Great MRI news!

Today was a great day! We were concerned that my numbers would be down more than last week and they wouldn’t let me have the chemo treatment. I asked the girl who was taking my blood what would happen if my numbers were down and she explained that they would have to defer me. I’m sure I looked like a balloon that had just popped and she went on to explain that they would try their best to keep me on schedule. They would reschedule my chemo, but they have some shots they can give me to boost my blood. I also know that they will give me a transfusion if they have to. Anyway, I was relieved to know that they will try to keep me on schedule and that they have some ‘tricks’ up their sleeves. I know you all wonder about that too, because many of you have emailed to ask about it. Then the lab tech came out and gave me a print out of my numbers, and said, “Girl, you’re good!” There was only one number on the whole thing that was only a little low. It was the Red Blood Cells one and it wasn’t low enough to hurt. Last week all 4 of the main ones they watch were low and one was way low, but they let me do it because I was feeling good and having no problems.

I’m still feeling good and having no problems, but today I’m so happy that my numbers are up! It also felt good to go places and have so many people comment about my hat. Now, I realize that they see the leg bands and wonder what’s happening. Then they see the hat, and THAT they can figure out, so they say what is nice to say: “I like your hat!” I mean who is going to look at someone with cancer and not say something nice? Nobody in Oklahoma! Actually, they’re probably going off wondering if I really have cancer or if I’m just a loon dressing up like that. Anyway, I’m having fun. The knee bands keep me pretty much on my feet and the hat is keeping my head warm. I’m having fun.

Today I wore the navy hat and in the picture I’m doing Grace’s favorite camera pose the best I can. I figured out today that I like it better with the back brim turned up. It’s a great hat! We had BIG wind today and it never threatened to leave my head. I wore my little white hat that I made under it, so it was great for wallowing around in the chemo treatment without the navy hat, plus it helped to hold the hat firm.

The other picture is in my ‘pony tail’ hat. It’s one of 3 denim one’s I’ve made to wear around with cut offs and denim jumpers and skirts that I wear a lot.

The greatest news of the day is the results of the MRI on my brain: “NO EVIDENCE OF METASTATIC DISEASE.” Breast cancer tends to spread to lungs, bone, liver, and brain. They’ve looked at all of those places and find no evidence of it, so that’s good news. We’re working on where it is and it helps the prognosis a lot to know this is all we have to handle. I can hardly feel the mass anymore, so I’m very encouraged.

I’m way over my ability to count blessings. I have to start over every day and then the day isn’t long enough to count all there are. I’m so glad our God is awesome and can read between the lines and doesn’t give a grade on getting the numbers right! I know I am richly blessed; thank you for being on my list of blessings and thanksgiving.