Bald is Beautiful!

Well folks, it's official.  Lana's hair is gone.

Last week it started falling out more and more, so she went ahead and had her talented niece, Debbie,  buzz it.

Definitely an emotional experience.  A woman's hair is part of her identity!  The good news is, Lana is getting ready much quicker these days since she doesn't have to "do her hair."  The two wigs she has been wearing are super cute.  You can't even tell they are wigs.  She also has a few cute caps, beanies, etc. to keep her head warm at night.  With a face that beautiful, who needs hair?!

Round 2 of chemo was done on Tuesday.  So far she is still feeling pretty good but doesn't really have an appetite.  Nothing sounds good to eat.  The anti-nausea medication seems to help so that is good.  If things keep going well, she might be half-way done with chemo.  Yay!!  We will keep praying that 4 rounds will do the trick.  

Thank you for all your love and prayers!  Our family is so grateful for everyone who cares about our amazing mom.

Doesn't this wig look great?!  

Just Kidding...

When Lana went in to see the doctor yesterday morning, he decided to wait a week on the chemo to make sure the infection is cleared up.  So she will finish taking the antibiotic and round 2 will be next Tuesday.  Which means we will squeeze in some more fun this week while she is feeling good.  ;)

Round two tomorrow...

I have been meaning to update the blog for a few days.  Thank you for checking back to find out how my mom is doing.  It means so much to her!

Round 2 of the chemo is tomorrow.  The last two weeks (since round 1) have had their ups and downs.  For the most part, Lana felt better than she thought she would.  But there were days where she felt nauseous and weak.  There was also some dizziness mixed in there.  She has definitely noticed a change in her appetite.  Some foods just don't sound good like they used to.

She had a doctor's appointment one week after round 1 and everything looked good.  The tumors had shrunk a little, so that was good news.

Last Saturday, after a busy weekend, she got a fever and chills.  The doctor told her to go to the ER so that's where her and my dad ended up spending Valentines' Day.  So romantic. ;)

Because she is a chemo patient, the staff in the ER treated her very promptly and made sure all the necessary precautions were taken to prevent her from being exposed to all the hospital germs.  They sent her home that night with an antibiotic.

The fever is gone now so everything should be good to go for round 2 tomorrow.  We are hoping and praying that it goes as well and the first one!

It was fun to have Nat and her two cute girls visit last week.  They loved seeing grandma Lana and she loved seeing them.  It's always so fun when they come and we wish they could stay longer!

Thank you again for all your love and prayers.  Lana is so grateful for all the texts, cards, gifts, phone calls, comments, and especially prayers.  She feels strengthened by it all!!

One chemo down...

Today was Lana's first chemo treatment and she came through it like a champ!  The worst part was the shot she had to get in her stomach. She is feeling good right now and says she could literally feel all the prayers today when she went in.  She got a lot of anti-nausea medication with the chemo, so she is crossing her fingers that it works.  She will take it easy over the next few days and be very careful about germs as her white blood cell count will go way down from the chemo.  No hugging and kissing on grandkids...only fist-bumping for now.  More updates to come over the next couple of weeks.  Thanks for all your prayers, texts, calls, gifts, love, and support!!

Here is Lana with her new short haircut and some fresh flowers that we have to take out of the house by Friday since they could have germs.  Who knew?!