March 2013 - Seriously. I can't even begin to explain how insane the past few weeks have been. We have had strep, a trip to the ER and stitches, colds and allergies, work, teething, sleep deprivation,an upcoming move and on top of all of that - my Dad's lymphoma did not react to the last chemo treatment like it was supposed to. SO!
My parents headed to MD Anderson in Houston last week for a second opinion. They met with the head of the lymphoma unit, and they really liked the doctor. He is assuming that my dad has a different type of lymphoma than what he was originally diagnosed. So for the past week, Pops has been prodded, poked, and scanned to see if they can figure out what is going on in him. They were able to come home for the weekend to care of some things but they had to return Monday for more tests. They meet with the doctor again on Thursday with hopefully results of the tests and getting a treatment plan in place.
This is what I will tell you. This is REALLY weighing heavily on us. Between my Mom's ongoing battle with cancer and now this...it's really taking a toll on our emotions. Last week was pretty tough keeping it together and not having an emotional break down during work hours...it's so hard to keep focus when the mind wants to wander into dark places. I can tell it's really affecting my siblings the same as me because we are all just trying to stay busy until we know the results of everything...and with that being said, I don't even know how my parents are holding it together.
What I do know is this - I can't even begin to express how grateful I am for all the prayers and positive thoughts that they are being flooded with. It helps me to know how much others are praying and thinking about them because one of the hardest things is not being able to be there to hug them and help out. Thank goodness my sister is as close as she is because I know that seeing those grand babies is very therapeutic for them. I was really uncertain that we were going to make the trip down for Easter but after all of this, I feel like they need a good dose of some granddaughter love and some baby love.
So we did go to Magnolia and had a really nice trip. It was, of course, much too short though. I will give a complete update on Dad in another post, but he is doing ok as of now and still not undergoing any treatments until they can nail down what is going on with him. Since then, we moved in to a new house (more space and better area), we took a trip to Dallas to celebrate my birthday and see Bon Jovi. Check. Andy's mom came up for a visit, my parents came up for a visit, we went to Houston for my cousin's wedding, we have been trying to keep up with our busy little 9 month old baby (sobs quietly - my uterus is mad at me and wants to have another baby but don't get your hopes up - she is closed for business) and our VERY busy 3 year old Princess, who is now in gymnastics, and we just squeezed in a trip to the beach. Oh and did I mention the weather was OUT OF CONTROL in May. I mean really. Thank God we were not affected by the tornadoes, but my heart just breaks for those that were. More to come with pictures and details of our travels.
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| Making a Chick for Easter. |
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| Giving LF some Life Lessons. |
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| He hates it when I put up pictures like this, but I LOVE the Papa Bear and Cam Cub snuggle pictures. |
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| Oooof. He is going to break some hearts. My my my... |
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| My loves. |
