Updates & Prayers for Kenzi

After a week of scans and waiting, we still have no answers. Kenzi had her MRI on Tuesday, and after that, they decided to cancel her PET scan and do a CT instead. I don't actually know the difference between them all, but I guess the CT would show more of what they were looking for. We had the long awaited phone meeting with our doctor and clinical nurse yesterday (Friday), but still have no answers. The scans showed that the tumour shrank some, but not as much as they had hoped. They did show that the tumour appears to be changing from a solid mass to fluid, which most likely means the chemo is working and the tumour is dying. They had their meeting with the tumour board and surgeons, but after discussing it, they decided they want more opinions before they make a decision on how to proceed. They are talking to more surgeons from the adult oncology department, because they have more experience with tumours in the chest (apparently they aren't that common in children) and they...

 Kenzi's last round of chemo went smoothly. Other than feeling tired, she had little side effects and we were discharged last Saturday as planned. Wes came down to Vancouver that day and my parents, who have been staying with the other kids brought them all here on Tuesday. It is so nice to be all together, even if it is a little tight in a 2 bedroom apartment. We are just grateful for a beautiful place to call "home" for now and every day together is precious. We try to explore new places while we're here and get out for a bit (it's very different not having a backyard for the kids to run around in). We went to Steveston twice this week and of course, spent some time at White Rock.  Kenzi has an appointment at the outpatient department tomorrow for blood work to check her counts and is scheduled next week Tuesday and Wednesday for an MRI and a PET scan to see how much the tumor has shrank since we started. Please pray with us that it shows amazing results. Some o...

We got to take Kenzi home for the weekend! It was the first time she has been back to Vernon since this all started two and a half months ago. It was such a blessing, but probably the hardest thing we've done. We felt so much joy being at home all together, but knew that it would be over too soon. We spend both nights home in tears after the kids went to sleep and I spent a good portion of the drive back and Sunday evening fighting them off. It felt so fresh again, almost like the first week all over.  Kenzi was so happy to be back home with her siblings and her pets. We were able to have some family over, visit friends, go for a swim in uncle Al and auntie Savaya's pool and even go to church together as a whole family. It felt so normal, but was a big reminder of what we are missing out on. We made the best of our time together and are grateful for the 2 nights we had at home.  We were due back at the hospital yesterday (Monday) morning for round 6 of chemo. This is a 5 day r...