Hello to all....it's me Anna!!! I've been a bit under the weather for a bit but I'm back!!! Had apt. today with HOG Dr. and he did confirm the MRI was all clear. But not sure why I keep falling. I will figure it out somehow. Can't wait for the party next weekend! It will be great to see everyone...i'll be the one with the walker and helmet. LOL See..I can still joke. I asked the dr. if I could have a drink and he did some bloodwork to check my levels of all my stuff cause when I started seeing crickets in the bed....Dean took over all the meds, as well as the blog. So, I will let everyone know on Monday what the Dr. says...oky doky? WOW it took me about 30 mins to find the button for question mark....maybe I should put my hememt on. Not sure that would help. OK, I am so tarred I gotta go to bed, cant wait to see all of you next weekend. Love to all!
Anna

We have a 10;45 appt with Anna's oncologist Friday, it is a 3 week follow up from the MRI she had..we have a list of questions for him..Anna is feeling a little better however she did fall down last nite...I took Spencer to the Razorback baseball game Wed nite..Zachary called me and told me she was sitting on the floor when he arrived home...Anna told me she was getting out of bed and she felt dizzy and just let gravity take over...I dont know what to say...this has been like a bad movie..and im confused and pissed at the whole damn thing...why is she not feeling better..im sorry for the rant...will update you Friday PM...i hope Anna will post....

Shame on Anna for not updating her blog...she told me she would...nothing new to report on my end..i was hoping Anna would have started back up again...

anna told me she would post today....that did not happen...she wants to go to church sunday...im going to upset her and tell her no....she is not ready yet...next week if she keeps getting better as she has been for the past few days...see ya.Dean

we cancelled Anna's Dr.appt today...she is still not feeling well. im taking some antibiotics for an eye infection (allergies)i think Anna now has the same thing..im feeling a little better..sorry for the short updates...i wish i could say something positive ..and i look forward to that day(soon i hope)..we have a nurses aide coming 3 days a week,and a nurse coming 2 days a week, they are from Washington regional pallative care(hospice)..its is helping out alot..its giving me time to run errands and misc for a hour here and there....still hoping Anna will regain better ability to walk without aide....also im dealing with insurance company issues..i feel like im doing there job..they are saying its pre-exsisting condition however i have all the documents coming to prove that we have been insurable since we moved here from Kalifornia(said with German accent)...all i can do is document all my calls whom i spoke to and get ref #s....wow am i rambling(iced doubleshot from starbucks)yes i am....will talk Saturday..Dean

Meeting with Anna's Dr. on Friday.....will update you with more when we return.

Good Morning!! Well, I have some funny and some ugle! First the ugle...I have fallen a 3 times in the last week and it freaked me out!!! I'll just be standing there and down I go. Into whatever or however is in the way. NOW the funny. I txted my Doc. and asked him.."What the heck!!" His wife called me back and said...well...do you have a walker? Yes..I hate it...she said use it all the time ...OR...wear a helmet!!!! Thinking I'll use the walker. Can you all see me in a helmet?? So, I have decided to use the walker for everything. I hate it..but the alternative is much worse. So if I show up to the party in a helmet and a walker...this is why. Love to all
Anna
Oh...big thanks to my lil sis Becky for the visit and the food!!

sorry for the late post... Anna is feeling a little better today...im feeling a little under the weather...(stress)....thats all....sorry

hey its Dean...nothing new to report..Anna is about the same..having a hard time keeping her balance, her friend Becky came over to visit and brought some wonderful food...(thank you)...Zachary went to the prom last nite. he brought all his friends over Saturday and we took pictures with him and Anna and myself along with his "Posse"
Spencer spent the nite at his buddies house ..so it was just me and Anna last nite..we watch 3 episodes of 24 from(still have 3 to go to catch up)we had a great nite...little or no drama...it was nice to spend some quality time with Anna...and im grateful for this...Sunday morning i slept in..Anna made it to the kitchen for coffee and watched tv..(she told me after that she was dizzy and afraid to get up)..anyway it was good day..if Anna is not feeling better in a few days im going to try to see her Dr. and see if he can tell us what is up...she is taking all her meds, i think at this point that we cant blame the steroids...so what is it?..thanks for reading...maybe 1 more episode of 24 tonite?....

