Ringing the Bell!

Wednesday, July 10

Well, last chemo!!!

What a festive time!! They have a bell at the hospital that you get to ring when treatments are finished. That was such a fun and very emotional time!! We are so thankful!!

We were counting the days down. And now....NO MORE CHEMO!! Wahoooooo!!

Praise the Lord.

My tumor marker was still “7,” which is absolutely wonderful!!! But, truthfully, I was hoping for “0.” I guess I was being greedy. Lol!

I’m very happy with “7” 😍 and very thankful.

So today I’m feeling great. The effects of the chemo won’t start for a few days. I’m praying they won’t start until after Saturday. Saturday is Kayla’s baby shower, and I so want to be able to go.

I’m really counting on going!! So exciting.

Saturday night...

Thursday and Friday were amazing. We went and spent time with Riley and Zoey. What a blessing!!

Well then on Thursday night I woke up in middle of the night with pain and weakness. Oh no, the chemo was kicking in. Friday wasn’t too bad, but I was concerned about what Saturday would be like. So many were praying for me to be able to go to the shower. It was so important to me. Friday night I was awake a lot and feeling kinda rough. I took my meds and started to feel better.

My dear friend Pat had told me a couple weeks earlier that she would drive me to the shower, so it helped just knowing that.

I actually started feeling better and better. I know it was an answer to all the prayers.

We had a wonderful time!!

I did feel weakness but did just great!! It was a great time, wonderful people!

During the week Kayla had been sick with a sinus cold. Then, on Saturday, she also felt good and looked wonderful and had a great time. Another answer to prayer!!

God is good!!

Then when we got home from the shower, we celebrated Jim’s birthday. What an awesome day it turned out to be. It was amazing to still be feeling good!!

Well, now it Saturday night, actually Sunday morning. Not much sleeping going on. (It’s 3:00 AM!) But that’s normal for this part of the treatment. So, the next few days will be less than nice.

But, Praise the Lord, no more treatments!!!

I will be going for CT scans and blood work in a couple of weeks. Then, Dr. Rowland will be determining what maintenance meds I will possibly be taking.

I am so thankful!! God has blessed me in so many ways!!

Thank you all for your continued support, prayers and love.

Thank you for traveling this journey with me!!

Well, yes, the chemo symptoms are here full speed ahead. I’m reminded how important it is to keep my mind focused on Jesus. During this weakened time, my natural mind wants to think on the negative side. During the night when I couldn’t sleep, I started reading about ovarian cancer, and the maintenance meds. Of course, we all know that we should stay offline!!

It’s so easy to slip into negativity!

But I definitely have chosen to think on Jesus and His love for me. And to rest in the fact that He is in control and that He is GOOD ALL THE TIME!!

I do find that the best way to leave the negative behind and think on Jesus is through music.

Of course my strongest song has been “How Firm A Foundation” by Fernando Ortega.

Such peace comes through Him!! I have a choice...I choose to praise Him!!