Update on mom: she is much better, she is now home and improving daily, the blood clots in her legs and lungs are apparently starting to dissolve as she is noticing a big difference in her ability to breathe. A good thing, no? I’m staying in Daytona for a while to be home health care [...]

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Ok.
Ya’ll?
LOVE YOU!
Mom is doing much better…her meds appear to be working (although the doctor’s refuse to do more tests, calling them “unneccessary” and expect her to just “know” that the clots are passing because she’ll “feel better”…MEH! I want tests!)…she is actually FEELING BETTER…and my sister drove down with three of her four daughters and [...]

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For the first time, we walked into our hospital no longer in treatment.
We are still under their care, but Peyton is no longer a “patient”.
It felt good!
We’ve had a love affair with our hospital and clinic from the start, and we never cease to be thankful that Peyton was diagnosed in a location that has [...]

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I’m sure you’re prepared for some sort of WOWZER! type post about the last day of clinic chemo.
I just don’t have it in me today.
It happened today, though.
Finally.
Port working on first try. Check.
Final Vincristine given safely. Check.
Peyton went happily to be anesthetized. Check.
Sort of wishing they’d anesthetized me as well. Check.
Final spinal tap administered. Check.
Final [...]

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Amazingly enough, by putting my memory card in my awesomely wonderful printer, I was able to save some of the pictures from this weekend….and some video of Britt that I think I might have promised NOT to post…or to post as soon as humanly possible…am unsure…is foggy.
Plus, I got the mackdaddysweet pictures from Izzy who [...]

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