Katie is due for her next treatment tomorrow (Thursday), but she needs to get a spinal tap and they don't do spinal taps at the hospital on Thursdays - only on Wednesdays and Fridays. We opted for Friday, because Scott isn't working that day. I am glad it is on Friday and not today - It feels too soon to take her back.
If Katie makes counts on Friday, she will get chemo put in her spine and two other doses of chemo in her port (higher doses that before). Whether she makes counts or not, she will probably be getting a dose of another type of medication, she gets monthly. However, if she doesn't make counts, then they will not proceed with the spinal tap and chemo - she will be rescheduled to do it a few days to a week later. So, it is just kind of a waiting game.... But for now, we will enjoy the day we have today!
"The challenges you face, the growth experiences you encounter, are intended to be temporary scenes played out on the stage of a life of continuing peace and happiness. Sadness, heartache, and disappointment are events in life. It is not intended that they be the substance of life. I do not minimize how hard some of these events can be. When the lesson you are to learn is very important, trials can extend over a long period of time, but they should not be allowed to become the confining focus of everything you do. Your life can and should be wondrously rewarding. It is your understanding and application of the laws of God that will give your life glorious purpose as you ascend and conquer the difficulties of life. That perspective keeps challenges confined to their proper place - stepping-stones to further growth and attainment." (Richard G. Scott, "The Atonement Can Secure Your Peace and Happiness, Ensign, Nov. 2006, 41)
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