Getting Ready for FALL!

Hello Everyone!

We had our first appointment for the "Delayed Intensification" phase of Chemotherapy, however Rena's counts were not high enough to begin.  So she gets another week off!  Delayed Intensification is the last intense phase of chemo before she begins long term  maintenance.  During maintenance Rena will only have Chemotherapy in clinic once a month.  That means that she will be able to return to school and spend more time outside of the house.

We anticipate that Rena will be able to return to school in November, so yesterday we registered her to start the 7th grade!  During September and October a Home-bound teacher will visit Rena a couple of times a week to bring and return her school work.  We have been working hard all summer to get Rena caught up from all the school she missed last year and I think Rena will be ready to jump back in.

Rena is still feeling great and has been really active.  She is riding her bike several times a week and going outside to hunt for bugs every day.  My mom came out from Washington State to visit a couple of weeks ago and Rena's friend Aubrey came to visit all the way from Oregon.  Rena enjoyed seeing Aubrey and her Nana very much and this was a nice way to finish up the summer. Rena still sees her friend Amanda from school every couple of weeks.  They swap caterpillars, strange erasers, and act very silly together.

Ginger