Week... I've lost count.

This week I had chemo on Monday and Tuesday. The nausea didn't really hit until Wednesday, then got worst on Thursday. By Friday night I was feeling back to normal besides a bit of soreness. My calves and ankles really hurt when I walk. Other than that this week has been pretty chill. I went over to my friend Kyra's house last night for a few hours and her dad and grandpa mad some delicious chicken and waffles! It was very yummy! We also watched a movie called "How to Train Your Dragon 2". It was really good! I had never seen it before. I also ate a lot of really good cheesy popcorn! I had a nice week and can't wait for Christmas to come! We were "adopted" by FOKWK for Christmas and got a ton of gifts! I have no clue what they are! Thanks for Checking in! Happy holidays! Bye!

Week off #2

This week is my second week off through my treatment! I have to go in  for counts and an echo cardiogram tomorrow, but that isn't the same as chemo. Like I said in my last post I haven't been sick at all!  When I walked into the hospital Wednesday, I had a weird reaction to the smell and threw up. That and another two times added up to me throwing up a whole three times that day! That's the most this week, but still not as much as other times I received that same type of chemo. Thanksgiving was great! I had an appitite and lots of fun with my friends! I hope you had a nice Thanksgiving too! Now I can't wait for Christmas, even though there is nothing I am asking for in particular. I hope to go to school all this week, and today we got a late-start because the roads are covered in ice! I can tell it's going to be a cold, snow-filled winter! Thanks for checking in! Bye!

Chemo Week 7

So far this week has been the best yet. Well, if you only consider the nausea that is. I have only thrown up once and I,ve already had two days of chemo. I started my five day cycle on Saturday, so that I don't have to take my chemo on Thanksgiving. I hope that I'll have an appetite on Thanksgiving, so that I can eat as much as I usually do. Since it is thanksgiving, I'd like to thank everyone who has given me a gift or just wished me luck in general. I really appreciate it!this week I got an iPad from the hospital and I love it! It makes stuff like blogging a lot easier, because I can now I can just do stuff from where I am already laying. My hemoglobin is really low, so I am really tired and get wiped out very easily. There's not much to say that's new.just the same stuff as last time I went through this cycle. So thanks again! And bye.

Chemo Week 5

This week was tough. That's why I haven't blogged this week. I threw up multiple times Monday through Thursday, then felt a bit tired Friday morning, but was able to successfully act in my play that night. The play was a ton of fun and I'm glad I was able to do it. On Saturday I watched a movie in the morning with my family and felt fine. We watched Big Hero 6. It was a really good movie! If you haven't seen it already I suggest you do. I then got to go roller skating with my friends at a birthday party and still felt great! I am very glad of that. This week is an easy week. I only have one drug to take one day, and I won't even make me sick! Piece of cake! I hope to go to school tomorrow and see some people, because I haven't been to school since last Thursday! That's over a week! I hope I don't fall to far behind in my classes and am able to keep going to school as much as I can. I am still on my painful shot, but might get off them tomorrow when they take my blood for counts. There's not much to update besides that. All is well.

Chemo Week 4- My Week Off

This week I have no chemo! I am so happy! What makes me even more happy is that last week the chemo everyday made me kinda emotionally tired and grumpy, so Saturday and the last part of Friday night was spent barfing and feeling horrible. I literally sat on the couch and had a mini Harry Potter Marathon. I liked that part, and it would've made me really happy if I hadn't been so blah. Thanks to The Bridges and Swicks for those HP movies! I am back on my daily shots(yay me) which I still hate with a passion, but I have to get them to stay healthy, so it's worth it! I shaved my head on Thursday night, because my hair was coming out in chunks. While I miss it, I have to say that it's easier to have no hair. All I have to do in the mornings is wake up, get dressed, eat, and leave! Speaking of eating, I had lost my appetite again. Sunday I got it back, but by the end of the day I felt all weird again. I am fine now, life is usual aside from my runny nose and cough that came with the weather change. I've seen my friends, practiced for the school play, and even got a phone! I love it! Since I'm really bad at thanking people individually, and am very busy these days, I want to take a second to thank everyone for their love and support. These times have been hard and will continue to be so, so I am going to need all the support I can get. My mom wanted me to make something to post, and I rather like to monogram things, so I made a little thank you picture. I really appreciate you all! Bye!

