More FUN facts about proton radiation therapy:
1. Protons are injected via a vacuum tube into a linear accelerator and in a few microseconds, the energy equals 7 million volts!!
2. The energy increases to 70-250 million volts which allows the beam to enter the body at various points.
3. Protons move through a series of magnets that shape, focus and direct the beam.
4. At maximum energy, a proton beam travels 125,000 miles per second (or 2/3 the speed of light)!!!
5. From the Hydrogen canister to the patient, a proton travels 313,000 miles!!!
And we thought the trip from Virginia to Houston was far!
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Another good day. Today started out early because of our check-in at the clinic with Dr. Wolff. He is very happy with her progress so we are down to 1x/week checking in with the radiation oncologist and 1x/week checking in with the the oncologist. Plus the daily proton treatments. We will discuss further chemo next week and he is going to begin working on her plan for when we leave and go back to MCV.
The hair just keeps falling out but in typical Charlotte fashion, it doesn't seem to bother her. She was really hungry when we got out of radiation today so we stopped at MDA for a snack (cheetos and apple juice) and then headed back to RMH. I cleaned our room and did some laundry and Charlotte was actually pretty social today.
My friend Kim sent her a farm animal lacing set and she is LOVING it. A good replacement for those shoelaces. Her OT practice is going very well and today she spent a LOT of time lacing and unlacing the horse and the pig. The other kids were really interested in what she was doing too and we had a bunch of the RMH kids working on their fine motor skills. I'll just hang out a shingle and open a clinic here.
The evening was fun because the University of Miami Alumni
Association (Houston Chapter) hosted an ice cream social for the kids here at RMH. Got to meet some fellow 'Canes (none of whom went to school during mine or Roger's tenure). Lots of recent grads. Charlotte ate a LOT of ice cream (chocolate in a pink cone with sprinkles!! and she socialized with everyone.
By the way, she keeps telling everyone "I have two boyfriends...Larson and Wyatt." Depending on the day, she changes who her "favorite" is. Of course, if anyone asks if she has brothers or sisters, she tells them that her two "brothers" are also Larson and Wyatt so I guess she's a little confused. I get lots of weird looks when she says she has 2 brothers but I say she's an only child. She also says she has "two girlfriends" but doesn't say their names.
She also has developed this adorable habit of getting my attention by saying "Tweet Tweet mommy!" That means she wants to tell me something. She's my baby bird!!
So we are settling in for the evening and getting ready for the family to come tomorrow. Hooray! I know she will be very happy to see Daddy and we are looking forward to the visit from Aunt B, Aunt Lynn, and Uncle Terry too.
OH! I learned a very good thing tonight: proton therapy patients get to stay at RMH for up to 60 days before having to vacate so we won't have to worry about appealing for more time or finding another place to stay. I also talked to one of the other moms whose kid is getting proton radiation and she said that their last treatment was supposed to be on a Monday but they are "concentrating" his last 5 treatments so that they can finish on a Friday. I'm going to have to ask about that as her current schedule has her finishing on a Monday. It would be really nice to finish on a Friday and spend the weekend packing up for home...
Lots to do and must rest too (hey, that rhymes).
Happy weekend, y'all!
Rachel
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Friday, August 7, 2009
Monday, July 27, 2009
An Update
Doing a whole lotta nuthin' sure makes me tired!
Charlotte didn't settle in to sleep until after midnight last night (sheesh). I did manage to get her to eat a few veggie straws before bed in hopes that it would sustain her a little longer during the day. I woke up and got myself ready, going downstairs while she was still sleeping to eat breakfast. I figured a hearty breakfast would help me hold out till proton therapy so I ate the leftovers from Roger's Mexican lunch the day before. They were good....and filling!
Then I roused the princess and we set off for the children's cancer center. We didn't have an appointment but Roger insisted that I should just "show up" and they'd work us in. About 10 AM they got our labs (we had come in about 8:30) and about 11:30 Reh, our nurse, let us know that her labs looked pretty good and instead of seeing a doc at the clinic we should just go ahead over to the proton center. Her weekly "checkup" with the radiation oncologist was scheduled for 11:30 and Reh figured as long as some medical professional was following up with her, they didn't need to see her till Wednesday.
So we trudged over to the proton center. The shuttle ride was not bad, actually. Got there, checked in, they took her vitals, and we waited.
