Thank You

I would just like to say thanks to all of you. I am constantly getting messages and comments sent to my phone and my facebook account thanking me for providing updates to all of you about my mom through this blog. I hope to start posting once or twice a week again even if they are small posts. Some may just be pictures or stories of things that have happened lately...others may be medical updates. But MY GOAL is to post more often...I want to show you my appreciation for caring so much about my mom and her health and the well-being of our family. We love you all and hope to always keep in touch!

Thanks,

Melissa

Sooo sorry for the wait...

So what can i say?!? Things have been CRAZY around our house lately with us all moving. Between me moving in with my cousins in Groveland, Josh moving in with one of his friends' families in Pekin, and my mom and Nichole moving to Bloomington this coming Saturday, we have had our hands full. Not only are we all moving out...we are trying to get the old house ready to sell. This has been ALOT of work...seeing as how the house is as old as Peoria! But anyways...we have had fun painting...right Mom?!?! :) Especially the "gray" wall! hahaha. I LOVE YOU MOM! Two lessons learned that day: 1. Listen to your mom. 2. Don't buy cheap paint!

Well anyways...I know what you are all anxiously waiting to hear (if you havent already)...the news from moms doctors appointment today on whether or not her new chemo treatment has been working, right? Well...I got the BEST phone call of my life today when I was babysitting. And guess who was on the other line....

You guessed it! Mom! She called to say that the chemo was working and that several of the small spots are gone and that the big spot on her liver is shrinking! WHAT MORE COULD WE ASK FOR RIGHT NOW?!?!! WHAT A HUGE RELIEF! PRAISE GOD! :)

"With God, ALL things are POSSIBLE"

"Miracles can happen when you BELIEVE"

Now...although we got WONDERFUL news today...ill update you a little bit on what life HAS been like over the past few weeks and month or so....

A couple weeks ago, Mom started having lots of pain in her feet and has not been able to be walking. (Well at least, she isnt SUPPOSED TO BE WALKING!) However, my mother is stubborn and does what she wants and theres no stopping her. :) Anyways, she had Stage 2 Hand and Foot Syndrome. It was causing her extreme pain, so no standing or walking and the skin on her feet turned really red. In addition, they chose not to give her chemo today because of her skin still peeling on her hands. So for the last 2 weeks or so, she has not been receiving any chemo. However, she still manages to spend about 20 out of the 24 hours in her bed in her room either sleeping or laying there watching movies. haha. Apparently she has been watching some good ones...she gets excited about telling us about them all the time! :) For the other 4 hours of the day, she is usually cooking food, doing laundry, working on something in the house, or FACEBOOK CREEPING! hahah. BUSTED MOM! :) Her new fun is getting on facebook and "creeping" on peoples' profiles. :) Its funny.

But anyways....other than the hand and foot pain, and the constant stomach pain and nausea feeling...there isnt much NEW added pain or side effects. Other than one thing...and hopefully I dont get smacked for this. hahaha! Her baldness. :) The woman has always had really fine hair but now the chemo is causing her to lose some more and shes got some bald spots. I must say that its quite entertaining watching her try to fix her hair up to cover them. ;) JUST KIDDING MOM! I LOVE YOU! AND YOUR BALD SPOTS! :)

Well its getting late and I could probably go on for hours so I'll be back tomorrow or Friday to update you on how the walk went and add some pictures because I dont think I have done that yet. :)

Goodnight all!

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR CONTINUED PRAYERS AND CONCERNS! WE LOVE YOU ALL!

Coming soon...

UPDATE COMING SOON! Sorry...we have been busy. :/

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY MOM!

You are the most amazing woman in the world...I don't know how you do it BUT YOU DO. Being a single mom of 3 kids (especially us three) is hard enough, but to have to work and fight terminal cancer at the same time is just unbelievable. Thanks for everything that you have ever done and continue to do for me, Josh, and Nichole. We all love you tons and look forward to having you around for many more years so KEEP FIGHTIN! Happy Mother's Day Mom! :)

Update:

Today has been kind of a quiet day around the house. I was planning on treating the family to lunch for Mother's Day but Josh was passsssed out, so I took mom and Nichole to Avantis for lunch. Mom, Nichole, and I were going to go see a movie but she came home after lunch and ended up falling asleep since she was exhausted and not feeling well. :/ **She has been trying to sell everything in the house since we are moving so the garage sales have been quite the strain on her body.** So instead of Mom coming to the movie with us...me and Nichole and a friend of mine went to the movie.

However, Mom still wants her steak dinner I promised her for Mother's Day, so I will be treating all of us kids and our lovely mother to a steak dinner some night this week. :)


Well time to go for now...I think I hear my dinner burning in the oven. OOOOOPS!

Picture of What the Shirt Will Look Like

These are pictures of the prints which will be on the front and back of the shirts. The shirts are purple with white text and can be purchased for $10 each and are available in all sizes...Youth and Adult.

^^This is the back of the shirt ^^


^^This is the front of the shirt^^
The heart at the top right corner is what will be on the left sleeve.

RELAY FOR LIFE

Here is the link to my mom's Relay for Life page....

Please sign up to be a part of our team and walk with us in June! I will be making shirts for my mom's team for you to purchase if you are interested.

http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR?pg=team&fr_id=15080&team_id=499110

THANK YOU!

I just want to say thank you to whoever sent me the birthday card and gift to me for my birthday tomorrow. It was DEFINITELY the BEST gift I have ever received in my entire life and I am extremely thankful for it. It will mean sooo much to me for sooo many years to come. I wish that I knew who you were so that I could thank you personally. You will NEVER know how much it meant to me!

THANK YOU AGAIN! :)