June 26, 2008

AFP - 1.9! AGAIN!

If this number seems a bit repetitive, it is. Leah's AFP was 1.9 today, 1.9 on April 10, and 1.8 on January 31. That is all fine by me. It can stay right there.

We had a good checkup in Iowa City. Aside from seeing Dr. Radhi, which we expect, we also saw Leah's friend, James (he's our friend, too, and used to be a nursing assistant on the Hem/Onc floor), who is in med. school. He saw Leah's name on the list of patients for the week in the clinic and chose to be in the clinic today when we were there. Leah was a bit shy at first, but found it hard to stop giggling after we started talking. We also visited the hem/onc floor to see if any of our old nurses were around. We managed to catch up with Roshaun and Tom- it was good to see both of them, but we only plan on visits like today. Leah was pretty quiet when visiting them....whether it is due to memories of our time in Iowa City, the fact that she is generally shy around people initially, the fact that she is getting older, or a combination of those things, I am not sure.

We stopped at our usual spots - Prairie Lights Book Store, the mall, lunch at Hu Hot with our friend, Lis, and then a stop at the consignment shop in Marion. The big purchase at the consignment shop was a Lego table that the girls are busy with now.

I can finally breathe a sigh of relief and schedule some things for our summer. As I started to list them off over lunch I came to the realization that we have a lot to cram in to our summer yet. Time is going so quickly!

Thank you for checking in and the many prayers you have said for Leah's complete healing here on earth. We are grateful each and every day for the many people who continue to check in on Leah and pray for her.