And waited.
And waited.
Finally I asked someone what was up and they looked into it. Turns out that Dr. Mahajan is out this week and so Charlotte is supposed to see Dr. Woo and HE is seeing all his patients on Tuesday. Nobody had told us this, but it was on our newly revised schedule. BUT the newly revised scheduled had not been posted online. I was told the solution to this is to get a new printout of the schedule every Monday morning to assure accuracy. I'm not sure how I can get a printout before coming TO the proton center for my Monday appointment but somehow that has escaped everyone else's logic. Maybe the radiation gets to their brains a little in this place.
Anyway, so we were just MEGA early for her proton appointment that was scheduled at 1:30 (and of course, in true form, they didn't see her till 2:30). I did ask about moving up her time slot but they don't have anything available earlier for two weeks when she will then have a 10:30 AM slot.
Through all this, Charlotte never complained once. She never asked for food. Never said she was hungry. We did snuggle and cuddle a few times, which was nice given the cold shoulder she usually passes my way. We read some books and she entertained herself in the play areas. Finally it was her turn and Grandpa and I headed off in search of lunch for me (at 3 PM). She finally roused around 5-ish and we headed back to RMH for dinner. She did eat some cheese slices, applesauce, and a bunch of crackers tonight. And some chocolate milk. Her belly is getting VERY full and kind of rigid. She has not been able to bend down all day and she tells me that it hurts her tummy. the kid needs to POOP!! We keep giving her mag citrate and getting her to walk as much as possible. She told me that she "doesn't like to poop" so I hope she's not holding it in voluntarily. That could be a problem. I told her that she doesn't get to watch her "new favorite" goodnight video until she goes poopie so hopefully we will get results soon.
Other than that, she doesn't seem to be demonstrating any ill effects from the radiation (knock on wood). She is full of storytelling today and the bulk of our conversations revolve around her retelling some facts or plot points from Dora, Diego, Sid the Science Kid, SuperWhy, etc. It's very cute! Especially when she says things like, "Condors are the largest flying birds in the world."
Today I was the chauffer (stroller pusher), chaperone, and master chef. Plus I got in some light reading. Nabbed a book from the book exchange that has been very good so far. It's the newest Wally Lamb book and I've enjoyed his other two novels. We'll see. Oh, and I did payroll. The romp n' roll employees will be happy. Thank goodness for remote internet and quickbooks online. So I actually did some "work" today too.
Charlotte looked absolutely ADORABLE in the dress Aunt Phyllis sent. She wore it today and wowed everyone. She was a purple princess today. I will attach a photo. In this picture, she is making a grilled cheese sandwich using an iron. Very creative, I thought!
We did get to end our day with a skype chat with Daddy. That was fun and Charlotte was actually engaging for a few minutes. Seems like things are going well in VA as well. One day down....how many more to go? September seems a LONG way away.
Charlotte didn't settle in to sleep until after midnight last night (sheesh). I did manage to get her to eat a few veggie straws before bed in hopes that it would sustain her a little longer during the day. I woke up and got myself ready, going downstairs while she was still sleeping to eat breakfast. I figured a hearty breakfast would help me hold out till proton therapy so I ate the leftovers from Roger's Mexican lunch the day before. They were good....and filling!
Then I roused the princess and we set off for the children's cancer center. We didn't have an appointment but Roger insisted that I should just "show up" and they'd work us in. About 10 AM they got our labs (we had come in about 8:30) and about 11:30 Reh, our nurse, let us know that her labs looked pretty good and instead of seeing a doc at the clinic we should just go ahead over to the proton center. Her weekly "checkup" with the radiation oncologist was scheduled for 11:30 and Reh figured as long as some medical professional was following up with her, they didn't need to see her till Wednesday.
So we trudged over to the proton center. The shuttle ride was not bad, actually. Got there, checked in, they took her vitals, and we waited.
And waited.
And waited.
Finally I asked someone what was up and they looked into it. Turns out that Dr. Mahajan is out this week and so Charlotte is supposed to see Dr. Woo and HE is seeing all his patients on Tuesday. Nobody had told us this, but it was on our newly revised schedule. BUT the newly revised scheduled had not been posted online. I was told the solution to this is to get a new printout of the schedule every Monday morning to assure accuracy. I'm not sure how I can get a printout before coming TO the proton center for my Monday appointment but somehow that has escaped everyone else's logic. Maybe the radiation gets to their brains a little in this place.
