Chemo round 1..hopefully the last !

I got a call from my mom today. She sounded good. Staying extra positive :) So far all of her test results are looking great...she is waiting on her cytogenetic test results which will tell her exactly what level of AML they are dealing with. Those results will take about 2 weeks to be finished...so lots of prayers that its a lower level and not extreme. Here is the link for those who are curious to know a little more details about this form of Leukemia. http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/adultAML/Patient

She has started her first round of chemo this evening. There will be a number of side effects. So if you ARE texting or calling her she will most likely NOT be responding at this point. But she would like to receive funny jokes, uplifting words and most importantly (she told me to be specific about this) she wants anyone with any prayers requests to send them to her so she can pray for you. Also, she would like prayers for calmness, peace and for her to be able to witness to those she comes in contact with in the hospital.

What the chemo is going to be doing is making her red blood cells attack the white blood cells that are causing the cancer. Please pray that this round of chemo will eliminate all the white cells and that she wont need to go for another (or more) rounds of chemo.

She will be getting ANOTHER bone marrow biopsy done in 2 weeks to see if the chemo has eliminated any if not ALLLLLLLLL the cancer cells. (keeps your fingers crossed and send a lot of prayers upstairs for positive results)

Some of you may be wondering if she will be losing her hair due to the treatments. YES she will. But she is already embracing that and not worried about her hair. If hair loss is a side effect of beating cancer then take it all !!!!! and take the cancer with it !!!

She has been writing her own updates in the hospital and prayer requests so tomorrow when I get them  I will  post them up so you'll have something straight from her :)

We have been getting such a great feedback so far from this blog and I thank you all for being so supportive and here for my mom when she needs it more than ever. :) She's going to kick this cancers butt !!!! She going in fighting like the warrior that she is..a warrior of God. With him as her leader, friend, father and supporter we know she is in the best of hands.