Gentle Reader-

It's been a while since I've had the chance to connect with you. I do hope your summer is going well. Today's update is inspired by that funny and somewhat dated concept of relationship development. You know the drill...first comes love, then comes marriage, then comes some lady with a baby carriage...(I live on the west coast. I am confident many of my pals would take issue with that little ditty! They'd be all like: Why does it have to go in that order? And WHY can't the man push the baby carriage? OY!!! My head hurts just thinking about it...)

While for SOME of us, that wasn't how our relationships went down, I can say with 100% certainty that it did for Elizabeth and Larry.

We all know they are in love. Duh. And we ALL know they got married...double duh...And they even went so far as to push three beautiful children in a baby carriage at some point in their lives... But guess what? They are the proud (?) parents of yet ANOTHER kid

Kinda.

On July 28- exactly ONE year from Elizabeth's original diagnosis, (and her 31st wedding anniversary, natch!) she learned her cancer is, and I quote third hand from her oncologist, "not a well behaved child."

Ok, so that's not exactly medical terminology- and honestly, I'd maybe be looking for a refund on that appointment...so let me break it down for you:

Elizabeth did very well with her stem cell transplant. (She's even completed her childhood vaccines and the first of her two COVID-19 shots!) All of her numbers and tests are really good- except for her cancer baseline. That bratty little shit, apparently,  will remain in the red for the foreseeable future.  Elizabeth  will be placed in timeout for four more months which translates into: infused and oral chemo. (I'd give my left arm if this instead meant a loss of screen time...)

 Apparently her oncologist then decided to switch on over to Doctor mode, and followed up with: Due to the fact that her bratty cancer is at the highest stage (overachiever much?) this is the best protocol to ensure it stays asleep a good long time. 

I do love a sleeping child. Don't you? 

And in true Elizabeth fashion, she states: 

Yes, Elizabeth, you are one of the lucky ones. And so are we. So are we. 

Proof that their love is still going strong- here's a photo of the two lovebirds on their (c)anniversary in CBUS- post oncology appointment.

Until next time! 

-Yvette