Anyway, so we were just MEGA early for her proton appointment that was scheduled at 1:30 (and of course, in true form, they didn't see her till 2:30). I did ask about moving up her time slot but they don't have anything available earlier for two weeks when she will then have a 10:30 AM slot.
Through all this, Charlotte never complained once. She never asked for food. Never said she was hungry. We did snuggle and cuddle a few times, which was nice given the cold shoulder she usually passes my way. We read some books and she entertained herself in the play areas. Finally it was her turn and Grandpa and I headed off in search of lunch for me (at 3 PM). She finally roused around 5-ish and we headed back to RMH for dinner. She did eat some cheese slices, applesauce, and a bunch of crackers tonight. And some chocolate milk. Her belly is getting VERY full and kind of rigid. She has not been able to bend down all day and she tells me that it hurts her tummy. the kid needs to POOP!! We keep giving her mag citrate and getting her to walk as much as possible. She told me that she "doesn't like to poop" so I hope she's not holding it in voluntarily. That could be a problem. I told her that she doesn't get to watch her "new favorite" goodnight video until she goes poopie so hopefully we will get results soon.
Other than that, she doesn't seem to be demonstrating any ill effects from the radiation (knock on wood). She is full of storytelling today and the bulk of our conversations revolve around her retelling some facts or plot points from Dora, Diego, Sid the Science Kid, SuperWhy, etc. It's very cute! Especially when she says things like, "Condors are the largest flying birds in the world."
Today I was the chauffer (stroller pusher), chaperone, and master chef. Plus I got in some light reading. Nabbed a book from the book exchange that has been very good so far. It's the newest Wally Lamb book and I've enjoyed his other two novels. We'll see. Oh, and I did payroll. The romp n' roll employees will be happy. Thank goodness for remote internet and quickbooks online. So I actually did some "work" today too.
Charlotte looked absolutely ADORABLE in the dress Aunt Phyllis sent. She wore it today and wowed everyone. She was a purple princess today. I will attach a photo. In this picture, she is making a grilled cheese sandwich using an iron. Very creative, I thought!
We did get to end our day with a skype chat with Daddy. That was fun and Charlotte was actually engaging for a few minutes. Seems like things are going well in VA as well. One day down....how many more to go? September seems a LONG way away.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Staying Busy, Fundraising Update
Charlotte had a great day yesterday and a very good am this morning.
Yesterday consisted of CJ going out and about with Aunt Amy on her last day here. They went to lunch at (guess where?) and then Barnes & Noble's to read stories and play with the train table, then back to (guess where?) for milk shake shakes. Then they came home and hung out here until Rachel and I came home.
Rachel worked at Romp n' Roll and I went around putting up posters for the concert/blooddrive. I was getting it done pretty well until I got a call from Rachel letting me know there was something wrong with the AC. So I headed home to gather up the fans and then to the store.
One side seemed to be working properly but it's not enough for the whole store so the art room was sweltering. We called the AC company and they're supposedly sending someone out today. Sure hope so.
So I got to go back out to deliver some more posters/flyers to friendly local businesses.
Then it was back to RNR for our big staff meeting to tell everyone about the new BIG IDEA! which is a new level of Birthday Bash called an Awesome Adventure Party and the accompanying promotional offer.
I feel it was a great meeting I was pretty excited about things afterward. When we got home we just chilled the rest of the evening, talked to Aunt B on the Hopecam, watched my one television guilty pleasure (Primeval from the BBC) and went to bed at a relatively normal time.
This morning, Amy left :-( and CJ and did all kinds of stuff. We took Noah to the vet to check on the gash on his head and get his shots current, we went to the Ashland Library to vote and got to hear a little of storytime with Jamie, Larson, Alexander (but not Bob) and the Morris family, found an amazing book called, Imagine A World with some very good perspective pictures kind of ala Escher, stopped off at the Randolph-Macon College Bookstore to pick up bracelet money (almost $400! And of course they fawned all over her), and then went to Ashland Breakfast and Lunch because CJ wanted pancakes. Unfortunately for us, they don't serve breakfast past a certain hour. BUT! They pulled out the batter just for Charlotte and she got a couple of pancakes! Thanks to Renee and all there.