It's me!! Yes, I'm tarred, but boy did I have fun with my friend Rhonda! My face plant (into the pile of dog beds I have to add) how lucky was that? Yes...my son is going to prom tonight so I gotta go get him ready, and it just started raining. More later or tomorrow.

Its Dean....1st i want to thank Rhonda for spending Thursday with Anna....she had so much fun...she was so happy and i thank Rhonda for this..also the AWESOME lasagna!!!!
today Anna is very tired(so much excitement)she is still very weak...she did fall twice today..1st time when she was in the bathroom this morning(she told me this tonite..afraid i would be mad)..2nd time when the Doctor from Washington Regional came over...she did a face plant into the dog bed...Soft landing...Honestly im not sure what is going on i've been told that the reason she had so much trouble last week was the fact that she stopped taking the steroids...(she is back on them)...after the Dr.s appt monday they said 2mg twice a day...the Dr. today said 4 mg twice a day is the norm...i do know that the part of the brain the tumor was located affects your emotions and some judgement ..i am grateful for the good news of the no recurrence of the brain tumor..however i have taken everything the doctors and specialist have told us with a grain of salt..im not sure what im trying to say..i have built up a wall in my head(denial)....my faith in many things has been faltering..im in protector mode...its all about what is best for Anna(and the boyz)...im shadowing her all the time...she hates it because she is so independent ..but knows she would do the same if the shoe was on the other foot... enough rambling..thank you for sending greeting to Anna...she does not check her computer much..if you want to send them to me please do so as i will read them to Anna as they come thru.....stonesat@aol.com.......will update Saturday..BTW Zachary is going to the prom Saturday..Anna is so happy and wants me to take pictures of him and his date and his posse...

Good Morning Everyone!!! My friend Rhonda is here "annasitting" with me today while my husband is working. and we are planning a HEALING PARTY!!!!!!! May 8th at 7pm and of course it at Rhondas!!! And EVERYONE is welcome. Now I do have some short term memory loss so if I don't know who you are please forgive. See Ya then!

OK...EVERYONE HOLD ON TO YOUR HATS.....THIS IS ANNA BY THE WAY....THE RADIAOLOGILST JUST CALLED........RADIADIATION WORKED!!!!!! NO TUMOR LEFT OVER!!!!!!!

hello...long day..we went to see Dr. at 8;30 this morning...he feels that the meds are all messed up..maybe too many steroids..so he set the dosage to 4 mg a day instead of 4mgs 4 times daily...(but it could be the brain tumor)also, Anna had an MRI today and we will get the results on Tuesday....also they arranged to have Washington regional ...Palliative care(hospice)
they will have a nurse come 2-3 times a week plus a caregiver to come and sit with her when needed......i will update you tuesday when we find out about the MRI...thanks Dean

Hey its Dean...sorry to post so late..just wanted you all to know that Anna is about the same..maybe a little better.she did lay on the couch for about an hour this morning(i had time to put fresh linens on the bed)...the boyz helped me do a good cleaning today on the house....they have been spending more time with Anna...(i think that is important).tomorrow we see Dr. Smith at 8;30...im hoping he can tell us what is going on...is it the steroids or is it the brain tumor?..will update on monday....

Its Dean....No change..she is on all her meds as prescribed and she is hydrated...i have a bad feeling about this....if she is not better i will tell doctor on Monday that she needs to go in hospital.i think something else is wrong....will talk soon..

Hello all...its Dean...well more drama at the Stone household..this morning i was laying in bed drinking coffee(round 7am)..Anna was waking up and i said "good morning how are you"she said "i have to go to the bathroom"...i said "hang on"..before i could get around the bed to help her up she had flung the covers off of her and did a superman face first on the floor...busted up her lip and smacked her head pretty good...of course the kids witnessed this..Zachary and i helped her up and we got her to the doctors office shortly after...Doc said the lip would not need sutures and he gave her an IV of fluids and steroids...i brought her back home around 11am...Spencer did go to school and i dropped off Zachary at school around 9;30(they kept an eye on Anna at the Drs office....ok what can i say...this is messed up!!!i will refrain from using some choice words....im worried...she is back on the steroids...why is it taking so long for her to return to normal(what is normal?)..why is she still trembling why cant she hear very well..why cant she walk..why why why....i spoke to her nurse at the oncology clinic...she spoke to Dr. and he says its because of the sudden stop in taking her Steroids..we still have a Monday am appt...im wondering if something else is going on...Anna is saying things that are blowing me away..shes repeating herself,talking about wanting to die...she is just not well....enough from me..im tired..hoping Saturday will be better.goodnite

