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Fair’s surgeon has been continuously asking for second opinions from his fellow surgeons about the best way to tackle the cancer in her lungs.  Within the last couple of days, he decided it would be best to do biopsies on the right lung on Monday instead of doing surgery on the left lung like weContinue reading “January 17 – Change of plans for Monday”

Fair doesn’t just plan to survive cancer… she plans to thrive this year! Here are some things she wrote down she wants to accomplish… • attend Baylor• drive my car more• practice piano and play for my family• hangout with friends• grow out my hair• take more long walks in the park• start a garden•Continue reading “January 14 – Fair’s list of what she wants to accomplish in 2021”

Fair had an appointment today with her surgeon. Her first lung surgery is scheduled for January 18th. Miraculously, the tumors on her lungs have not grown. The surgeon couldn’t explain why, but Fair told me she believed the Lord had stopped their growth. Fair has occasionally been having pain related to her digestion, but sheContinue reading “Dec 23 update. Surgery is scheduled.”

The head surgeon ended up not being at Fair’s appointment today. He will evaluate her on December 23rd and schedule her surgery then. The good news is that means Fair will not be having surgery before Christmas! We were prepared to accept it if she were and are thankful that she gets to enjoy Christmas.Continue reading “December 15 update”

For those of you who are looking for an update today I wanted to let you know that Fair’s appointment with her surgeon is now scheduled for Tuesday morning and I will post an update afterwards.

Fair has continued to improve. The biggest milestone is that she has been sleeping in her own room for the past week. Before that she was sleeping on a recliner this whole time to stay elevated at night. She had an appointment on Monday and her oncologist is very encouraged with her improvement. Fair isContinue reading “December 10th update”

Chilly, stormy weather Conversations with extended family The tumor in my abdomen is gone Warm drinks Music Our dogs Jesus Peace Fresh Fruit Restful sleep My hair is growing back Fun times with siblings Soft blankets Good friends Books Laughter My car Thanksgiving dishes Fuzzy socks Giving gifts Getting letters in the mail Pinterest OurContinue reading “What Fair told me she is thankful for”

Fair’s digestion has been waking up slowly. She had an appointment with her surgeon a few days ago. He encouraged her to do everything she can to be active and to start doing things she is passionate about again like playing the piano. The surgeon told her that having her mind focused on the thingsContinue reading “November 22 update”

Ever since Fair’s surgery her bowels have not woken up yet so this has caused a lot of constipation and pain. She has been in the hospital the past two-and-a-half days trying to get everything to work properly. She is feeling pretty miserable. Some progress has been made but it has been slow. Please keepContinue reading “November 6 update”

Fairlight is doing well and making progress towards feeling better every day.  The challenge is her digestive system has not completely woken up yet. In order to get everything working right it’s important to walk quite a bit every day. The fact that her nausea is still pretty intense as she works the chemo throughContinue reading “November 2 update”