The days/weeks just seem to fly by. I can’t believe it’s already mid-September. It’s also hard to believe that it’s been almost a year since my dad was first diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma.
Poppop with the grandkids
It seems like a bad nightmare we all had to go through. There were a lot of ER visits, hospital visits, etc. He had his stem cell transplant that March and stayed in the hospital longer than expected because there were complications. Finally he was home in April and gaining back strength (and his hair was growing back in as seen above). The last four months he had follow-up visits and blood works.
Unfortunately, things aren’t heading in the direction we had hoped for. After monitoring his blood works from the last few months, we learned that it looks like he will need yet another transplant. This transplant will give him a year and half life span; maybe more. So we seem to be back at square one.
Next week, he will have a PICC line placed followed by a strong dose of chemo and then the transplant phase will begin.
We are all keeping positive thoughts.
On another note, the kids have started school.
09-08-2016
I can’t believe we have a Kindergarten gal and a Pre-K 3 boy. Time is zipping on by.
My in-laws (a/k/a the biggest support with the kids these days) left for Spain, so as you can imagine, I have so much on my plate between working F/T, dropping/picking kids up to/from school, getting dinner together, etc.
Unfortunately, with everything going on, I will have defer MCM this November. My training has been inconsistent (sorry Chelsea… I thought this was the year we’d meet in person). I do have a half marathon next month and even though my training has been sub-par, I intend to run this race. I would also love to get some shorter races in to get my speed back on the grid. Lots of speed training/tempo runs, etc. I am getting a lot of strength training in.
So much more to update on (how kids did in school, some DIY projects I completed, etc.) but too much to put into one post. Just one more thing to add onto here.
Last Sunday, 9/11/16, was Sebastian’s 3rd Birthday. I cherish that day 3 years ago.
Sometimes I wish I could go back to that day. They’re so precious. And now, they’re so big.
Raise your hand if you’re THREE!
3-years later…
I think this is all I could handle for today.
What do you think I should do for MCM? Defer or just reapply for lottery in 2017? My issue is I have a good chance of getting into NYCM so do I run back-to-back marathons in 2017? HA.
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