Hi Guys. I don't really have any News- just more comments on things we already know. (So, no news about coming home, blood counts, or the transplant.)
Although it's really the same old story- nausea, icky mouth, sore feet- it's especially rough right now. She can hardly keep anything down, and her throat hurts so much from the throwing up, and what chemo did to it, that she's in constant pain. They've started her back on IV nutrition, as she's lost so much weight over this past week. She's on so many medications, that she just dozes most of the time. When she is awake, she's miserable. Like I said, it's rough.
What we need are her blood counts to start coming back good, strong, and cancer free- and to start healing her body. Her next bone marrow test really will say zero leukemia, and she'll get to come home for a nice break, and then go back for transplant: finish line!
Please help us pray that she'll make it through this hard time soon.

Thank you everyone who has been signing up for relay. Kim is very excited to see how we'll think of supporting her this year. More news on that coming soon- for now, we just need to get our girl feeling better.

Love, Emily

Well, Kim's through her chemo! She's feeling pretty crummy now, as usual- the swelling, burned feet are back, along with the nausea and icky-mouth. We're battling them with the same things- little bites to eat when she can, pain meds, and lavender-milk wraps at night, and ice packs round the clock for her feet.

Still no news regarding anything else- but thanks for hanging in there with us :)

Two weeks til Mike gets home!

Hi Everyone,
I don't really have anything new to report. Kim is finishing her last doses of chemo today, and we're just playing the "wait and see" game for now.
She's been doing alright with the treatement, considering the fact that it IS chemotherapy- she's sick and doesn't feel like eating anything, and has gotten a little puffy and sore, but she's holding in there.
We don't know if/when they'll want to start her trasnplant round. I don't know yet when they'll want to do another bone marrow aspirate to see how this round of chemo went. I don't know if they will let her come home for a break in between. I'm not much help, am I? :) But we'll let you know as soon as we do what Kim's going to have going on.

Please register for Relay for Life! And start the countdown: Mike will be home in two weeks!

Love you all- Emily

Hi dear friends. I am writing from my phone , in kim's room. I'm sorry to say that it was just preliminary testing that showed her leukemia cells at zero. We got her final results yesterday. She actually does still have 15% of the cancer left. They are starting her on another round of chemo immediately. She is about to get her first dose. They're giving her three different kinds this round. One of them us new, and is generally considered the most aggressive one they use here.
I don't know what the next few days will bring, but I will let you know as soon as I figure things out.