T going on and that I am blessed to not have those things too! Boy it sure is hard to be Miss Sunshine but it is worth the effort!

I would like to ask you all to pray for Jessica. She is a mom at our church that was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer back in 2012. She was only stage 1 with no lymph nodes so she had a good out look that things would be okay. Unfortunately it is back in her lungs and brain. It has been so heartbreaking to witness her progression fighting this disease. She comes to church every week (and even serves at the alter many times) and sits with her 2 adorable kids and very sweet husband. She is now using a cane to help stabilize her. Please pray for remission for this mom that needs to stick around longer for her family.

I also ask for your continued prayers that my Xeloda is hunting down and destroying any possible unwanted cells in my body. 

Thank you all for sticking with me on this journey, it means so much to have you by my side.