Hello everyone! Long time...Just wanted to keep you all posted. My right ankle has been swollen for weeks and I haven't been sure what is up. One night I was laying on the bed and Spencer was with me. I lifted up both of my legs and the difference was so funny we could not quit laughing! I asked my oncologist and he didn't have a clue. I waited to see if it would get better...it didn't. I called my primary doctor. It is Edema caused by the steroids. That stupid Dexamethasone has messed me up so badly in a ton of ways. I now have a new medicine!! WHOOOOO HOOOOO! It is one that makes you pee all of the extra fluid. so maybe I won't look so Fluid filled...LOL. So now I have 9 pills to take in the morning. We are going to stop taking the Dex. as soon as I am done with this bottle. I have to ween myself off a little at a time. I can't just stop...we know what happens when I do that. Not good. Anyway, Spencer and I went and got our tree today and will decorate it tomorrow after it loosens up. Dean and I have decided to have Christmas at our house. Should be fun, thinking paper plates and plastic silverware!! Just kidding. More later or when I have news. MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE!!

Hello everyone, I'm posting today with a heavy heart. Something wonderful happened yesterday because of a wonderful person. And because of that person, our family won a wonderful prize. A Family Christmas! After I got off of the phone, I told my 12 year old son. He said "But mom, we don't need it cause we already won a Christmas from your old work!" Wow!! Outa the mouths of babes. I quickly told Dean, he said about the same thing. We will already be given what we need, so why not let another family have a Christmas. I called the lady back and told her we would be declining the prize and why. She called me today to tell me thank you and that she couldn't believe that we would do that. I told her that When we are in need, I'll ask now, but when we have more than we need, we will give. Yesterday we gave and made another family happy that may have need it more than us. Now, this is not to take away from the wonderful thoughtfullness of the person that wanted us to win. We will be forever grateful. Yes it would have been amazing to have two Christmases HOWEVER, we are not a selfish family. I ask and pray for what we need and it is provided to us. We could not see taking 2 gifts so big as to rob another family of joy. I looked up definitions of selfishness just to see if this was us.... here they are... selfish
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: thinking only of oneself
Synonyms: egocentric, egoistic, egoistical, egomaniacal, egotistic, egotistical, greedy*, hoggish, mean, mercenary, miserly, narcissistic, narrow, narrow-minded, out for number one, parsimonious, prejudiced, self-centered, self-indulgent, self-interested, self-seeking, stingy, ungenerous, wrapped up in oneself
I will not and don't raise our children to act or think this way and my 12 year old showed us that yesterday. We are so proud of him! Let me know what you all think, what would you have done? Thanks for reading.
Anna

Here it is............MRI IS CLEAR!!!! NOT EVEN ANY SWELLING!!! I, we almost fell out of our chairs. Dr. Rosenfeld came in and quickly said it..."Your MRI looks great" I guess I had that look of....Holy Crap..tell me right now...and he did. He is going to reduce my Dexamethasone also. I did ask him what were the effects of the surgery I already had. He told me "personality change" I don't think I have changed but my children and my honey bunny sure do. I'm a bit more cranky maybe? I don't know, you can ask my husband. I really and truely thought it was back. Dean says we have to start living now, which is true. My next apt is in 4 months!!! MRI and blood work a week before. Unless I have any problems, I'm done for now and CANCER FREE!!!

Just a quick post to say thank you for all of your phone calls! A reminder, my apt. is at 2pm this afternoon. Remember, it is a doctor's office so it may take a while. When we get home we will first talk to our children, then post, then, make phone calls. Keep praying, I'm getting nervious. Love to all.

Hey everyone! I had my MRI yesterday and I got a copy of the results. HOWEVER, I have no idea how to read it. I see my brain, but don't know what else to look for. I will have to wait until Friday's apt. at 2pm. Probably gonna go crazy until then but what can I do. I will do my best to post Friday late afternoon or Friday night to let you all know the results. Have a great week!