Reality is back. I guess we were on a bit of a honeymoon this last week. The appointments are coming in and we have a full week next week. It looks like it will be Michellie and I traveling to Halifax on Monday afternoon, and David holding down the fort and keeping the work alive. Tuesday is a PET Scan, a Cat Scan, perhaps a pulminary test and a chest X-ray. Wednesday is an ECG, then dermatology, then a nurses assessment, then the oncology doctor's exam, and then dentistry. Thursday may have two more tests and a followup with the oncology doctor. Michellie's assigned oncologist (they work on a big team), is away at a conference trying to gather information about Michellie's case to see if radiotherapy is still the protocol to follow for her type of Hodgkins. At the moment, they are telling us to plan for radiotherapy. This means two days of prepatory work the following week to get all of the measurements and therapies together. Then, they are anticipating 3 to 4 weeks, during the week, in Halifax for a 30 minute appointment each day. The wind in our sails has taken a bit of a blow, (that's why the honeymoon - we were so happy to be done chemo and on to just recovering for a change). It was so nice to have our own lives back for a little, even though we are still relatively isolated.
So, we just want to thank everyone again for all of their love and support. It means so much and we will be strong knowing we are supported by so many. We will try to relax and enjoy some fun this weekend, and then we thank everyone for their well wishes for the week. We will probably not have any information until Thursday for those that are inquiring.
Michellie will need 3 more months of Pentamadene to keep her protected from Pneumonia, and they are looking into some other ways to give it to her to lessen the reaction from it. We will cross our fingers on that.
If all the radiotherapy is a go, then Michellie will have to pass on the trip to Washington, as she will be in treatment until just after Easter. We are hoping that another opportunity with the Sunshine Kids will happen later on.
The rain is pelting at our windows this afternoon and the wind has picked up. We are thrilled it is rain and not snow, and look forward to all the green that is trying hard to break out of the grasses and the tree branches. It is so nice when Spring is so close! Missy can hardly contain herself with anticipation of finding a way outside. She got out yesterday. She is very quick now when you open the back door to the boot room. She doesn't know what to look at first when she finds herself in the great outdoors, but she can hardly wait to get going. Hunter runs the other way, so unless he learns that something is better out the door, he will be happy to stay in his comfort zone.
