Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Week four!

Week four has been a crazy one. When we went on Thursday they said my white counts were very low so we would need to come down everyday for three days to get a shot that would stimulate my marrow to produce white cells. So we had to drive the hour and a half Thursday. Fri. Sat. and sun. It was crazy but I did get to go with my little sisters one day to go shopping and that was fun and Mother's day we drove home through Zion and it was so beautiful. And besides being tired I have felt pretty good. The funny thing about chemotherapy is everything they give you to help you has horrible side effects like the iron they give me to boost my red blood count , it makes me super nauseous and can give you a rash. The shots for the white blood cells made me so ache my muscles and my bones. Next thing they give me to help me I'm going to ask if the side effects are worth the help. I mean really! On Mon. our town threw a fundraiser for us. My wonderful volleyball girls organized it and they got so much help from our church and the community. They had a dinner the two grocery stores in town donated all the food they had a craft sale a bake sale and a yard sale. The turn out was amazing there were probably around a thousand people there and when you think that there are probably only four thousand people in the whole town it just blows my mind. It makes me feel so loved. It also shows me that there is so much good in the world. That with all the craziness going on around us there is so much power in just old fashioned love and kindness. It also makes me feel like God is so aware of little me in this big world and he has given me so much support through all these wonderful people!

5 comments:

The Wright Family said...

It really was so awesome how many people came, it was like the 4th of July in May! ;) You're such an inspiration to everyone, hope you can find all the "tender mercies" the Lord blesses us with to get through the tough times! Keep on truckin'! :)

lovebeingamom said...

We love you Starla, you are an amazing person!

Melissa said...

I feel so much better about not being able to be there knowing that you have so much help and support. Love you!!!

Kall said...

Starla, You have been on my mind alot lately. I want you to know that the way your handling this whole thing is truely an inspriation to me (and everyone else)! What miracles you have been witnessing through this! I love you and am thinking of you!!!

Kall said...

BTW: Your beautiful without hair too!!!