Amy's Cancer Story

Things are still a bit of a whirlwind. It has been hard to keep up with Christmas things. This year, I did not use 99% of my decor. The tree is pre-lit and pops together, no decor on the three. How easy is that and it looks good. My leg hurts a lot so decorating (via standing for too long) would put me over the edge.

I am going to do bullet points again since it is a little easier to read.

1) I went to get my echo cardiogram last Wednesday at Shadyside Hospital. My heart doctor was in reading and read it right on the spot. Everyone was so nice. They were having trouble reading it still but gave me dye and all looked great. I am in good shape. The chemo did not appear to mess with my heart as of yet. So nice to have the test read right on the spot.

2) Went to the wound center this past Friday, things were looking good on the wound and the Dr and PA put more Ultrazeal in the wound.

3) I had asked for prayer with oil at church on Sunday and was blessed with a great crew praying over me, my family and the health issues that challenge me. The leaders committed to seeing us through.

4) I went to my Leg Dr (orthopedic oncologist) at Shadyside for a check in. They x-rayed my right leg and hip to see how it was doing. Based on my leg pain the Dr thought things would be a lot worse in there but they looked virtually the same as my last X-ray. My bone graphs are still failing but holding.

5) My mom-in-law who lives with us has been taking good care of us for dinner’s. There are many times that I am just plain exhausted by the end of the day. She always cooks a great meal and is more than willing to help out. She even helps with the chickens.

6) This afternoon, I go back to the wound center. The wound is more closed up than it has been. Maybe sometime I will be able to swim again, use a hot tub and not have to wear a plastic sleeve on my right leg while I shower – but things could be much worse.

7) The sprouts are going great. I started red clover this week.

Thank you for all your prayers!