Updates & Prayers for Kenzi

 We have officially been home in Vernon for two weeks now and it feels amazing! We were originally going to stay in the Fraser Valley until we knew whether or not Kenzi needed radiation, but our nurse told us that even if she did, it wouldn't start right away, so she recommended we go home. We are so thankful we did, because it has lifted everyone's spirits so much. There really is no place like home. God gave us a beautiful, sunny day to travel and we waved to our friends, who we swapped houses with, as we passed them on the highway.  After being home for a week, we got the phone call we were anxiously waiting for; Kenzi does not need radiation!!! I was picking the kids up from school when the doctor called and the tears were flowing as I stood in the parking lot. I went home and told Wes, Kenzi and his parents, who were at our house and we all celebrated together. Kenzi is now done her treatment and we could not be more thankful! We all feel like a huge weight has been lifte...

Kenzi is officially done all her chemo! It was the perfect way to end the year, but to be honest it felt like a premature celebration. While she is done chemo, we are waiting to see if she needs radiation and the chemo is still wearing her down. Once we leave the hospital with her central line gone, then we will have a big party. We had a fairly quiet Christmas. It was nice to do gifts with our little family, but it felt pretty lonely having Christmas dinner by ourselves. Arnie and Cathy (Wes's brother and sister in law) came for 2 nights before Christmas with their girls and it was wonderful to visit with people again. We have kept to ourselves so much this year, just trying to keep everyone healthy and we are really missing in person visits. It seems that any time we plan to see people, someone has a cough or sniffle and we decide it's best to not risk it. My parents also came down after Christmas to celebrate Kenzi's last chemo with us, which was wonderful.  We are still...