Post Chemo Update

It's been two weeks since Calleigh received her first chemo treatment. The rest of this round will only be recovery time for her.  Her counts remained good until this week. They have dropped drastically which is normal and to be expected. This puts some new guidelines in place for us. We are still allowed to go and do as she feels with a few exceptions. One is high crowd areas, such as Wal-Mart. We also must ask that people not try to hug or kiss her right now. It's almost like we are back to those newborn baby precautions we all take. If you or someone in your family is sick we need you to keep some distance from her.  We appreciate all your help as we attempt to keep her as healthy as possible while her counts rebound.  She has felt so good we are trying to avoid sickness at all costs.

Calleigh will have her follow-up hearing tests and doctor visits in early November.  She will also have the follow up MRI to check the area they noticed on the first post radiation scan.  Please pray for normal hearing and an unconcerning MRI as it would alter her treatment plan if we have anything different show up.   She will be admitted again for her second round of chemo around the second week of Novemeber. We are claiming that everything will be fine and we can continue the course!
We had a really neat opportunity come up this week.  Every year the Chapman High School Volleyball team sponsors a game called Dig for a Cure.  This year they chose Calleigh as one of their special guests and the team raised money in her name.  It was also very special to Lance and Ame because we both graduated from Chapman.  It was neat to return "home."  We attended a game last night where they presented her with her own #1 jersey, signed ball, and flowers.  It was a wonderful night.   The girls all loved on Calleigh and everyoe was so welcoming and supportive.  A special thanks to Coach Jennifer Allen for coordinating this and including our family.  As an employee of District One schools it reminds me of why I choose to work there.  It is community, it is family, and it is home.

Thank you for being so supportive of Calleigh and our family.  Your generosity and dedicated prayers are humbling to me everyday.  You just amaze me with how you have selflessly you have given to our family.  We will never be able to thank you enough!  I am so grateful for the many blessings this has brought our way in terms of seeing God at work in our lives and the people we have encountered.