Jo is having good/bad/good/bad, which is usual for after chemo. We had a dr's appt today, but due to the weather forecast, we changed it to yesterday (which was a good thing since our drive-way is currently a sheet of ice covered with snow). Her counts were good yesterday; she was actually feeling good when we were at the dr's. Dr. Godwin made comment as he came in the door that she was certainly looking good for just having chemo last week. Today, she felt pretty good when she got up, but after she ate, she started feeling poorly again and has been in bed ever since. She had her neulasta shot on Friday afternoon; that's supposed to help her immune system, but since it goes into the bone marrow somehow, it always makes all of her bones hurt (usually 2-5 days after the shot). One of her friends brought her a wonderful home-made lasagna meal on Sunday. It was wonderful! Jo ate a really good portion of the salad, bread and lasagna. It was really, really good ... thanks again, Allison!

Dan has come over twice since we came home; she so enjoys visiting with him. They get to talking about twelve different topics at the same time, always keeping the thread going on each of them, often with opposite opinions on the subjects, and almost always things about which I know nothing ;o), e.g., computers, music, politics, etc. He and Chass have so much going on (both in school; the 4-yr old and 1-yr old, etc.), he doesn't get to see her as much as she'd like, but they make up for lost time when they can. He's good medicine for her and he always makes all of us laugh; he could have been a stand-up comic. It's good for Jo to talk to someone other than me (she already knows everything I know; she needs new food for thought.)

We have another dr's appt on Friday. They'll check her counts again then. (Good thing the appt isn't before then 'cause I don't think I would get her there; we're currently having a white-out up here on the hill.) If all goes well with counts, we will see the dr again on the following Thursday with the next chemo probably starting on Monday, Feb. 14th.

Thanks again to all for everything: prayers, thoughts, cards, food, etc. Just knowing there are so many people out there who are praying and keeping the faith helps us to keep ours. Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen. According to Mark 9:23 (NIV): "Everything is possible for him who believes." No wonder "keep the faith" is such a popular phrase. It may be a cliche, but that's what we need and are asking you to do ... keep the faith.