Day 50!

Six days of chemo are behind us now and Mark is feeling pretty great considering. Lucky for him the nausea and physical side effects were minimal this time around... so far... fingers crossed.

We are happy to be enjoying the things that were so hard the first time around. With Mark in the hospital for over a month he missed doing stuff that we totally took for granted before. Like, being able to sleep in his own bed (beside me!) Napping when the kiddies nap (that's our favourite). Having home cooked meals, putting the kids to bed and reading them stories (and watching them sleep too). Smelling Noah's little head after a bath. Now that we've been home together for two weeks things are starting to feel a bit normal again. Mark is still commuting back to Vancouver every 2 days now but it's sort of like he's going to work. Just not "selling steaks" as Audrey says, it's his new job - fighting the big C.

We are so overwhelmed with everyone's generosity and kind words these last few weeks. It's been hard, but we have never felt alone thanks to all our amazing family and friends. We feel lucky to know you all.

As we wait for Mark's numbers to drop this week and then start their steady climb again back to health, we will be staying close to home as the risk of infection is at it's greatest for the next 10 days or so. Mark checks his email daily and loves to hear from everyone so keep us posted as to what's going on with all of you. And send pictures of your cute kids too!