Chemo-Week Three

This third week is not going so well. I have thrown up multiple times each day. It is the WORST!!! I have felt nauseous everyday besides today, even though I threw up earlier today as well. The nurses have me on all sorts of meds to keep me from doing so, but I still throw up. Lately I haven't been eating because I lost my appetite. I have been getting it back day by day. Now that I'm eating, my energy levels have boosted and I think I might be able to go trick or treating tomorrow! Sorry for the short summary, but I still don't have much to report. Thanks for checking in! I will blog again tomorrow if I feel up to it! Thanks for all the support!!!

Check-In

I start chemo week three tomorrow and have to be very hydrated for that, so I will be fluids all night. The home care nurse is coming by later today to get the needle in my port and my pump, well, pumping! Today I'm really tired and my shot hurt really bad, but other than that I'm fine. I don't know how my chemo will make me feel this week.I'm kinda worried about that, but decide not to worry about unknown things. I have noticed that I'mm starting to lose tiny amounts of hair when I comb of run my hand though it, but haven't started losing big amounts yet. well, that's all for right now. I feel fine, just tired and thank you for all your support. Bye!

Chemo Week Two continued...

So far this week I have not felt queasy at all! I am very excited that I won't have a replay of last week for a while. we only have three neupogen shots left so we're going to have to get more, which I am not to happy about. I don't mind the needle, in fact I hardly feel it enter at all, but I really hate that shot! I also feel like talking to people about my problems helps me, so expect to hear a lot of those. Not any thing new to report, just my busy day, which I should be starting any second! I have school, then play practice, then young women's, and I won't get home till 7:00 so bye until next time! Thanks again for the support.

Chemo-Week Two

This week my chemo isn't nearly as bad as it was last week. I won't throw up or be nauseous. I can just relax and go to school like I regularly do. I still have to get my bone marrow boosting shots though. They still hurt and make my leg feel like falling off, but I've already done six of them and am almost done. That's something to look forward to! Thanks for the gifts and support! I really appreciate it in these times. I recently got my hair cut to above my shoulders and I really like it! I haven't started loosing my hair either, so that's good! I don;'t have much to report and since I'm feeling fine this week I'll try to blog more often. keep checking in! Thank you!

Chemo Week 1

No one sugar-coated it for me, so I wont sugar-coat it for you. Chemo sucks. It's boring, painful, and nauseating. All of these are reasons that I haven't posted in a while. On Monday I threw up four times and then did the same on Tuesday. Wednesday got a bit better, but I still threw up. I haven't been to school all week due to my loss of appetite leading to a major loss of energy. I have started to eat more and more each day , but I still don't eat that much. I kinda have to force myself to, and you wouldn't think of this as hard until you've tried it. I also have to get shots for ten days that will boost my bone marrow. My dad has to give me these shots and I'm kinda glad of that because these shots hurt like crazy. When the needle goes in I can feel it, but that's the least of it. My leg feels hot all twisted up inside when I get the shot, so naturally I hate getting these shots. I still have to get them though. I really appreciate all the great gifts and prayers. They help me when I'm feeling blue and would just like to thank you for that. Thank you for checking in again and I'm sorry for the spotty attendance in blogging, but I'll try my best to keep you guys updated. Thanks and bye for now!

