Last week was Spring Break; my parents were here from Virginia and took care of the boys for us. It was great spending time with them, and having some extra help here. In addition to caring for the boys, Mom helped Jamie stay on top of laundry.
We had a wonderful Easter with all of our parents here, as well as other family. Jamie was feeling good and led much of the cooking and serving.
Today Jamie finished her first round of chemo (4 treatments over the past 8 weeks). Each treatment has been more difficult. Jamie struggled the last two weeks--feeling very weak and tired, not able to eat much.
She was not feeling well at all today going into the treatment, but pushed through and had a good day.
Our friend Bonnie took her to the cancer center and encouraged her throughout the day. We were also grateful for a visit from Marie De Haan. Marie is a cancer survivor who lives nearby. She has written a wonderful book called Cancer is a Funny Thing.
Jamie read Marie's book early in her fight with cancer and was greatly encouraged. I am reading it now.
(You can get Marie's book here. The Kindle version is on sale at Amazon for $4.95--get it now!)
Marie sat with Bonnie, Jamie and me for a couple hours, it was a great time of conversation and laughter. When it was time to go, Jamie couldn't believe how fast the time had gone.
She was pretty tired tonight but was doing OK. She has been so strong through this! Our friend Kris brought us a great dinner.
She now gets about a 3 week break before starting the next round of chemo, which will be weekly for 12 weeks.
Thank you to everyone for your prayers and support!
