Mixed Emotions

Today was a bit of a bag of mixed emotions for me. Brooklyn & I got up and out early to get to the infusion lab at 8:00 so she could get her blood drawn & get her counts back right away. Then Mike met us and we met with the oncologist. Everything is going according to schedule and she is in the "Interim Maintenance" stage. We got the schedule for the next two months and we go in for chemo every ten days. The good news is that she only has one spinal tap during that time and we don't have to do anything other than her antibiotic at home. Yea! It seems like a break after having to give her yucky medicine every single day. And, the other exciting thing is that two years from today, if everything goes according to plan and we don't have any setbacks, she will be done with her treatment! It seems crazy that it is two more years, but since we learned that it would be that long when we were in the hospital, it is exciting to get the news that we are now on the countdown! Brooklyn felt great all day. She was super hyper at the doctor's office and the infusion lab and I had to keep telling her to sit down since she was connected to the IV. She felt pretty good the rest of the day too, and even ate a little better. I am so happy that things are going well with her and that she is feeling so good. However, I was also very upset today because our home nurse that we love so much found out this afternoon that her son has cancer. I am so sad for their family. We are praying for them especially during this initial, scary, questioning time and I know they would appreciate your prayers too.