Second Round DOWN!

Hello hello.

We apologize for taking so long to write. We have been too busy, are you surprised?! So yesterday Mom underwent her second round of chemotherapy. It was another long day, but went really well. I (Andrea) was back for this one. It was nice for me, and hopefully for Mom too, to be here for support and to experience exactly what she is going through. I must say, the Hubert Humphrey Cancer Center is a beautiful facility and we are treated like royalty there. All of the staff members are incredibly friendly and we are blessed to be able to be treated there. I was really impressed.

Mom had labs drawn around 8:30am and her counts were better than normal! Jean our nurse specialist wanted to copy Mom's lab results and frame them! She wished all of her patients could have levels like Mom's! Then we met with Dr. Londer a little after 9am. He checked Mom over and couldn't be happier with how she is feeling. He gave her the go ahead and made no changes to the plan from here. It was great for me to be able to meet him as well. He really seems to know what he is doing. Then we headed back to our little room where Mom gets to sit in this big comfy lounge chair with her feet up and wrapped in warm blankets while she gets her infusions. The room has a TV and there were people constantly checking up on us to see if we needed anything. Our nurse Wayne was cool and got us going about 10am. Mom received the same chemo she did last time, cytoxan and taxotere, as well as zofran, an anti-nausea medication. After the medications, they flush her system with a half liter of fluid to keep her well hydrated. All of this took about 3.5 hours to infuse. We kept busy by chatting, reading magazines, doing sudukos, and eating soup! Dad was there as well and was busy with work stuff. We got out of there around 2pm, which wasn't too bad. Then Mom and I ran errands for about 2 hours. I couldn't believe how full of energy she still was. She truly is incredible and not your average chemo patient. Again, are you surprised?!

We enjoyed another nice dinner last night and stayed up to watch a movie. Then this morning we headed over to Grandma Marie's to see my cousins Casey, Lori, Erin and her two kids Preston and Ella. We had a great time visiting and it was so fun to see the little ones. We have also been to the fabric store twice in the last two days to get materials for more house projects. Mom is really enjoying the time she has now to be crafty and get things done around the house. I'm not too sure Dad feels the same way, however, as Mom has a list for him about a mile long for things he needs to fix and finish! It's pretty funny. I also need to say happy birthday to our old man Dad today! He does not wish for me to disclose his "young" age! However, I will add he can offically start collecting social security now, hint hint!

Well Lindsey is complaining I'm writing a book so I will stop boring you all! I hope I conveyed my point that Mom is doing so awesome and we couldn't be more proud of her. She really has taught us that when life throws you lemons why not just make lemonade! Her attitude towards all of this has been nothing but positive and I truly believe that is why she is doing so well. Again, we love you all and thank you for your continued support and prayers. Please keep them coming! Enjoy your weekend.

Love,
The Peterson's

PS- There is only a few more days left in October, which is Breast Cancer awareness month. Please support each other and ladies, touch those boobies (aka do your self breast exams)and get your mammograms!