It is hard to believe we have reached Friday. It was such a crazy week and definitely different than it should have been. Firstly, Michellie's reports from Wednesday at the IWK. Michellie has completely clean scans and everything in her body is healing as it should be. The Thymus is returning to its normal size, as they usually see shrinkage from the chemo. The GI appointment determined that Michellie does not have any organ issues to be concerned about. They did run another test for Celiac's and we have not heard anything about this, so we are assuming she does not have it. The doctor felt that all of the changes we had made to Michellie's diet was working for her and this was the best we could be doing. He will monitor her for the next three months and reevaluate in September. Already we are noticing that Michellie's symptoms have lessened over the recovering months, and this could be due to the diet as well as time. We will continue to do what we are doing and letting her determine how much wheat to consume. Sugar is a tough one, but we continue to try and keep that to a minimum. Dairy is a challenge, but we have not heard that she came back from the tests with lactose intolerance, so we will just avoid the things that bother her. Knowing that there is no organ issue or dis-ease attached to her digestive issues, I feel better able to approach everything with more energy work. I was nervous to do any allergy tapping if there was more issues underneith, but now I will be able to work with the wheat and dairy to see if we can help the body to cope and adjust better.
So, Wednesday we should have been celebrating all of the incredible news, but Michellie was suffering from intense pain in her throat and ears from the irritation the eye infection had created. There were lots of tears until the pain killers eventually got at the pain. As it is now Friday, this is starting to back off and she is feeling a little less each day.
After her challenging week, Michellie continued to plug away at her math and trying to complete all of her assignments. This morning she went in to write her math exam. It took her 4 hours to complete, but she took her time and took breaks when she needed them. She felt really good when she was done, and that was the first time she ever commented that she felt good about an exam. She did feel relieved and proud to be done, and she was lost as to what she should do with truly free time. We are so proud of her for working through all of her challenges and putting her best foot forward all the time. We are in awe of the incredible spirit that Michellie has shown us. We could not praise or hug her enough this afternoon to share our excitement with her. She should have her math mark on Monday, and hopefully a pass to grade 11 math.
This evening Michellie is hiking West Mabou with Tyson and his parents. She has really tried to partake in any invites that are getting her outside and exercising. I am sure the walk will have been a lot of fun with the three of them. And, the conversations will probably have been full of laughter and fun too!
Yesterday Michellie helped me map out a Labyrinth in our front yard, and we hope to complete this over the summer so that by fall we will have a beautiful pathway on our front lawn to enjoy and heal with. But for today we will celebrate one year of being here, and for a daughter that is cancer free and on the road to recovery. What a gift!
