Life goes on!

Its been awhile since the last posting....so sorry....Aleisha is doing well...still unable to drive and still having some post surgical delays (due to the surgery being in her cranium) but she is improving. The post scan showed that the dead tumor was removed with the blood clot which was excellent news. Post surgical scans are "stable". However, Aleisha has been complaining for almost a year of off and on abdominal pain. The pain returned post operatively so she followed up with her family physician who originaly thought it might be gall bladder, but it was ruled out. So now they are wondering about Irritable Bowel due to so many medications. She continues to take her Chemo one week a month, it takes it's tow on her, but she is truly a remarkable fighter! William will start Preschool again soon and little Zachy is talking and walking. Life is copasetic (not sure how to spell that one) and that is good when you are dealing with this cancer. She still tires very easily and some days just dealing with getting dressed and feeding the boys is more that she can do. During the chemo week she continues to suffer from extreme fatigue, nausea, and some lightheadedness. But she fights onward. She is truly a woman of great strength and courage..we love her soooo much.

updates post surgery!

Surgery went very well (July 7) at OSU. There was a blood clot at the end of one of the brain lesions that was dying from the Gamma knife in Janaury. It was thought that the surgery would take 3 hours but everyone was pleasantly suprised when the surgeon contacted us after an hour with good news. She had been having epidsodes of headaches, forgettfulness and inability to finish a sentence. This was because the clot was blocking off the spinal fluid due to swelling and increased intracranial pressures. When the surgeon made the incision to remove the clot, the pressure was so great the clot emerged with the dead lesion attached. He then removed both quite easily. She did well after, transferred to the SICU for close monitoring and then went home 2 days later. We were all very thrilled with the outcome and hope that this was the reason for all the neuro changes....... She continues to rest and improve at home...rest is the most important at this time which will give the swelling time to decrease the brain a chance to catch up. Thank you all for your prayer and well wishes during this time. It meant a great deal to all of the family. It is hard to say how thankful we all are to those who are with us in this fight. Aleisha is one brave person and she is truly a fighter!