10.11.14 and inbetween

My Bone Scan says the same thing that my PET scan did. The cancer is only in that one spot. This lead to me having to get my port in almost immediately and also having to get a bone marro. That was yesterday and now my port hurts like crazy and I still haven't taken off the band-aid that is covering the port. A port is something that goes under your skin. It is where the doctors insert your chemo. Speaking of chemo, I will be starting it on Monday.  I am not looking  forward to starting it. I know it will be painful and not feel good at all! At least we know what type of cancer I have and the best way to get rid of it. I can't tell you that much, just that I have Ewing's Sarcoma. After my chemo the doctors will just take out my rib, because I don't really need it. That's really all I know right now. I also might get to do a bunch of cool things, so it won't all that bad! Well, thanks for checking in! I'll try to blog more often it just gets kind of pushed back with everything else happening. Bye!

10.7.14

So I understand that a lot of you guys have wanted to hear the news about what happened yesterday. Sorry that I didn't blog yesterday, I was really tired! My PET scan was early morning, so I had already woken up earlier than usual which made me even more groggy and tired. The PET scan was actually really nice, I got to read for an hour sitting in a comfortable chair while there was some radioactive sugar circling in my vains. I feel asleep during the actual scan so it was fun! I have to go to school now so I'll type more later. Bye!

10.6.14

Today was my first full day of school in a week! I never thought that I'd say this, but I actually kinda missed it.It was nice to see all my teachers and friends. Right now i alternate classes my first hour ever other day, and always happen to miss MOSAICS but make it to health. Weird, huh? I would like to thank the Legler family for giving my family and I a gift card to The Cheesecake Factory. Everyone is so excited to go! There's not much to report right now, there's just business as usual. My family has our pictures taken later today, but hat's pretty much all. Tomorrow I have my PET scan, so I will report back to you then. Thanks for checking in on me! Bye for now!

10.4.14 & 10.5.14

On Friday night I slept over with a couple of my friends. We had a great time and it is good to know that I have so many people that have my back. My back hasn't been hurting lately, so I have been doing a lot of things. I had a cheer game Saturday, played in the backyard with my brothers, and just relaxed all free of pain. While I was doing all of these things there were tons of nice people working on a special project at my house. They were redoing my messy room. When I returned home from my sleepover they had redone the ENTIRE thing! You can see some pictures below:

  I am also thinking of creating a little shout-out section on my blog to thank all the people who are helping me out everyday. I will try to record everything I'm doing and what's happening daily between school, home, and the doctors office, but might not be able to fit it all in. On Friday morning I had an MRI which was EXTREMELY long and kinda boring too. On Tuesday I have a PET scan and a biopsy. I'm not looking forward to either of those, but I'm glad I'll have people to support me. Today we're watching General Conference, so there;'s not much to report. On that note I'll talk to you guys later. Bye, and thanks for everything your doing, check in tomorrow for more information! 

Where to begin???

Earlier this week, after mentioning that her back had been hurting, Brynn's dad took her to his office to have an ultrasound.  Thinking she might have cracked a rib, Dan expected to find a small fracture. Nothing could have prepared them for what they found. Brynn has a tumor under her 11th rib.  

The last thing any parent wants to hear is, "your child has cancer". But those words are still ringing in their ears after this week of x-rays and blood tests. Knowing that many friends and family are praying for them, Lori begins the dialogue of what is sure to become a story we will all be following throughout the coming weeks and months.

"I am hesitant about what to say because we don't have the official diagnosis.  At the moment, we do know that Brynn has a tumor.  It will be biopsied next Tuesday.  She will also have to have a PET scan and bone scan.  The official diagnosis won't be known for approximately a week after the biopsy.  We will let you know updates as they come.  Brynn knows she will undergo some kind of chemo and, most likely, this will cause her to lose her hair.  She, and we are grateful for the outpouring of love and support we have already felt.  Our faith is in our Heavenly Father and we know He hears the prayers of His children." ~ Lori

As we move forward from here, Brynn will continue to share her story as it unfolds.

"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.  In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths."

Proverbs 3:5-6