Wednesday, March 12

Last Thursday was Honey Bears final chemo treatment!!! Yea!!! The celebrating didn't last long, because Honey fell more and more ill as Thursday and Friday passed. Some suggested she go to the hospital, but oh no - there was a wedding she was bound and determined to attend on Saturday afternoon. Unfortunately when the day came, Honey just could not do it.. too sick. To the Riley family Honey Bear admitting she is too sick to go somewhere means it is time for an intervention, so straight to the hospital we went. We packed her sorry self up and took her to Big Barnes in STL, and up until the moment she was admitted she claimed she was fine. After a few diagnostic studies she was diagnosed with a bowel obstruction. Honey ended up spending 8 days in the hospital, and was just released last night. She is feeling much better, and is very glad to be back in New Town. Oh yea, one more thing... while in the hospital Honey surprised us all by shaving off the few hairs that were left on her little head (a.k.a. her orangutan hairs)~ the good news is that the doctor says her hair will start growing back asap!

February 14th

Happy Valentines Day to all! Good News: Honey Bear has really perked up this week and is in good spirits. Bad News: Iron and Magnesium are low again, and she has an infection in her abdominal catheter. The Plan: A trip to the doctors office for a Magnesium infusion, an iron injection, and antibiotics. This is Honey's off week, so no chemo and she should be feeling pretty good. After this week we just have 1 more round (or 2 weeks) of chemo left!!! It's almost over :)

February 7th

Great News Honey's CA125 is now 8!!! Honey perked up a bit last weekend, but is under the weather once again. She had labs drawn on tuesday after passing out in the church kitchen while helping to make pankakes for the great pancake feast. Her electrolytes are all out of whack and she will be getting a magnesium and potassium infusion before her chemo today. You know Honey... no matter how bad she feels, she refuses to miss a chemo treatment. Someone once told Honeybear the cancer dies right before you do, and I think that is the best way to explain how she currently feels. Keep the prayers coming, she is in a tough place right now!

January 30th

Hello Friends! HoneyBear has been doing great. She is more than half way through her chemo treatments and her CA125 three weeks ago was in the teens! For those who aren't familiar with the CA125, a score in the teens at this point in treatment is absolutely amazing! Her #1 complaint is still nausea, but Honey was also given a prescription for the marijuana pill (marinol) to help with her nausea. It is working great, but beware if you run into HoneyBear after she has popped a "reefer pill" she gets a bits loose lipped! Honey has been a bit under the weather and nauseated for the last 2 days and she thinks she may be coming down with a cold. She had some labs drawn today and she is going in to see the doctor tomorrow. As usually thanks for all the prayers and support! We love you all!!!

Saturday, January 5

Hi everybody! As many of you already know Honeybear is doing great! She is handling chemo like a champ, and she has it all down to a science now. The nausea is much better and she has learned over time which days are going to be the worst, she at least she is prepared. As for the hair... it's still there! She says on certain days following chemo it gets really loose (so she just tries not to touch it or rub her head) then a day or so later it tightens back up and is almost like normal. That's Honeybear for you! We all had a great Christmas and New Years together! Cousin Jessica moved back to St. Louis from California and Cousin Ellen and Omar were in from Mexico. Omar headed back to Mexico and Ellen is off to London soon, but we have all had a great time together and Honeybear loves getting the whole clan together! With Timmy's help I should get some pics up soon!