Now we're home waiting for Mommy to come back from the first day of camp! From what I heard, it was tremendously successful. I have to cover front desk for an hour or so and then teach a couple of our Week-Of-Free-Preview classes.
The weather for the first concert on Thursday is looking like there might be an isolated t-storm here and there so bring an umbrella just in case! Shouldn't be enough to drive us inside but we'll be ready just in case.
Well Rachel is here so I'll sign off. Just letting you all know the initial response to our Amazing Birthday Bash deal has been very strong already.
Keep cruizin' the CB sites. There are lots of amazing stories goin on!
Rog
Another busy day! I spent the morning at Romp n' Roll camp. Our staff was awesome and the kids had a great time! The summer is off and running.
We finally got the AC fixed (hooray) so all is well with the universe again. Not too much damage (physically or financially) so that is good as well.
We wished Aunt Amy farewell as she returned to her family in Ohio. Amy and I met in grad school at ASU and while we haven't stayed in very close touch since graduation, we have certainly remained in each other's hearts. I sincerely value her friendship and it was so good to see her again. (HUGS to you, girl!)
Charlotte has been rather moody the last week or so. Her independent streak has been very strong lately. She has definitely preferred more independent (rather than social) activities and even seems to shy away from some social engagements. I certainly don't blame her. Sometimes I think the attention is a bit daunting. We're just trying to read her moods and let her take things at her own pace.
We have some new information regarding our treatment direction. We will meet with Dr. Khan and Dr. Chung (the radiation oncologist) on Thursday to go over some options for radiation including the timeline. Dr. Khan also indicated that he is in communication with Dr. Wolff at MD Anderson and we should have a report from them soon.
Meanwhile, I thought I would take some time to give some thanks and offer some updates on our various fundraising efforts. Since our first "official" fundraiser with the Head Shaving Party, we have had over $14,000 raised on Charlotte's behalf. This includes money raised for:
o Prayers for Charlotte Bracelets
o the Head Shaving Party (over $5K!)
o Everything But Water and Five Below events (still waiting to receive some more money from the additional Five Below sales)
o 50/50 raffle at the Ashland Coffee and Tea concert
o Qdoba Burrito Eating Contest (final total on that event = $975!)
o Glen Allen Golf Fundraiser
o A bake sale at Trinity Church in Fredericksburg (our "old" home church) organized by the Middle School Youth
o Pancake Dinner held by the Middle School Youth of St. James the Less
o Money collected from various kid's birthday parties in Charlotte's honor (in lieu of presents)
Not to mention the various, random, and very valued donations that have come to us from friends, family, and strangers. Some, like the Head Shaving Party, are rather large. Other fundraisers have produced small sums but every little bit counts. We have paid out plus or minus $10,000 already in medical expenses and travel expenses for Houston.
We are also incredibly grateful for the gift cards for restaurants, cooked and prepared meals, small gifts, and homemade treasures that have found their way to our home. All of these things have helped make our life a little easier at this time. I'm just saying this now because I know that some of you have received personal thank you notes from us. Some of you will probably receive more down the line. And some of you will never receive an actual "card" that says THANK YOU. But please know that our "attitude of gratitude" (as my step-dad likes to say) is ever-present at this time. We are so grateful to our friends, family, customers, the community of Ashland, and all of those people around the country and the world who are supporting us at this time.
If our treatment regimen continues as we think it will, there will be more medical bills (thanks to idiotic insurance). Each round of high dose chemo and bone marrow transplant stands to cost us (out of pocket) up to $10000 so you get the picture.
Not to mention that anything that might be "left over" when all is said and done is going straight into the Foundation that Roger is developing. More on that to come but let's just say that we are already working on ways to "pay it forward" when we're done with all this mess.
Word on the street is that Make A Wish will be coming our way to interview the "Princess" in late June. We will see what she has to say. When we asked her where she would want to go if she could go ANYWHERE she wanted, she said "Carter Park" (which is the park in our neighborhood). All we tell her is to DREAM BIGGER...MUCH BIGGER!
So some big events coming up in the next few weeks:
On the treatment end, we will hopefully get some new direction on dates for radiation to start. That will likely be outpatient for about 6 weeks.
