July -- 2nd post treamtment checkup

     Today was one for the books. We were in and out of clinic in less than an hour. Presley did great with her poke! No tears! Her blood work looks great! Her ANC is 2,500. It will take some time for her immune system to recover. Chemo wipes out her immunities so it's as if we are starting all over. I expect her to be pretty sick through this next year as she starts Kinder and build her immune system back up. We are getting use to our new clinic here in Las Vegas. The kids love the snacks that they get at this clinic! Presley loves her new doctor. We have been so blessed to have great doctors during this whole ordeal. Being off treatment has been great. I still have a lot of anxiety about it all but trying to really just put it behind us and move forward. It's hard to try to forgot. It's hard to let it all go. Presley is finally starting to really regain so of her strength and is even growing. Her feet are finally starting to grow! Yeah! We are so thankful for all of our many blessings. Presley's remission and treatment we will forever be grateful for. I still remember that call from Doc Fluchel telling us the news of remission, the bald head, how our life stood still, the bills, stress, tears and fear of losing our baby girl, Paul's unemployment and everything we had worked for until this point being put on hold, the insomnia and not sleeping a whole night for more than a year, the endless pokes and hours spent in clinic and nights in the hospital, chemo, feeling so alone and isolated. I will also, never forget the prayers, support and love that was shown to our family. Our trials make us stronger and that I know! I would never take back the lessons I have learned and the softening of my heart. I continue to pray that our little girl stays in remission and all of this is behind us now. Hoping that memories will fade, our hearts will heal, and that our scares eventually are a sign of courage!