Its hard to believe that its almost April, time seems to be flying by.

I was sick for most of January and February with sinus and ear infections. For March I seemed to have rebounded. I was able to spend a week with Noah and his hockey team in Fraser Lake, BC for hockey provincials. It was an awesome week in small town BC. Fraser Lake is 2 hours past Prince George, which was a 10 hour drive from Whistler. Noah’s team won the provincials and brought home the banner. It was an exciting week and being a proud hockey mom, I was in my element clanging my bell.

Noah’s hockey team – Victory!

Proud Momma!

Loss of hearing from chemo
I had seen the ENT doctor for my ear & sinus infections. She referred me to get a hearing test. I seem to have damaged my ear drums from the chemo. I am going to have to look into hearing aids. This is my third time doing chemo, so we are unsure if it was this round or the previous other 2 times (in 2001 or 2007). Eric has noticed in the past 5 years that I don’t hear as well, so I’m thinking before this round. I call it selective hearing 🙂 The ENT feels that if I get the hearing aids they will help with the nerve damage and allow me to hear better. This is costly so I will be using the money raised by my fundraiser for the hear aids. Thanks to all of you for this.

Chemo ahead…
Starting next week, I will be getting my CT scan and seeing Dr Connors (March 30) and then doing chemo maintenance on March 31. For the next 2 years every 3 months I will do chemo maintenance. The drug I will be doing is Rituximab, which is one of the drugs I have done for the past 7 months of chemo. This is to keep the cancer at bay. I should be going back to work soon, so this is something I can do while motoring along through life.

I have been walking still daily when I am well. I haven’t been able to play any hockey, as my fitness level is not quite there. I have missed seeing the girls and being on the bench. There is always next season and that is what I am working towards. Whistler weather has been very mild this year, so I have taken Casper (my bike) out of storage and gone for a few rides.

Hope you all have a fantastic Easter next week. Thank you for your continued support. It means alot to me and my family.