Thursday, August 12Thi

I'm not going to lie. This has been a hard week. We've settled into a routine, we're over halfway done, but we're not close enough to feel relief. The treatments are accumulating in Cara's system. All that adds up to Cara feeling miserable. She hurts, she's really tired, she can't always relax so that she can rest.

We talked to the Dr. today and he is giving her a day off tomorrow. She'll appreciate the break, although it will extend the treatments into Monday, Aug. 23.

Some good news--Lexi is back from Pennsylvania. She got to go to the beach and the theme park in Hershey--I forgot to ask if she could smell the chocolate. She spend some good time with Uncle Evan and Aunt Jenny as well as the other housemates--Ben (who's actually coming back to Kansas to go to school at Washburn) and Jeff and his girlfriend, Audrey.

This Sunday, August 15 is Cara's 31st birthday. We have tickets to see Beauty and the Beast at Starlight, an outdoor ampitheater in Swope Park here in KC. The heat (it's been 100 or so every day for a couple of weeks) is supposed to break, so it should be a lovely evening.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. This will all be over soon and we will be able to go on to new adventures!

Halfway done

Cara's reached the halfway point in her treatments--10/20. We're looking forward to a quite weekend to catch up on chores and relax a little bit. Cara's feeling pretty good, we went shopping for awhile this afternoon and it tired her out, but she's doing OK and certainly being a good sport about the whole thing. Lexi is in Pennsylvania with her Uncle Evan and Aunt Jenny--I've heard rumors about a theme park tomorrow....

I hope you all have a great weekend.

No News is Good News

I haven't posted in a few days because thankfully, there's not much new to report. Cara generally feels tired and achy, but she's able to get around and even do some things. Yesterday we went to WalMart for a little bit in the afternoon and went to the movies in the evening. She held up pretty well, but was really tired this morning. Lexi and I left her alone this afternoon to rest.

Lexi is leaving tomorrow to go to Lancaster, PA for about a week to stay with her Uncle Evan. I've heard about plans to go to New York City for a day--beyond that, the trip is a mystery. Lexi's been pretty good about entertaining herself but it's pretty boring around here--a change of scenery will do her lots of good. It's her first plane ride by herself but the flight is nonstop, so I think she'll be OK.

Hannah has kept us all entertained. She's looking forward to starting school on the 16th. Summer is almost gone. I so appreciate everyone's prayers and good wishes. Thanks for all your support.

A Quiet Weekend

It's Sunday--two days since Cara's last treatment. She's doing pretty well--moving a little slow, but felt well enough to take the girls to the park for awhile yesterday afternoon. She had a rash on her legs yesterday, but it's disappeared today. The site where her line is on her chest itches "like sandpaper underwear".

It's quiet around here this morning. We're going to get the kids out of here to remove their heebie-jeebies this afternoon. More treatments tomorrow. They told Cara that Monday would be a rough day after the weekend off, so we'll enjoy the day, the sunshine, and the relative calm.