Last week, my mom had blood work and a CT scan to check her spleen size. We were shocked to find out that her Hemoglobin was 11.8! That is the highest it has been in probably 15 or 20 years! The new medication, Vonjo, is definitely helping raise her hemoglobin and as a result she has less shortness of breath and more energy. Her spleen has also shrunk 1 cm in size which is a really good result! She had a tough time taking Vonjo at first with the chemotherapy-type side effects but she is tolerating it well now. She’s had great results on it in a relatively short period of time. She is doing so well overall that her doctor said she can switch to every 2 month follow up visits instead of every month! 

My parents kicked off the summer in May spending 3 weeks in Grand Forks at the University of North Dakota with my son Josh while he did required in-person lab classes. They stopped at Mount Rushmore on the way there and at the Veterans Cemetery in Bismarck on Mothers Day. On their way home from ND, they stopped in Fort Worth, TX to visit my brother Jason and his family.

My niece Paige came back with my parents to Arizona for a week. Sarah also spent the week at my parents house with Paige. They went mini-golfing, to a trampoline park and spent a day at my house swimming and had a sleepover. They also went for mani/pedis and to the movie The Little Mermaid. It’s a good thing my mom has more energy because the girls were keeping her busy! 

Jason, Andrea and Carter are coming this weekend to pick Paige up. We are planning a BBQ pool party for Fathers Day and my parents are thrilled to be able to see all of their grandkids together! 

We are thankful my mom continues to do so well and are grateful she finally found a medication that is giving her good results. It is hoped that this drug will help push off needing a stem cell transplant longer.

Thank you for always checking up on my mom and for all of your prayers! Happy Summer!