Round 1 - Done.

She made it!

After almost 6 weeks of daily radiation and 5 chemo treatments Jenny finished round 1. It was a very rough 6 weeks to say the least. I have put off updating the blog until this 1st round was over because there really was nothing to update as every day has been like Groundhogs day...exactly the same. Jenny spent the majority of time in bed only getting up for minor things and to go to her daily appointments. She would come home pretty much wiped and go back to bed. Over time she seemed to build up a slight tolerance to it but it never really got any better. Her level of strength and courage never ceases to amaze me. She is quite literally my hero and watching her battle through even just these last 6 weeks has been remarkable. Even on the worst days, she would get up and still go to her appointments. Sure she was vocal that she didn't want to go, but who would want to go in the first place. But she went.

My parents have pretty much lived here 4 to 5 days a week helping drive her to her appointments and take care of the kids. I don't think we would have made it through this period without them. They have been great. My mom literally did EVERYTHING while she was here. I wasn't sure about how I would feel having my mom wash my underwear again after so many years on my own but I got over it quick enough when one day it was all just washed. Didn't have much choice. In all seriousness though, my parents astound me with their level of dedication. There is no quit in them and they would be here every day without question for as long as I asked them to be. They define what family means and I appreciate them so much.

Any by the way, Jenny turned 30 during this time. Just thought I would throw that in here for fun.

So now the next step is an appointment with Jenny's Oncologist to see what he recommends next. He has told us before that she will more than likely have 6 months of straight chemo. So we are kind of expecting that but who knows what round 2 will include.

For now, the kids and I are LOVING having Mom back. Jenny is up and spending all day with the kids. You can tell they missed her even though they could go upstairs and see her everyday. And equally Jenny missed being with them. Our house is returning to normal for now although knowing what could lie ahead in terms of treatment looms over the house. Probably why Jenny has yet to call her doctor to schedule the follow up appointment...and I'm not pushing her that hard either. I didn't realize how much we all missed things being normal. It made me realize that at least I took for granted having things normal so now that its back we are going to take all we can get. Each day is a gift.