Good day

Well Cindy is still in the hospital and her blood sugar is coming down. Also they are weining her off the steriods so its helping a lot. Her white blood cell count is coming back up and I just talked to her and she sounded in really good spirits. She is hoping to be home by the weekend and if she is, I'm going to make sure I have NO weekend plans so I can be here to help her and my neice.

Also the swelling in her legs, from what I'm told, the right leg looks just about normal now and its just her left one that is still swollen. But her voice sounded better today and I gave her a picture of the baby with her hair up. I'll try to get that posted soon. Melissa doesn't let you put her hair up and somehow I managed to get it done. So my sister really got a good kick out of that. But I was told today that radiation is FINISHED!!! No more of that!! Now she has to work with the Iressa and start eating good healthy foods and vitamins. Get her strength up and fight off the cancer. But things are going ok.

Hope everyone else is doing well!

sugar...

Well things are going decently. The radiation is overwith and Cindy is keeping food down pretty much all the time. I even got her eating some of my health food so that will help her gain some nutrition as well. The doctors are going to start to wein her off the steriods she is on and she is back on the Iressa. But because of the steriods, her blood sugar level sky rocketed today. When it hit a total of 490, they all loaded into the car and took her back to Sloan Kettering as per the doctor's requests. So I took Melissa to the park today and there were two concerts going on. One was the steel drums and the other was old rock and roll. She loved the steel drums and it was quite entertaining. Then I pushed her on the swings for a while and she played with some of the other little kids that were at the park. Perfect weather for it too!

So, by the time 4pm rolled around I could see she was ready for a nice name. Its 4:45pm now and we're home and she is sound asleep. So I'm relaxing on the recliner next to her with my laptop and catching up on some things that I needed taken care of online. I'm sorry for not posting as much as I should be doing. Just been so busy with graduation in less then four WEEKS!

Talk to you all soon and keep up the prayers... they help tons.

Busy

Sorry it's been a few days since my last posting. I've been rather busy around here. Cindy went for her last radiation treatment today and it went rather well. She is holding down food a LOT better now and even went to the diner afterwards to get a nice lunch with my parents. She's sound asleep now and should probably sleep most of the night away cause of the treatment.

On Thursday she returns to the hospital for a doctor appointment and a checkup to see how things are going. I'm also hoping they take her off the steriods so the swelling in her legs goes down. It's pretty bad and painful. I've been helping her by massaging them out every chance she gives me to do it and I can see a difference by the time I'm done.

My neice is being a little angel and a massive snuggler to me and everyone else around her. I think she finally really got used to her environment and is adapting to it very nicely now.

Aside from that things are on the quiet side. Thankfully things are going smooth. Thanks for the prayers and all the help everyone has given to me and my family.

Always,
Sherry

The Latest

Cindy was brought home yesterday and is eating better now. She has also been getting some good sleep which she really needs also. Things for now are going very smoothly.

Thank you to the people at PWG, the package arrived today and thank you so much for it's contents. I cant tell you what it means to all of us. Especially Cindy.

Now for a small prayer.... My best friend Chris also keeps a page on here... www.kriscorner.blogspot.com and talks about his father who has also been battling cancer. Today the priest gave his father his last rights... unfortunately he wont be with us much longer. So I ask for a moment of silence for Emilio Martino, may be suffer no longer and may he know that he is very loved and that he will be sorely missed. I love you Emilio.

silence

and again she goes...

Cindy was admitted into Sloan Kettering again last night. She was throwing up a lot and couldnt even hold down water. So they gave her some meds which definitely helped and they rehydrated her as well. She ate a little bit today and she sounded better by early evening tonight.

I called her earlier and even though I know she wasn't much into talking to me, she made the effort to stay on the phone with me, so I told her I loved her and I didn't keep her more then a moment or two.

Well I'm about to go show my 16 year old cat some massive attention. Shes meowing around my chair as I type this and keeps pawing at me that she wants us to get into bed and snuggle. Crazy cat! Take care everyone... and I hope everyone today, on September 11th, thought of the people taken from us in New York. God Bless them all, and their families...

Michael J. Clarke - you were thought of today and prayed for.

And the prodical girl returns!

Cindy is being released from the hospital tonight. She will have to undergo more radiation, but as an out patient, which I think is definitely a lot better for her. They found a few very small leasions on her brain which is what they will be using radiation for and were very optimistic that this will clear them up very quickly.

I haven't spoken to her as of this morning but I would think that she's happy shes returning home. I know my dog can't wait to snuggle with her, she's been on that bed waiting for her every day. I guess the power of prayers do help, cause Cindy is starting to get her spunk back. She took a double lap walk around the hospital yesterday and has been eating decently as well. The bacteria infection is all cleared up and she's feeling a lot better.

Also, on a small note, Thank you to the people of Skyway Campgrounds. Unfortunately the group picture didn't come out properly or I would have put it up here but you guys were so amazing to myself and Chris. You made us feel like family and for that we both thank you. We've been having a very hard time here and even though we were there just two days, we both de-stressed and we came home stronger for it. Thank you again.

Always,
Sherry

The Same 'ol...

Well there isn't much new to report. Cindy has finished with the radiation for now and she's on an antibiotic for a nasty bacteria infection she has. She's been sleeping that off more then anything else. They transferred her to a private room so she doesnt give it to anyone else who's immune system is down like hers.

My parents have pretty much been there every day and I've been keeping up with communications with their friends, our family and whoever else asks how things are going. The doctors told us that as soon as she is over this infection and feeling a little stronger, she can go back to our house! So hopefully soon enough that will be happening.

That's about it for now folks...

~Sherry