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The New Normal

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Things are slowly but surely returning back to normal.  Matt had his second treatment today and seems to be responding incredibly well.  His energy is coming back and his sense of humor isn't far behind.  His sisters were able to go with him to his appointment and meet his doctor.  It was a great chance for them to ask questions and feel more at ease about his biweekly treatments.  

The doctor was happily surprised at how great he looked (yes, he always looks good) and that his levels have increased quite dramatically.  His hemoglobin levels (which were at one point as low as 5.9, a healthy number being between 12 and 15) were at a 10.1 and his creatinine level (healthy number being 1) were the lowest they have been at a 3.9.  Woohoo!  What that basically means is that the proteins are being removed from his kidneys and that they are regaining function and the anemia is subsiding.  This contributed a lot to his fatigue over the past few weeks so that, along with the cancer cells being attacked, is the reason for his increased energy.  

Today was a great glimpse in to what is going to become our new normal.  I went back to work full time and Matt went to his outpatient treatment.  We came home at the end of the day, played with the kids, ate dinner and enjoyed normal conversation about things other than cancer.  We put the kids to bed, I dropped Matt's sisters off at the airport, and we are currently enjoying some quiet time.  For once, I think we are finding peace in the silence rather than trying to fill it with mindless chatter to stop our minds from going somewhere else. 


Another day to celebrate as we get one step closer to beating this!

Lots of love,
Matt and Mandy 

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