Come What May….

Sorry for the delay in updates, April was a whirlwind month! We had Easter and birthdays all over the place. To top it off, Hutton was supposed to start a new chemo schedule, but it didn’t go as planned.

In the beginning of April, she went for her 5-day chemo, but her numbers were too low. She needed platelets and blood, and then had to wait a few days for her numbers to come up before she could start.

After that session, we basically spent over 2 weeks watching her like hawks, on edge. We didn’t want her to have to be in the hospital on her birthday. She did really well after that session and was doing great. Then, on the Thursday before her birthday weekend, she went for her labs, and her numbers came back really low. Steph had to take her up to UCLA for another platelet infusion. This worries us because her numbers were so low that even a slight temperature could have led to admission. But thankfully, she didn’t have one, and she was able to have her infusion and come home.

We’re also so grateful that even with her numbers being as low as they were, she was feeling fine and acting normal.

That weekend, she was able to have a small “party” at Nordstrom Cafe with some friends. She was super nervous because she hasn’t been around many people or seen her friends in person in a while. She asked me to sit next to her the whole time, but after a while, she warmed up and was back to her usual self.

On her actual birthday, she was able to go out with her “besties” for her special day. I had to be at work for this one, but when I got home and saw her, it was like she was a completely different person. She was so happy! Seeing her like that just warmed my heart, and I thank God for putting her “besties” in her life before her battle with cancer. They definitely put a sparkle in her eye and bring her back to life.

So, this Tuesday, she went back to UCLA for her one-day chemo session. But guess what? Her numbers were low again, so she had to get another infusion and was sent back home. She’s been rescheduled for May 6th. This one-day chemo session is new to us, and we’re not sure how her body will react. On top of that, I had to travel for work and will be on the other side of the country for 4 days before and on the day of her treatment. But hey, I’ll be back late that night, but I’ll have an immediate late night for work the next day, so Steph has a lot on her plate this week. But I know she can handle it all! She has Mimi, her friends, and you all to support her if she needs anything.

Once we have a better understanding of this one-day chemo and her new schedule, we can hopefully figure out when the chemo will be complete. But before that, we need to keep our fingers crossed that her scans (which she’s scheduled to get on May 20) show that the surgery was successful, that her chemo treatments are still working, and that there’s no cancer left in her body!