Stressful week

This week has been one strange week. I have had some pretty intense highs; Emily coming home from school, finding out Nate will be home on june 5th, deciding I am going to Rexburg to visit Kayla no matter what, because I miss that girl so so so much!!!! There have also been quite a few intense lows. Mostly just being really worried and stressed out about my best friend Brad. As most know he was diagnosed with Cancer Valentines Day 2008. The first year consisted of chemo and 6 weeks of radiation, and he handled that extremely well. He never got sick from it, just tired the day after. Everything was looking really good, and the doctor's expected a full recovery in a years time. Well in his scans after a year there was still sarcoma in his bone marrow. The doctors told him that because the chemo hadn't already gotten rid of it that it probably wasn't going too, and that they would probably just try and maintain it. Well about 2 or 3 weeks after that he started going numb around his ribs, and part of his face. The doctors didn't seem too worried about it, and didn't really know what was causing (that could be a clue that they needed to figure it out!!!) anyways, then he started getting severe back pain. So this week he's been getting scan after scan. Head and body. This is what they have so far: They found a thickness behind his lungs, they are not sure if it is sarcoma or not, because sarcoma doesn't usually present itself this way in the lungs. They probably are going to surgically remove it, but they haven't decided that 100% yet. His head scan was what we were the most scared about, because the numbness was getting worse, and his teeth were becoming so sensitive he wasn't able to eat solid food. Thankfully they didn't find anything in the brain, but they did find I spot on his jaw. Not exactly good news, but it is better than what we were dreading. They said that they are going to do radiation on that spot. So after a week of being so stressed out about the unknown, we now have something he and the doctors can work towards fixing, so that is comforting for now. I was getting so worried about Brad because he is just getting so worn down, and he is in constant pain, but I think with all the results, and now working towards fixing them I think his spirit will begin to raise. I love that kid so much. He is like a brother to me. Please, anyone who reads this, pray for him. He is a very special person to me, and he needs all the prayers he can get.




I just adore this boy so much!! He is such an insperation to me and everyone he comes in contact with. I just feel so grateful for the chance i have gotten to get so close to him. I love him to death

Spring Break Madness

Last week was spring Break. I decided instead of going to a warm place like say Arizona or California, I went north to visit my grandparents in Canada.
It turned out to be a lot of fun. I drove up with my aunt lisa. That was a lot of fun. She is a really awesome aunt, I'm so lucky for her.
Chad and Dana and their kids were already there waiting for us to arrive. It was a lot of fun hanging out with my cousins, because I really haven't in a very long time. They are funny kids. We spent most of our time doing puzzles, and spent one day up at the church playing basketball and soccer. On more than one occasion you could find us watching game shows from the 70s.

Dill Pickle chips yummmm

puzzles
I spent one day with my grandma and grandpa pedersen. It was a day full of me kicking their trash at skipbo, visiting over delicious pizza and broster house, and looking at all my pictures and informing my grandma on what I have been up to lately. It was a lot of fun to catch up with them, because I don't get to see them as often as i would like.

my grandma has some anger issues.....
also while we were there grandma got 50 baby chicks mailed to her. They were so adorable, but like the Rennakers we are, all we talked about the whole way home from picking them up was what delicious dinners they were going to be one day. haha not appropriate. But we were all so excited when they came. kali the most. She went out and checked on them every 20 minutes or so.

we were so excited to get the baby chicks!