Happy Mother's Day!

As He brought new faith to Ireland
So may He bring to you,
A touch of Irish happiness
In everything you do---
And like the good Saint Patrick
May your home and life be blessed
With all God's special favors
That make you happiest.

Happy Mother's Day, Jane!! We hope you have a wonderful and relaxing day at home! As some of you may know, Jane's been in the hospital the past few days, but today (Saturday) she went home. To back up a little bit, her fifth chemo treatment was a week ago, and this one has hit her hard. She's been in quite a bit of pain and is very tired. A few days ago she spiked a fever, so into the hospital she went. Her blood counts were very low, which is to be expected with the chemo. She's on antibiotics and had a few neuprogen shots, which are designed to get her counts back up. The blood cultures all came back negative, which is more good news. As of yesterday, the doctor estimated that it could be Monday or Tuesday before her counts came up to the level that they'd be comfortable sending her home. Yet today, they were already up to where they needed to be! We're taking this as a good sign that her body is fighting back and making white blood cells as fast as it can. Thank you for all of the prayers and positive thoughts. They truly are making a difference.

We hope all of you moms, grandmas, great-grandmas, and aunts out there have a wonderful Mother's Day weekend with the ones you love.