Week 14 -

Ava's counts looked good this week and she did get her tx.
Dr. Russ Geyer was present for her appointment this time. He is the Dr. that is on our team at Seattle Children's Hospital. I was so excited to hear that he was there. Not that we don't love our team in Anchorage but it is always nice to see familiar faces. It is also reassuring for us to know that the communcation is good between the hospitals and the staff :) :)

Her ears were bugging her during the week last week but looked okay on Friday and don't seem to be bothering her lately.

On the 30th I travel to Anchorage with Ava to have her scans and MRI done. Oh - let me not forget, the dreaded flu shot. I am so hesitant on these vaccines and flu shots, this time though - we are doing it for Ava as it was highly recommended by Dr. Geyer.

Really praying this week that her tests come back in a good way and that we can move on to the next phase in the treatment plan.

The weather has been so amazing here for the last month - October has been like no other October I've seen (in Fairbanks anyway). We did however get our first good dump and I'm affraid it is here to stay. It is still fairly warm though so we can't complain.

While we try to teach our children all about life, Our children teach us what life is all about. ~Angela Schwindt

We have grown and learned so much over the last few months - this is all life changing like I never would have imagined.

I keep reminding me of what my friend Maxine told me a few weeks ago..."God won't give you more than you can handle" Those words are so powerful!

Thanks everyone for the airlines miles for our flights back and forth to Anchorage, for the gifts of money, handmade blankets, visits, phone calls, emails, cards, meals, prayers and ecouragement...and my Mom for doing the dishes and folding my laundry today :) I have the best Mom!!!

More prayers are needed to get her through these next set of scans - and that the results are enough to move on to the next phase of treatment or even better yet that there is no sign what so ever of this awful disease.

Love and Thank you all!