Here we go...

Hello everyone. Hope all is well. I apologize for the delay in blog posts, but as the saying goes, no news is good news. Other than deciding on Jodi's treatment, we have had a pretty uneventful couple of weeks. Jodi is almost fully recovered from her surgery and is doing really well....so well that we have actually been able to put cancer in the back of our minds on occasion:)

Jodi begins chemotherapy this Friday. In the end, we decided on the clinical trial for Jodi's treatment. The first two months will consist of Jodi taking AC and Avastin every other Friday. After the first two months, Jodi will take Taxol and Avastin every Friday for three more months. At that point, a computer will randomly pick whether Jodi is finished with chemo or whether she will continue to take Avastin for another six months (this is the down side to the clinical trial). After a number of tests this week, all of which came back normal, Jodi is ready to go for Friday. She is anxious to get chemo under way, knowing that the sooner she can start the sooner she can finish and move on with things.

In other news, we bought a new condo a couple weeks ago! We had been casually looking prior to Jodi's cancer diagnosis, but had put the search on hold. A couple weeks ago a larger unit in our building became available and it is a perfect spot for us. If all goes well we will close on June 22!! If any of you in the Chicago area know someone looking for a one bed/one bath rental near Union Station let us know!! Also, thanks to all of you who braved the elements and joined us this past Sunday for the Cancer Walk. We had a lot of fun and greatly appreciate your support!! I will keep you updated on how Jodi handles the chemo. We have talked to a number of people and it sounds like everyone handles it differently, so hopefully Jodi's body reacts favorably.

Thanks again for all your support!! Love you all.

"Physical strength is measured by what we can carry; spiritual strength by what we can bear" - Anonymous