Mom Prom Photos

Thank you so much to all that came last night! Mom was able to last about two hours which was so exciting!! At the beginning of the week, Mom felt super awful! She is feeling better every day!
Definitely more photos to come! But here is a start!

{Iron Infusion}

{Limo Ride}

{Dance Photos}

{Mom and Uncle Clyde}

{Family Photo}

{Queen and King Dance}

Chemo and Prom

Went to Mormon Prom this last Friday! Mom had just had her first chemo treatment and so she couldn’t come take photos so my aunt did. Since she couldn’t be there, we took this photo to send love her way using ASL!

Mom is feeling really good because they gave her antinausea medicine! So keep the texts and phone calls coming but we are still saying no visits or touching. If you really feel the need to come visit contact my dad and he’ll see what is going on for the day and how mom is feeling.

Loving From a Distance

Many of you may not know this, but my Dad served a mission for our church in the greatest mission in the world, the California Riverside mission. On his mission, he had the opportunity to work with the ASL missionaries. Now that Mom is starting chemo we would like to decrease the number of handshakes and hugs since she will be more prone to illness. So instead of a handshake/hug try one of these signs!

Hug:

I love you:

Or applause, kudos or hurrah:

So please, instead of hugs and handshakes please use some ASL sign or be creative and learn a different one. Thank you for all you guys do for my Mom!

Again if you are sick, or have sick kids do not come to visit! This does not mean you can bring your kids if they are healthy. No kids. Sorry! Also no visits for the next few days. We aren't sure how Mom is going to react to the chemo. And even though we ask for no visits doesn't mean we don't want to hear from you. Texts and phone calls are great! Thanks so much for watching out for my Mom and being careful.

One Step Forward

We have been so blessed by so many people! And this week we got to go get pedicures together! It was so fun! So thank you to our sweet friends who donated that to us! We have also had some family and friends come and visit which has been amazing!! And we have more exciting news!! We got cleared on insurance, so we can start treatment!! Mom has her first one scheduled for this Friday! It will be about 2 hours long, but we are so ready to move forward! With the exciting step forward we ask you to take a step back if you are sick at all.

I know you guys love my mom... I do too!! But if you are sick at all DO NOT COME OVER!! AT ALL! She would love to hear from you through a text or phone call, but if you are sick at all don’t visit! It could cause huge complications, and we know no one would do that on purpose. Just please be careful! Also no kids. Adults only, with all the sicknesses at schools. So sorry if this is inconvenient at all but we appreciate your support! Thanks for all you do we love all of you!!

Mother's Day Treasures

Sweet gifts from all the girls! Mother's Day was a good day! 

{White chocolate is the only type of chocolate Mom can have.}

{"I love you because you are a strong mom. I know this because you can fight cancer."}

{Rolling pin made by her favorite son.}

{Mutual photoshoot. Thank you Jason Larsen Photography!}

Ice Age Attitudes

Yesterday Mom went back to meet with the doctors to set up a plan for treatment. We were very discouraged though to find out that the doctors are still running more tests, and we won't get the results back for a few more WEEKS. They are running just a few more test to ensure that gene therapy won't work because the tests are all looking negative, and they want to do the correct treatment. Mom is starting to feel more discomfort and is tired even more. So in the meantime, the doctors want to start on chemo. We have got to do something and this just seems to be the current path. The doctors have said that Mom keeps "throwing curve balls" at them.

Currently, treatment is looking like chemotherapy, once a week, every three weeks. Mom has already started feeling nausea (even though we haven't started yet). Most likely her side effects will increase her nausea and will lead to hair "thinning." It is still unclear as to if she will go completely bald or not, just because everyone reacts a little different. So even though I might have two bald parents soon, we keep smiling and chugging along. And now I would like to quote Sid from Ice Age. He said, "My mother once told me that even though things look bad, there's a rainbow around every corner." And this is so true! Even with this current route of treatment, there are 2 major positives!! (1) Mom can do treatments here in town!! That means she can stay at home and doesn't have to travel a lot. (2) The chemo treatment she is receiving will be mild on her veins, but hard on her cancer... so that means for now she doesn't need a port!! We can do it all IV! (Mom really didn't want to get a port!)

***But I do need to make a huge note that with this treatment plan that if anyone is sick do not come and visit. She will be very susceptible to viruses, and that is just another thing that she does not need added to her plate.***

Thanks for all your prayers!!! This week we would really appreciate it if you guys would pray for two things in particular; (1) that the doctors will be inspired and have results back quickly, and (2) that our insurance will work quickly. Before we can start treatment the insurance has to clear us. Once we have that in line we will be ready to go! Again thanks for all the help!

Back to Square One--Back to Visitors

On Friday mom was supposed to go to Seattle to start treatment, however, the oncologist canceled it because of some new developments. With her biopsy, the results are making some of the doctors think that she has a different type of cancer. They are still unsure. So basically we are back to square one. The doctors, for obvious reasons, want to give her the right treatment so that is why Friday’s appointment was canceled. Hopefully, we will have a definitive answer to exactly what cancer and what treatments are going to be done in the next few days! But we just keep praying and waiting that this will all work out!

Although not having treatment on Friday was super good because Mom didn’t realize that she had a surprise visit coming her way that day!! All 4 brothers came to visit for the weekend, and she is just soaking it up!! She said one of her happiest memories is when she graduated from college and all her brothers came to support her. This trip meant a lot to her because again, they are all here to show their support for her! Big families are the best!!