July 23

Today Home Health Care came and picked up Becca's oxygen supplies. She has been off oxygen for a month now and is doing great. It just took us a while to get all the ducks in a row to get the supplies picked up. We are very pleased with the progress she is making. She is getting chubbier by the day and is already starting to roll over. She cooes and laughs and has us all wrapped around her little finger. When she cries James tries to comfort her by bringing her a blanket or a sharing his toys. He is a wonderful big brother. Now if we can just keep him from stepping on her when he tries to play with her toys.

Karen

July 15 (CT Scan #4)

On July 14 I had another CT scan to see how the chemo is working. Today we got the results. The largest tumor in my liver was 13 cm long to begin with. The scan in April showed that it had reduced to 8 cm long. It is now 4.5 cm long. The spot in my lung is now 2 mm long. So they are thinking that the tumors have shrunk by almost half a second time.

We both feel that this is because of the prayers and support you all have given in our behalf. We would like to thank you and hope that you will continue. We wouldn't be able to do this without you all. Thank you again.

Karen

July 17

It has been a busy few weeks for us between a holiday, a family reunion and a couple of chemo treatments for Karen.  The Saturday before the 4th we did a trip to see how the kids would handle a long car ride.  On the way back both of them fell asleep.

We had a good time over July 4th at the parade though James did not like the loud sirens.  After that we went to a get together at a friends house.  James was even able to have his first horse ride.

Karen had a chemo treatment a few days after the holiday.  She bounced back from it well and the next week we were able to spend a few days at her parents' while we attended my family's reunion.  We also spent some time catching up with friends and relaxing.

James had his first experience on my parents' 100 foot water slide.  He seemed more interested in watching other people go down it.  It was nice to catch up and be around family but it was also nice to head home.

On the way home we stopped by Karen's brother's house for a short afternoon visit.  Between there and home both of the kids fell asleep.  Once we got home James decided he wanted to go for another drive but this time with him behind the wheel.

We got back home a few days before Karen's latest chemo treatment.  She is currently recovering from it.  Little Becca is doing well and is even getting a little chubby.  She is holding her head up very well and usually sleeps 6 hours a night and sometimes even more.

Braden