Sun Jan 30, 2011

Front yard the night before we left...lots of snow

Sleeping off the sedation after his MRI

Hello my faithful readers! We are back from Houston. We had quite the trip. We left last Thursday morning, right after we got all that snow. Ugh! lol The roads were ok through Missouri, just had to go REALLY slow. However when we got to Oklahoma the roads were covered in black ice, and it was kinda scary. I was totally missing my 4 wheel drive although it probably wouldnt of helped. I invited my dad to go with Blake and I. It was a surprise for my aunt. She had no idea. They are cousins and haven't seen each other since 1994. lol Needless to say they were both excited to see each other. I love going down to see them. I was so happy that I was able to see everyone this trip. Blake loves them all so much! Our apt was on Monday morning. We left my aunts house an hour and a half before our apt, and due to the traffic and rain, we were almost 30 min late. We made it to the MRI on time though, thank goodness. After Blake was done with his MRI we ate the lunches we packed, and then went to our follow up apt. We met with a doctor who explained Blake's MRI. His tumor is still stable! They did a lower contrast MRI so they weren't able to tell us for sure if his tumor is off his brain stem, but the fact that his tumor has shrunk so much is good enough for me! He said there is always a chance that the tumor could come back, but its just a chance. So I will continue to pray for a stable tumor. I am going to try to get a copy of the images, one from before Proton therapy and one now. Words cannot explain what the images show. I truly feel Houston was our miracle! Blake is doing so great! I am looking for a pt job. Its been difficult since he is still going to rehab 3 days a week, and in Feb he will start preschool for half day on the days he isnt at rehab. I keep praying that something will cross my path. God has a plan and i know he will open the door when the time is right. Phil is trying to pick up overtime at work, so that will help. We have faith. Oh I almost forgot to tell you guys, Blakes new plan after his 1 year apt will be MRI every 4 months instead of every 3, and we will only be going to Houston for our yearly apts. So that is good news! I am sad that I will have to wait a year to see my Houston family. I might have to take a trip down just for fun. lol I love them so much-it stinks that we live so far away from each other. Well, thats all for now. So I will talk to you all soon!! xoxo

Jimmy and Blake-so happy he just got bubble gum ice cream!

At Chuy's with the crew!