Friday, May 15, 2009

The End of Chapter 1

Yay! Mom had her last chemo treatment for a long, long time, and we're all so excited! She came home from getting erbatux this afternoon and was welcomed by Dane! Dane is driving through ABQ en route to the Grand Canyon to meet his school kids, so we get to have him for 12 hours.

Mom is feeling really good, and I imagine that most of it is psychological - just knowing that she's done for a good, long time is very exciting! When the doctors told her that erbatux would cause acne, we never expected it to be in her elbow pits!


We'll all be excited to see mom gradually gain strength and energy and get her skin back over the next month! Yeehaw!

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Sweet Jan!
So glad this first chapter is over and your faith and family and positive attitude has kept you going and going and going and will continue until that nasty cancer is gone, gone, gone!!

Can't wait to hug you!
Love you! Praying for you!

The Thomson Family

Anonymous said...

Hi Jan,
Thought about you all day. Big part is over for sure. Enjoy planning Sedona! Loved hearing that the test numbers lined up in our favor. Congrats on working so hard! Love you - LARRY & SUE

McEntire Family said...

So glad you are done! Here's to an awesome four weeks ahead of you! And I am so glad that is acne in your elbow pit and not from getting poked over and over again by needles. LOVE YOU!

Julie Smith said...

Phew! Enjoy your rest. You deserve it!

Unknown said...

Jan,
You've probably seen this poem, but it's worth seeing again.

WHAT CANCER CANNOT DO
Cancer is so limited...
It cannot cripple love.
It cannot shatter hope.
It cannot corrode faith.
It cannot eat away peace.
It cannot destroy confidence.
It cannot kill friendship.
It cannot shut out memories.
It cannot silence courage.
It cannot reduce eternal life.
It cannot quench the Spirit.
Author: Unknown

I love you Jan and I'm thinking about you.
Love,
Laura Skouson

Jared and Jennifer said...

Thinking of you and keeping you and your family in our prayers alot lately! Have a wonderful time in Sedona with your beautiful gand-babies!!! Love You.