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      • In the Mail
        08/30/07
        The mail was exciting today!! First, my Neupagen was delivered this morning. Starting after my next chemo treatment, Mom will be Head Twinkle Juice Admnister!

        Second, I got a new dulcimer in the mail!! Well, it's really just a trial instrument, but it's new and I'm exc

      • Medicine, Mouth, & Moon
        08/28/07
        MEDICINE: We got the approval to get my Neupagen shots at home. They are going to be delivered on Thursday. Hooray! It really is a miracle. Dad’s insurance has been an incredible blessing to us.
        Dad started working at the Post Office about a year and a half ago. He originally applied for th

      • Jam and Hat Party!
        08/26/07
        Last night we had a great jam here at the house. Seventeen people came, both musicians and listeners. I was able to play for about 2 1/2 hours before my arm got too tired. People were still here picking and grinning until about midnight. The music was wonderful threapy. I love how it brings peo

      • Twinkle Juice
        08/25/07
        I just got my second Neupagen shot. I am getting them at the hospital here in town. Since I hate shots so much, Amber started calling them my "Twinkle Juice" instead of "shots". It makes me feel so much better about life to call it by a nicer name... hehe. Yesterday, the shot

      • First Chemo Treatment
        08/24/07
        I had my first chemo treatment this afternoon. Everything went very well. We spent the first hour learning about the chemo drugs and their possible side effects and what kinds of things to look for while I am on the treatment.

        My chemo is called "ABVD". Each letter stands for

      • Successful Surgery
        08/22/07
        I had my porta-cath put in this morning at 7:30. We got up at 4:15AM, so we've had a rather long day. The surgery went very well and only took about 25 minutes. They put me in "la-la land" so I didn't feel a thing. I am sore tonight, but regular Tylenol has been sufficient to

      • Today was the day (by Amber)
        08/21/07
        A lot has happened in the last two weeks. Just 14 days ago we were planning and packing getting ready to move to Texas to attend South Plains College. 14 days later we have changed those plans and are getting ready to spend hours in chemotherapy rooms. One of the hardest things for me with Erin gett

      • Resting in the Shadow of His Wings
        08/19/07
        I want to share with you some scriptures and how they have encouraged me in the past weeks.

        Psalm 57:1-3 "Be merciful to me, O God! For my soul trusts in You; And in the shadow of Your wings I will make my refuge, until these calamaties have passed by. I will cry out to God Most Hi

      • The Haircut
        08/16/07
        I got my hair butched today. When my doctor told me that I would have to have chemo therapy which would probably make my hair fall out, I decided I wanted to donate my hair to Locks of Love before I lost it. Today I finally worked up the courage to actually do it! My pony-tail was about 12-13 inc

      • Oncologist Visit
        08/15/07
        I saw the oncologist this afternoon for a follow-up visit after my PET scan Monday. This is what we learned:

        I have Stage 2 Hodgkin's Disease. There are no lymphnodes involoved below my diaphragm and no other organs have been affected. This is very good. There are 2 groups of lym