The Snow Family

We really wanted to make sure that this summer was lots of fun and that it wasn't just about cancer and chemotherapy.  I was lucky in that I didn't have to work often and my schedule was very flexible. I felt good most of the time, so that meant we got to play! The kids had summer school during the first 6 weeks of summer.  This was pretty great because they only went to school from 8-12, four days per week.  I would pick them up at noon and then we would go do something for a couple of hours before going home.  Common activities included boating, swimming, bowling, miniature golfing, go-carting, going to the library, and holding taste tests to see who had the best onion rings.  That honor, by the way, goes to the Tailgater's Grill at Fat Cats.  In all fairness, we only tried about 4 places...we'll have to eat more places to be super sure. We weren't able to make our traditional summer trip to Missouri, which was a bummer, but we did have som...

I'm done with Chemo!!!  My last chemo treatment was Wednesday, August 23.  I will be doing some blood tests and a CT scan to see how things are looking and where we go from here.  I should have all my results next week. In the meantime, I'm well aware that I haven't been updating this blog as I should.  In my defense, we've been having a whole lot of fun this summer! More on that later... Let's start with some pictures from when I shaved my head.  I had expected to lose my hair w/in the first two weeks of chemo.  However, while I did lose a whole lot of hair, I never lost it all.  It came out in large clumps when I brushed or washed my hair.  The largest amounts of hair loss occurred a couple of days after each chemo treatment.  I cut my hair shorter and shorter over about 4 months and then it finally thinned to the point that I finally decided to shave it off. The head shaving party took place on June 24. I told Keira that she could gi...