Shelly's Blog

I had my bone marrow test on Friday March 20th and as of this morning I hadn't gotten any results back yet. I guess you could take that as no news is good news.......maybe? I figured that I just got forgotten. Dr. Faderl was out of town last week and I guess Brooke was just a little busy to call me back. I decided to call MD Anderson this morning and see what the results were. I heard back from Dr. Faderl this evening and he said that everything looked "perfect"! I can now breathe a sigh of relief. I was diagnosed with leukemia in June of 2007 and I guess you can say, "I've come a long way, baby!" Here are a few pictures from when I was first admitted to MD Anderson Hospital. I was scheduled to stay for a whole week for my induction phase of the chemo. I was admitted to MD Anderson's Hospital very late on a Friday night and I was doing so well on the chemo, that they released me by Wednesday morning.......of course, I had to take chemo for another 9 mont...

After being off last week, this week seemed like it would NEVER end! It was back to homework and studying.....both kids had quizes and tests to study for this week. Jessica made a 100 on her Algebra quiz and Alyssa passed her timed multiplication test and is now on to division....woohoo, yeah right! After having that bone marrow aspiration, I just never seemed to be able to find the time to work out, until Thursday evening and then again tonight. My goal is to also work out on Saturday and Sunday to make up for missing earlier this week. Hopefully, it will put me back on track. Glenn's brother, Clint, got married yesterday in Austin and we weren't able to make it to the wedding since it was on Thursday, but our thoughts were with him. Congrats, Clint and Lupi! Glenn had to pull an "MOD" on Monday & during the night, so I didn't get to see him from Sunday evening until Tuesday evening. We get on different schedules and he's sleeping while I'm awa...

Yesterday, I woke up very early to go to MD Anderson for my bone marrow aspiration. Elaine got up equally early to come over and watch the girls while Glenn and I went to the hospital. We were home by noon and I was able to take a much needed nap. Exciting Spring Break so far, huh? Today, we decided to take the kids to ITZ to have lunch and play some games. We spent the better part of the afternoon doing that and now we're going to go out to dinner at PF Chang's, our most favorite place! After that, we have rented "Twilight" and we're going to spend the evening watching the movie. Here are some pictures of the kids at ITZ.........

We all went to the beach today. The weather was beautiful......blue skies and green water....it doesn't get any better than that, does it? We decided right before we went to bed last night to go to Galveston this morning. We ended up going to Stewarts Beach and found a nice area that didn't have as many people on it. The kids played in the sand and water most of the day even though the water was at least 60 degrees! Even though we all put on sunscreen, we ended up VERY sunburned. We're hoping that it's better by tomorrow.

Today was my last day at work before my Spring Break vacation. Glenn and I have decided to take the next couple of days and do something fun with the kids. They have a list a mile long of things they want to do, so it is anyone's guess what we will do first. On Friday, I will have to go in for my bone marrow test at MD Anderson. I'll have to be there by 6:45 am for my blood work and then my bone marrow will start at 8:00. After that, I have a doctor's appointment, so hopefully I will be back by noon. Granny Laine will be watching the kids and she has promised a fun filled morning for them. She said that she would take them to Monkey Biz if they want to and then somewhere special for lunch. They are really looking forward to that. I will keep everyone posted on what goes on for the rest of the week.

We had quite a tumultuous afternoon. I decide to go and be with Jessica when she heard the news of whether or not she made Varsity Cheer. I was met by a roadblock at the school double doors. No one was allowed to go in until the girls came out of the library. Several of the girls came running out smiling but I didn't see Jess in the group, so I knew that it was bad news. We had a few tears, but everything is okay, now. She will get to be on the Stingerets dance squad and she will still get to hang out with her friends. This will be a new chapter in her young life.......corny, I know.

Jessica has been really upset all night....really depressed. She says that she messed up a part of the dance she had to perform. She thinks her jumps were okay and the cheer I think went pretty well. Now we just have to wait until tomorrow after school to find out if she made it. I'll post the news as soon as we find out.