Post-VAC update

We have just marked a milestone in Annie's treatment. Annie had her last VAC on Tuesday, which was our last scheduled in-patient round of chemo. From here on out, her treatment will all be done out-patient in the oncology clinic. She has been on a regimen of chemo which consists of three medications called VAC--vincristine, actinomyacin-D, and cytoxin. She was in-patient (1-3 days overnight)for this treatment every three weeks, then for the two weeks in between, she went in for just vincistine in the oncology clinic. She has finished the four rounds of VAC that were scheduled, and now we get to have a little break from treatment for about three weeks! She will have scans again during this time to determine the success of the chemotherapy to this point. I am so happy to have a respite from treatment! Of course, from what I hear from the doctors and other cancer moms, we still have a hard road ahead with radiation. Annie will start radiation 5 days a week for 6 weeks at the end of this month. She will also be getting the VA (minus cytoxin) combination of chemo meds once a week along with the radiation. At least we'll have a little window of the happy Annie before that all begins! Annie continues to amaze me with her positive attitude and simple, but strong faith. She has influenced all of us with her faith. Last week Sadie and Abby were playing rough with each other, and Abby ended up getting injured in her mouth (don't ask...). After Abby whimpering and making quite a fuss, Annie, very matter-of-factly, told her to go say a prayer and tell Heavenly Father about her owie and He will make it better. These are the moments we treasure.