Fundraisers:
o Come on out to Rompy's Summer Concert Series this Thursday for Clay Mottley and the Taters. 5:30 PM at Virginia Center Marketplace (in the Chick-Fil-A parking lot). As Roger says, we're collecting "Food for the Food Bank, Blood for the Blood Bank and $$ for CJ's bank" We will have another concert on July 9th and ANOTHER on August 20th so if you miss the fun this time, there will be more fun to come.
o The Home-Based Business Bazaar will be June 27th at St. Ann's Church in Ashland. Come out and support some of our friends from Pampered Chef, Arbonne, Avon, Happy Gardener, and MORE. They are selling their wares and donating a portion of their proceeds back to Charlotte. A silent auction will be held as well. Start your Christmas shopping early!
Finally, some folks have asked about Charlotte's birthday (yes, it's ONLY a month away!!!). First of all, she does not need ANY presents. We have a house full of goodies so gifts are completely unnecessary. Any celebration that will be had will be a complete and total celebration of her and her LIFE. We have not made any definite plans yet and we may just gauge things based on how she is feeling and where her treatment regimen is in about a month. It is very possible that we may delay her "official" celebration by a few weeks. As usual, we will keep you updated.
Ok, so that's all I have to say for now. I have a boat-load of paperwork to siphon through and as it's already almost 9 PM I can only imagine how un-productive I will continue to be. Sigh. Where does the day go?
Signing off...
Rachel
Yesterday consisted of CJ going out and about with Aunt Amy on her last day here. They went to lunch at (guess where?) and then Barnes & Noble's to read stories and play with the train table, then back to (guess where?) for milk shake shakes. Then they came home and hung out here until Rachel and I came home.
Rachel worked at Romp n' Roll and I went around putting up posters for the concert/blooddrive. I was getting it done pretty well until I got a call from Rachel letting me know there was something wrong with the AC. So I headed home to gather up the fans and then to the store.
One side seemed to be working properly but it's not enough for the whole store so the art room was sweltering. We called the AC company and they're supposedly sending someone out today. Sure hope so.
So I got to go back out to deliver some more posters/flyers to friendly local businesses.
Then it was back to RNR for our big staff meeting to tell everyone about the new BIG IDEA! which is a new level of Birthday Bash called an Awesome Adventure Party and the accompanying promotional offer.
I feel it was a great meeting I was pretty excited about things afterward. When we got home we just chilled the rest of the evening, talked to Aunt B on the Hopecam, watched my one television guilty pleasure (Primeval from the BBC) and went to bed at a relatively normal time.
This morning, Amy left :-( and CJ and did all kinds of stuff. We took Noah to the vet to check on the gash on his head and get his shots current, we went to the Ashland Library to vote and got to hear a little of storytime with Jamie, Larson, Alexander (but not Bob) and the Morris family, found an amazing book called, Imagine A World with some very good perspective pictures kind of ala Escher, stopped off at the Randolph-Macon College Bookstore to pick up bracelet money (almost $400! And of course they fawned all over her), and then went to Ashland Breakfast and Lunch because CJ wanted pancakes. Unfortunately for us, they don't serve breakfast past a certain hour. BUT! They pulled out the batter just for Charlotte and she got a couple of pancakes! Thanks to Renee and all there.
Now we're home waiting for Mommy to come back from the first day of camp! From what I heard, it was tremendously successful. I have to cover front desk for an hour or so and then teach a couple of our Week-Of-Free-Preview classes.
The weather for the first concert on Thursday is looking like there might be an isolated t-storm here and there so bring an umbrella just in case! Shouldn't be enough to drive us inside but we'll be ready just in case.
Well Rachel is here so I'll sign off. Just letting you all know the initial response to our Amazing Birthday Bash deal has been very strong already.
Keep cruizin' the CB sites. There are lots of amazing stories goin on!
Rog
Another busy day! I spent the morning at Romp n' Roll camp. Our staff was awesome and the kids had a great time! The summer is off and running.
We finally got the AC fixed (hooray) so all is well with the universe again. Not too much damage (physically or financially) so that is good as well.
We wished Aunt Amy farewell as she returned to her family in Ohio. Amy and I met in grad school at ASU and while we haven't stayed in very close touch since graduation, we have certainly remained in each other's hearts. I sincerely value her friendship and it was so good to see her again. (HUGS to you, girl!)
Charlotte has been rather moody the last week or so. Her independent streak has been very strong lately. She has definitely preferred more independent (rather than social) activities and even seems to shy away from some social engagements. I certainly don't blame her. Sometimes I think the attention is a bit daunting. We're just trying to read her moods and let her take things at her own pace.
