I'm Still Here!

I just have a few minutes, but wanted to put in a quick update. We are all doing well. I am feeling about the same. Still tired most of the time, but I try to take a nap when I can. We are trying to eliminate some of our bills. So, we do not have Internet at the house right now. We are very blessed to live close to the library. I will try to come here more often to give updates. Prayers for my family right now would be great. There are some changes with my husbands job. I know that we will get through this and that God will provide. It is just a little stressful when you don't know how everything is going to work out.

On a positive note, my boy is 10 today. I can't believe he is already 10. He is such a sweet boy. He loves to read and build things with Lego's. He is also very funny and quick to still give me hugs and I love yous. He loves Jesus and we talk about spiritual things often. I am very blessed with three wonderful children. They make me smile all the time. :)

Good News

Today was the day for my appointment. The doctor was running a little behind. And by little I mean 50 minutes. I did say that I am working on my patience. Well, when I was called back the doctor went over my MRI results first. He said that I have a new lesion but it was not enhancing. That means it is new from my last MRI but it was not active at the new MRI. He said that this was good and that maybe my medicine was finally working because this was my first MRI with no active lesions. I am going to stay on the same medicine for now and I will have another MRI and follow up appointment in 4 months. Thank you for all of your prayers. God is good all the time. "I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands." Psalm 63:4

Working on Patience

I am a little nervous about my appointment next week. I would like for it to be sooner so that it would be over already. Ugh the waiting. I know that from talking to the nurse we might get some good news. However, I am anxious to hear what the doctor says. Good, bad, more waiting, whatever.....just ready to know.

Update

I got some good news. I talked to the nurse at my neuro's office about my MRI. The MRI did show a small new lesion, but it was not enhancing. The nurse told me that my doc said to keep doing what I'm doing. I am taking this as good news that the medicine is working. I am still going to my appointment to see the doc in a couple of weeks. I will be able to ask him more about the results then. I guess he could still say that he wants to switch my meds when I go see him. If he does, I will deal with it then. I feel ready to do what it takes to slow this crazy thing down.

Also, I am going to start a new diet. I did some blood work at my PCP and I have elevated cholesterol. I would have never have guessed. It is not very high where I need medication. My doctor told me to work on it with diet and exercise. I wanted to start exercising anyways because I do need to loose weight, too. Hopefully I will be able to figure out a healthier way to eat and get my numbers to where they are supposed to be. I also found out my B12 is on the low side. So, I will be adding a vitamin, too. Maybe with all of these changes I will get some more energy. I have been extra tired. I am going to look at my new diet with things in moderation not totally eliminating things. I unfortunately love bacon and eggs and most anything fried. :) The good news is that I love fruits and veggies. But don't look for me to be eating oatmeal all the time. Yuck! Unless it counts in a good batch of no bake cookies.

Where Everybody Knows My Name

Ok, so is it a good thing when medical professional start to regonize you? I mean I think it is good when my doctor doesn't act like it is the first time we are meeting and even the nurses in the office. However, now that the MRI tech knows me, it hit me as funny. It made me wonder if he gets to see lots of people on a regular basis? He has done all of my MRIs except one. (There was a mistake on my paperwork and they sent me to another hospital.) Luckily he is very nice and so are the other people at the hospital. But still, struck me as funny.

Dream with a Deadline

I am working on becoming a director with my business. That is my goal for this year. I have my own business where I help pamper people and their kitchens. I don't know if I am supposed to put the actual name on my blog. I need to read up on that. I love what I do. I think it is fun and the flexibility is awesome. I wanted to share my goal with you. I am usually not one to share my goals. I think it is a fear of failure that keeps me from doing it. But I know that failing doesn't make ME a failure, it just puts me one step closer to my goal. It means I have found something that doesn't work. I will learn from it and move on. Those are some of the things that I have been working on in my training. I know that I can do this. I just have to work harder to get it. I will keep you posted on my progress.

Two Girls and a Boat

I have been on vacation. I didn't talk about it a lot because it was almost too good to be true. I couldn't believe it was actually going to happen. Even when I was there it was unbelievable! My sister-in-law and I went on a cruise to the Bahamas. We had never been on one before and had no idea what we were doing. However, we went and had a great time. I definitely want to do it again. We ate lots of food, saw some beautiful things and just got to relax.

Front half of our cruise ship



Back half of the ship



My bed in our "spacious" cabin



The other beds



The "window" was actually just a curtain covering the wall



Beautiful Beaches




My sis-in-law eating warm chocolate melting cake



Garden of the Groves



We are on a ferry boat. I didn't get a picture of the boat. It was not in the best of conditions, but we got a good deal on the ride. :)



To go on this trip a lot of people helped get us there and helped with our families back home. Thank you to everyone who helped. We love you guys SO much. You are the best!