i hope you have all had a good weekend. i am in my good week and hope to get out and do a few things. i am staring to notice some weight loss. i knew that i had lost some but it's only the last few days that i could tell a difference. my doctor says some is ok as long as it isn't a lot at once. i also have not had to shave in about a month. so there are some benefits to all this! i have had 3 seperate people tell me about taking ginger to help control nausea so i am going to give that a try. thanks for all of your support and encouragement, jennifer

hi. i am so ready to do something. i am tired of having to avoid crowds and such. please pray that i am able to hang in there and get through this with a positive attitude. some days, like today, i feel so trapped and so ready for all of this to be over with. i do want to thank tina for the delicious seafood. sid was thrilled to have fresh fish and shrimp and it was yummy! thanks to all of you who care so much and do so much to make this time as smooth as possible.

happy memorial day everyone. we had a nice time with friends and family today. i feel good most of the time. sometimes food still doesn't taste right or settle well, but overall i am doing well. love you, jennifer

i am sooo tired of this rain! it makes it that much harder to get motivated to get up and move around. i know we need it so i'll just try to enjoy it and the rest it gives me while i can. elisabeth graduates today and for the most part i feel pretty good. i think i'll be able to really enjoy this milestone. thank you all for your prayers.

hi everyone. i have not felt very well the last couple of days. thank you, joanne and rachel for all your help yesterday. it really was great knowing that the girls were well taken care of and that i didn't have to do anything. thanks too to emily for having elisabeth a couple of times this week. she loved it and i was able to get some much needed rest. i am starting to feel a little better, except i now have one of those neck-aches from laying down so much. i should be up and about a little more tomorrow, so that should end. also, thank you jackie for being willing to come today. it just worked out that sid didn't have to go in. i am so grateful to all of you, jennifer

i had my third treatment today. all was well. my doctor is pleased with my progress. he said the lump has definitely shrunk. i was mistaken a while ago about the other benign cyst in my pelvic area. it won't be removed at the time of my surgery. it may not ever need to come out. that will be determined by my gyn at a later time. thanks kat for sitting with me again today. it means a lot that you give up that time to come and encourage me. i am looking forward to seeing my helpers this week, even though i wish i was seeing you under different circumstances. elisabeth graduates kindergarten on saturday, so please pray for my strenght to be back by then. i plan to go no matter what, but it would be nice to truly be able to celebrate. love jennifer

i go tomorrow for my third chemo treatment. i also meet with my oncologist who will check the lump to see what progress is being made in shrinking it. it is definitely smaller so i keep reminding myself that all this is worth it. i was reading one of my cancer books and it said that unexplained anger is normal, that sometimes, for no reason, we just get angry. of course the reason really is anger at having cancer, loss of hair and independence and such, but we aren't always able to identify that. i ask, especially of my family, that you all be patient with me. there are times when i might get snappy or grumpy for reasons you can't see, but i am trying to keep things under control. thank you to all who are willing to let me call and pour out my frustrations. it really does help. thank you frank and gail for the food. we appreciate it so much. i go in at 9:00am tomorrow and treatment will start around 10:00-10:30. please keep that time in your prayers. love you all, jennifer

i know i haven't written for a few days, but there really isn't much to report right now. i am still tired alot, but other than that i'm okay. thanks karen for having elisabeth today. she had a great time and it was good to see you again. i go for my third round of chemo on monday. at that point, i will be half way through my chemo treatments. thanks in advance to those of you planning to come help out next week, i appreciate it and may not fully express it at that time. love you all, jennifer

so far, so good. i had my lab work done today and they didn't call with my blood count, so that means they are normal. i do still get tired easily, especially if i do much out in the heat so i try to get a nap when i can. thanks to teri z. and maryanne for coming and cleaning today. it's a huge help! also thanks to my cousin susan and her family for the food. the ribs were great! we are so blessed to have be so well taken care of.

hi all. not much to report. i feel good and food tastes pretty much normal now. i am heading into my "good" week so i hope to get out a little more. have a good mom's day. love jennifer

good evening everyone. i hope you are all doing well. sometimes i forget that others are dealing with tough times too and if any of you need my help, i want to give it when possible. i had use a razor and finish shaving my head. it's now smoooooth as silk! it's funny how something like losing your hair goes from very traumatic to no big deal in such a short time. one positive about all the hair stuff is that i haven't shaved since last saturday! i probably won't be at church sunday so happy mother's day to you. love, jennifer

i felt better today, at least mentally. and joanne and rachel and caleb came over with lots of food and company. thanks so much you guys! my family is so grateful for all that everyone is willing to do to make this time as easy as possible. you have our un-ending gratitude.

hi everyone. i am still low on energy. it seems like things that are normally easy to do take so much more effort. i had kind of a mental break this afternoon. i was at my limit with the daily roytine of kids and home and such. fortunately, i had enough sense to call for help and thank you connie for your encouragement and for praying with me. you were right: sometimes we all need to just let go for a short time and have a good cry. i felt stronger after that and got through the rest of the evening pretty well. the girls are in bed and i hope to go bed soon. love, jennifer

good afternoon. i am doing well today. i run out of energy if i try to do too much at once so i just try to pace myself. thanks for all the hugs and encouragement at church this morning. i really appreciate you all.

hi all. weds. and thurs. were rough. i feel pretty good today, except for food still doesn't taste right. that will pass soon though. i am pretty much used to my hair being gone. i don't really think much about it now. in fact, i'll walk outside and not even realize that i don't have a scarf on. that's amazing to me. love, jennifer