It has been a long time since I have posted anything! To start off with, I had my last chemo treatment on September 17th. I had a PET scan on October 8th, and I started my Radiation treatments on October 8th as well. I had 20 Radiation treatments and I finished last Friday on November 2nd. My PET scan results showed that the mass was a little smaller than the second scan I had and it is all scar tissue now. There was no cancer activity in the area! I went through Radiation so that it would kill any microscopic cancer cells that were in the area and lower my risk of getting cancer again. Since I am done with all my treatments I would now consider myself in remission and I just have to go to checkups every couple months! It is so exciting to be done with treatments. It felt so weird this week not having any dr. appointments to go to!
I must not say this enough to people, but I would like to say thank you again to everyone that has helped and supported us throughout this process and beyond. It is so great to know how much our family and friends care about us! Jonathan and I appreciate everything that everyone has done. Mom, Dad, Glenn, Teresa, Dave and Nancy have been amazing and we couldn't have gotten through without the support of our parents. We are forever greatful and we will never be able to repay you for all the stuff that you guys have done for us over the years. So Thank you and we love you all...
Some exciting news, we have adopted another dog! Her name is Dioro and she is a black lab and she about the same age as Hemi (4 or 5). We came about adopting her from my friend Rochelle. Her and her husband, Tyler, have taken offers on their dream jobs of working in Malawi, Africa. Although, I will miss them very much, I wish them nothing but the best and I am so happy for them. Dioro and Hemi have been playmates since I got Hemi. We have been wanting to get another dog for awhile now so that Hemi would have someone to play with, but it was hard to do because Hemi is such a picky dog on who he likes and will get along with. So when Rochelle ask me if I would adopt Dioro, it was a perfect answer for both of us! We just got her on Sunday, but so far it has been going good. Dioro has more energy then Hemi, so Hemi has been getting worn out everyday playing with her!
Since I have been done with Chemo, I have been running a mile about once a week. Next weekend, November 11, I will have my first indoor soccer game. I have not played soccer since May maybe even the end of April, and I have missed my teams and just playing. I'm a little nervous to get back out there and don't know how much I will really be able to do, but I will find out on Sunday! If anything, I will be good at subbing! haha Kaylea, my friend, bought me an awesome pair of indoor soccer shoes, so if nothing else, I will look pretty stylish while I'm out there!
I have a number of pictures to post, so once I get them from my camera I will upload them to the site.
