Delayed Update

A week ago ViviAnne received treatment. Her counts were still VERY high so one more month and then they will need to adjust her chemo pill to a higher dose if the counts remain high. As stated before, too high of counts means her body is processing the chemo too quickly and the chances of relapse are higher when counts remain too high for too long. It is all a balancing act. This time the chemo seemed to hit her hard! She was her usual angry, hungry self from the steroids and she had NO energy. She would want so badly to play, and would for a bit, and then she would go and lay down. You could tell she just did not feel well and was angry that she didn’t feel well. It took about a whole week and then she felt better. She has such an attitude this week too! But this could be a 3 year old with chemo brain too. Not a good combo.

Her hair is really growing and she has a cute little tan from swimming and her hair is getting white from the sun. I think it might be curly. The whole back of her head is wavy and the sides are long enough to be over her ears now and it is starting to curl up too. We shall see!

Even though this time of our live is trying I am reminded daily by acts of kindness from friends, family and strangers that God does have his hand in all of this. It is really comforting to know people are out there praying for us and supporting us through all of this.

Thank you Jindy and Christy...

Brent’s cousin, Christy, and her new husband Jindy have written very encouraging words on the blog and sent cards with words of prayer and encouragement as well from the very beginning of ViviAnne’s treatment. Well, now these two beautiful people have even gone one step further. They asked all of the guests at there Texas wedding reception to not bring them gifts but instead to use that money and donate to ViviAnne’s Fund! HOW AMAZING and UNSELFISH is this!?!?! To forego wedding presents so our family can have a bit of the financial strain lifted is too awesome for words!! We thank you for all of your kindness and love, Jindy and Christy. And to your guests who donated as well. Thank you!!

HILARIOUS!

**This was written by Kristen last week.

ViviAnne has had a good week this week. She is still her sassy, strong willed self but she is sooo funny too. Lately it has been all about dancing and gymnastics at our house. She loves to dance and watch others dance and do her gymnastics “tricks”. I will be finding a place that offers both of these services to her if we can swing the money. I wish I could somehow explain her dance moves. Simply writing, “With one hand on her hip and the other arm out stretched she shakes her little hips and taps her foot” REALLY does not do the dance justice. It is too funny!!

And Cooper! OH MY! Today I squirted him with water while we were at Grandma’s pool and he thought it was funny. Well, then he got out of the pool and I went to squirt him again and he said, “HA HA HA, you can’t get me now!” He is so funny and SMART! With the two of them being so smart and close in age I am gonna have to really work to stay one step ahead of them. We’ll see how it goes.

I’ll up load their Mother’s Day Out pics too. They are very expressive of their personalities. Ms. ViviAnne with her “sassy, dance pose” and Mr. Cooper and his “laid back, cool guy pose” and according to the director these were not poses the photographer told them to do. Just told them to pose and something along those lines and my kids being so comfortable in front on the camera went into full on “cheeeeese” mode.

It is late and I had a good day with them today and yesterday so I am not gonna get into some of the bad things that have happened over the course of the past 3 weeks and just go to bed basking in my children’s humor and innocence. Chemo is next Friday. YUCK!