Its Dean..Wow what a weird day ...Anna is still having issues ..im having a hard time believing that not taking the prednisone for a few days would whack her out this much....she is resting and ive been giving her the meds ..making sure she is taking what has been prescribed..
im tired and cannot really put to words what i am feeling..im worried for Anna,im worried for the kids..im really scared ...will talk friday...Thank you Lisa for coming today....

Hello all....Dean here...we had some drama this morning with Anna...she has been doing so well these past few weeks...this morning she fell down in the living room and was having a hard time walking and keeping her balance(she is fine ..just a little bruised)..Both Zachary and Spencer witnessed this and were very disturbed by the whole incident.Zachary and i helped Anna in bed..and i began to think the worst...i was ready to call 911..i called Anna's sister Lisa(she came right over!!(thanks sis in law)Lisa helped me look at the situation and calmed all of us down..i am so thankful for her..
i went to the radiation clinic(around the corner from where we live) and spoke to nurse,she was thinking it was the taper off from the prednisone..i went back home and Anna told me she stopped taking it 4 days ago.....(not good)..we gave her some and she started feeling better..this happened around 7am ..it is 8;30pm now and once again she is feeling better..
the bottom line is this..I need to give and make sure she takes her medicines now!!!
since the surgery i have noticed many changes to Anna..even before the radiation..
its been quite subtle but very real..(she is aware of me posting this)..im sure the meds are not helping with these changes..however you guys need to know about this because this is why she wanted to do this blog..i will keep you updated and thank everyone for all the prayers and concerns...yesterday is history and tomorrow is a mystery but today is right now!!!if you love someone let them know..NOW..dont wait for tomorrow ...my mom had a little framed picture i remember when i was growing up
it had a saying ..Today is the first day of the rest of your life!!!!..will talk soon..

Its Dean..................Spencer tried to post Sunday,i think he didnt push the publish post button.....i told Anna to try and post daily....she has a bunch of people following the blog..she is sleeping now...(snoring loudly)....she is still congested and having some issues with her hearing(im sure its allergy related)..she is still a little wobbley...getting around better....God she is so beautiful.........i love you honey....................start posting in the morning...and remember Window!!!(inside joke).See ya

Hey guys...I feel like I have slept all day. But I didn't sleep last night. I have had a head cold for 2 months and it is driving me crazy. I was unable to go shopping today for an Easter outfit so I will be going thru my closet tonight for something Springy to wear to church tomorrow. I just hope I don't cough the whole time like I did last week. Well...at least I can go right? Anyway, I still haven't heard from Sam, so Art....if you are following this blog...please ask him to call me OR send me his number and I will call him. Wasn't Spencer's post yesterday wonderful? I loved it and he wants to do it again soon. I think it helped him so I'm gonna let him. I will post again tomorrow after church...Hoppy Easter everyone!!!

Spencer, my 11 year old will be writing this post today!!!
Hey guys its me I am having a tuff tuff time konwing that my mom has cancer.
Are docters say take it day by day that is the hard part knowing,
well we dont konw what will happen I hope she will be ok but I don't know for
sure. So I want he to stay here but every thing happens for a reason and my mom told me that. Another reason is she is the one can talk to.She is the one who can be there for me I just can't take the fact that my mom my pass away I bet alot of people cant so I am trying my best to hold it together. And I do belive that every thing happens for a reason and if god needs her she will go. I bet god needs her cause she is the best mom in the whole world.

Finally it has been wonderful outside!!! I was up at 4am but waited till now to post so that anyone that has post that go to their call won't get woken up. I have a bit of new....we went to my Omcologist yesterday and I thought I was done with everything! He told us that I might bennifit from IV chemo??? Who would have thought? NOT ME!!! I thought we were done with everyting. I go back in 3 weeks for a baseline MRI then he will let me know about the chemo. So..guys...this is HOLY COW!!!! I was thinking for a very long time that the radiation was the ONLY thing there was to do. So...I'll keep ya posted. Love all around!
Anna