Life with Larson

I should seriously start this kid his own website! Life with Larson is very interesting! I could go on and on about all the strange things he thinks of and says! Tell him to get dressed and WELL, just see the above photo! LOL! Ask him his favorite Chinese restaurant--Honk Honk Delight of course! A few nights ago we were discussing Baptism and he wanted to know who his Fairy Godmother was! He is so into Star Wars right now you never know when Yoda or Obi One Kanobi will be running through the house. Yes, life with Larson is interesting!

Double Digits!!

My tumor markers are still in double digits! They dropped from 96 down to 85 this week. I still have to get them down to 35, but they are headed there!! 5 of 12 Abraxane treatments down. I will be headed back to MDA in a few weeks. I will be having some genetic testing done to see if I carry the breast cancer gene---BRCA1 and BRCA2. I don't think, for me, it will matter now. I just need to know because I do have a daughter and if I carry the gene, she may also. I thought breast cancer was more heriditary then it is. Only 15% of breast cancers are heridtary. 85% of women just get it. Only 10% of breast cancers are lobular carcinomas like what I have. They tend to be more aggressive and diagnosed at a later stage due to the fact that this cancer grows in "sheets" or "layers" and will present more as a thickening of tissue than an actual lump. That is why they are hard to pick up on mammograms. Like I have stated earlier, I had 2 mammograms in 2005 that did not pick this up. That, coupled with my younger age to get breast cancer, I have been in alot of the minority so far.

You all have a great weekend! Don't forget about the Holy Name School carnival tonight!!
~Kasey

So Sorry!

I am real sorry I haven't posted too much lately! It has just been so busy! I have been feeling alright, just real tired, yet not sleeping well at night, from this new chemo. Last week was my week off, so today started a new 3 week on period. Then I will have another week off, then the next week we will head back to Houston for new scans. I will have my tumor markers drawn next week, so we can see how much more they have dropped!
What I have I been busy doing? Well, this week, I photographed 85 kids, 1 mayor, 1 baby and will finish up with 20 First Communicants! Whew! I still managed to make it to one of my Yoga classes, have chemo, go to bible study and only take one day off of daycare! See, not much time left to post on the blog lol!
I don't know about all of you, but I am ready for this cold weather to move on! I want some warm sunshine. I am ready to take the daycare kids outside more. I think they are all getting a bit of cabin fever. Larson is looking foreward to playing teeball this year. He is quite a ball player if I may say so! He is also great at golf, basketball and soccer. He has made it out to the Country Club a couple of times with Kevin to golf. He will play all 18 holes and be ready for more! Raisa is gearing up for swimming. I am going to enroll her in the fitness club through CRC so she can use the high school pool in the evening to start getting back in shape. I usually do it with her, but will have to pass on it this year. Swim practices will start at the end of May. Larson will be doing swim lessons this year through the red cross. He is excited about that.
You all take care and pray for some warmer weather! I am so done with winter!
~Kasey

Happy Easter!

May Easter bring you a happy heart,

and may your spirit rejoice in the risen Lord!

Have a Blessed Easter!