We have some new information regarding our treatment direction. We will meet with Dr. Khan and Dr. Chung (the radiation oncologist) on Thursday to go over some options for radiation including the timeline. Dr. Khan also indicated that he is in communication with Dr. Wolff at MD Anderson and we should have a report from them soon.
Meanwhile, I thought I would take some time to give some thanks and offer some updates on our various fundraising efforts. Since our first "official" fundraiser with the Head Shaving Party, we have had over $14,000 raised on Charlotte's behalf. This includes money raised for:
o Prayers for Charlotte Bracelets
o the Head Shaving Party (over $5K!)
o Everything But Water and Five Below events (still waiting to receive some more money from the additional Five Below sales)
o 50/50 raffle at the Ashland Coffee and Tea concert
o Qdoba Burrito Eating Contest (final total on that event = $975!)
o Glen Allen Golf Fundraiser
o A bake sale at Trinity Church in Fredericksburg (our "old" home church) organized by the Middle School Youth
o Pancake Dinner held by the Middle School Youth of St. James the Less
o Money collected from various kid's birthday parties in Charlotte's honor (in lieu of presents)
Not to mention the various, random, and very valued donations that have come to us from friends, family, and strangers. Some, like the Head Shaving Party, are rather large. Other fundraisers have produced small sums but every little bit counts. We have paid out plus or minus $10,000 already in medical expenses and travel expenses for Houston.
We are also incredibly grateful for the gift cards for restaurants, cooked and prepared meals, small gifts, and homemade treasures that have found their way to our home. All of these things have helped make our life a little easier at this time. I'm just saying this now because I know that some of you have received personal thank you notes from us. Some of you will probably receive more down the line. And some of you will never receive an actual "card" that says THANK YOU. But please know that our "attitude of gratitude" (as my step-dad likes to say) is ever-present at this time. We are so grateful to our friends, family, customers, the community of Ashland, and all of those people around the country and the world who are supporting us at this time.
If our treatment regimen continues as we think it will, there will be more medical bills (thanks to idiotic insurance). Each round of high dose chemo and bone marrow transplant stands to cost us (out of pocket) up to $10000 so you get the picture.
Not to mention that anything that might be "left over" when all is said and done is going straight into the Foundation that Roger is developing. More on that to come but let's just say that we are already working on ways to "pay it forward" when we're done with all this mess.
Word on the street is that Make A Wish will be coming our way to interview the "Princess" in late June. We will see what she has to say. When we asked her where she would want to go if she could go ANYWHERE she wanted, she said "Carter Park" (which is the park in our neighborhood). All we tell her is to DREAM BIGGER...MUCH BIGGER!
So some big events coming up in the next few weeks:
On the treatment end, we will hopefully get some new direction on dates for radiation to start. That will likely be outpatient for about 6 weeks.
Fundraisers:
o Come on out to Rompy's Summer Concert Series this Thursday for Clay Mottley and the Taters. 5:30 PM at Virginia Center Marketplace (in the Chick-Fil-A parking lot). As Roger says, we're collecting "Food for the Food Bank, Blood for the Blood Bank and $$ for CJ's bank" We will have another concert on July 9th and ANOTHER on August 20th so if you miss the fun this time, there will be more fun to come.
o The Home-Based Business Bazaar will be June 27th at St. Ann's Church in Ashland. Come out and support some of our friends from Pampered Chef, Arbonne, Avon, Happy Gardener, and MORE. They are selling their wares and donating a portion of their proceeds back to Charlotte. A silent auction will be held as well. Start your Christmas shopping early!
Finally, some folks have asked about Charlotte's birthday (yes, it's ONLY a month away!!!). First of all, she does not need ANY presents. We have a house full of goodies so gifts are completely unnecessary. Any celebration that will be had will be a complete and total celebration of her and her LIFE. We have not made any definite plans yet and we may just gauge things based on how she is feeling and where her treatment regimen is in about a month. It is very possible that we may delay her "official" celebration by a few weeks. As usual, we will keep you updated.
Ok, so that's all I have to say for now. I have a boat-load of paperwork to siphon through and as it's already almost 9 PM I can only imagine how un-productive I will continue to be. Sigh. Where does the day go?
Signing off...
Rachel
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