Finally Updating

Once again our apologies for not updating. We understand so many have been checking in to stay aprised on our Eden and we have neglected writing for various reasons.

Time - now that we are comfortable taking Eden out we are busy, and loving it!

All is well - No news is good news!

Cancer stinks - cancer still plagues many aspects of our life and sometimes attempting to write shows all the ugliness of this disease.

Eden continues to do fabulous! She is a normal little 3 year old that enjoys reading books, playing with friends and doing just about anything outside. She keeps all of our days filled with laughter and often our nights as she not only talks in her sleep but laughs out loud as well. We love every minute we have with her!

On the medical side of life Eden continues to receive oral chemo daily with a second oral chemo on Wedensdays. We notice after the additional chemo on Wedensday she is lethargic on Thursdays, and thankfully these effects are generally reversed within a day or two. Eden still visits the clinic every 28 days for chemo via her port. As with all meds there are side effects . . . fortunately we seem to be able to minimize them with other meds. Eden's ANC has yet to be at the desired level. If her blood counts are high at her next clinic visit they will increase another chemo to 125% of the normal dose for her size. We are so thankful that God has continued to protect her throughout treatment.

Friends and the great outdoors:
We enjoyed spending alot of time outdoors this past weekend, working around the yard, visiting with friends, and enjoying nature's critters. A nest of cardinals were discovered in one of our small trees near the edge of our house, and inside the nest were 3 eggs. The next day, the 3 eggs hatched out so we had fun checking in on them often! We also discovered a nest of baby rabbits in our window well - very young rabbits. This was a total hit with Eden and the neighbor kids! Eden, was observed sliding down the slide without the safety net of someone catching her, both arms straight out to each side, one hand was wide open as if she were riding on a roller-coaster, the other hand possessed a little, fuzzy, most certainly terrified baby rabbit. We're happy to say that the baby rabbits all survived the snuggling that the kids gave them, however, the mother rabbit was not amused with the events that took place with her babies, so she removed them that night and placed them in a safer environment!