If anyone can help with cards or emails I would be very grateful

[PrincessArky]

Steve is completely depressed at this point being back in the hospital for another month because the first round of chemo didn't work. If anyone can send a card or an email I would be most thankful.........also please keep the prayers coming because I so want him to have a positive outlook while going through this second round. I fear he is losing hope and that's the worst thing that he can do :(

I won't be on here again until Thursday after a couple of hours. I am staying the night in Little Rock tonight and coming home again Thursday just to turn around and do it all over again..........since Feb 9th I have driven over 5,000 miles :(

thanx in advance to all that can help


All cards can be send to:

UAMS Medical Center
Steven Cavanagh
H7-711
4301 W. Markham St
Little Rock, AR 72205

you can also go to this form and send and email they will print it out for ya
all ya have to know is his name Steven Cavanagh and drop him a little line.

http://www.uams.edu/patientemail/

[taz69]

Will do-my prayers are with you.

[Jenefer3]

I just sent one out yesterday :)

[DAVESBABYDOLL]

Mine will go out today.

I will keep you both in my thoughts. This round WILL work!!!

[sdb_ngc]

Mailing a card out today

[galeane29]

Sending one today

[DBackFan]

I am also doing it today :hug

Wow, I just checked out that email greeting and what a wonderful thing for them to do for their patients!

[krisharry]

Sent him an email greeting, what a nice thing for the patients, my thoughts and prayers are with you both

[whatever]

Just sent an email. Will do a card as well. The more the merrier when someone is down. :)

[ElleGee]

Sent an email to him :)

[sunflowers]

I sent an email one

[jackie227]

sent a card out today

[PrincessArky]

thank you all SO much, I just have to keep his spirits up now that my in laws have gone home I can't stay in Little Rock for a week at a time I can only stay over night mostly sometimes I can only stay the day (gotta love that 3 hr drive one way lol) so I keep thinking the more he can get through email and mail to look at while I am not there then the better his mood will be. We did find out yesterday that after they get him into remission he will have to have the bone marrow transplant and that stay can be anywhere from a few weeks to several months :( If the kids weren't in the middle of school I would try to find a way to relocate up there for that time but I can't just pull them out right now so it just all makes it very hard ya know. Anyway I know this is rambling but didn't have much sleep and I have to get things ready to take off again today, the kids are now on spring break so gonna take them with me and try to stay at my brother's this weekend since its only about 1/2 a way from the hospital and he is down here this weekend and don't have to worry about making too much noise. again thank you all for the emails and cards and please whenever you have time just drop him an email line or two just to lift his spirits if you can :)


Mine will go out today.

I will keep you both in my thoughts. This round WILL work!!!

that is what I am praying hard for :)

[diana_circe]

I'm sending him a card today!

[shellysms]

just sent him an online message..sending out a card tomorrow.
does steven like anything special? anything I could send him?
Hang in there!! hugs!! we will all keep our prayers going!

[Anniston]

You will be in my prayers for a long time to come. And I will have a card out on Monday.

Hugs to you!

[buglebe]

I sent him one and it came back to me. Maybe it was while he was home. I will resend it.

[PrincessArky]

thank you all so very much for all the great messages being sent his way....they truly are cheering him up. Things seem to be going better for us this 2nd round so I am hoping and praying that is a good sign :)



just sent him an online message..sending out a card tomorrow.
does steven like anything special? anything I could send him?
Hang in there!! hugs!! we will all keep our prayers going!


ah thats so sweet, anything that is motivating would be good like even a poem printed off the internet and forwarded to him would be just great :)

[Jackie_Blu]

I just emailed him a note and will send a card tomorrow.

[baragabrat]

Bump

[PrincessArky]

thank you all for the great messages of support and for all the prayers going out for us, it really means more than we could ever say

[DBackFan]

:hug We will always do what we can.

[PrincessArky]

:hug We will always do what we can.

and I hope everyone knows just how much it means to us all...he was so depressed when we got up there last week and found out the first round didn't work and now the past few days his mood has completely changed. All his numbers are dropping fast this time around and they all say that is a GOOD sign that this round is working better than the last and I know having so much outside contact with everyone from emails and cards is going to make a HUGE difference. Also this time they have agreed with me on the part that having the kids up there more will help him get better faster so thats a good thing since it is spring break

[baragabrat]

I don't want this to get lost in the shuffle....there are probably folks who haven't seen this thread. :D

[DAVESBABYDOLL]

I'll bump this up!


I'm glad his numbers are dropping!!! I'm thinking about you guys!


THIS WILL WORK!

[4diego]

That's good news! I sent a card off a few days ago and have another that I'll send out soon. Take care of yourself too!

[PrincessArky]

Hey again everyone home again for the night and will update later as I have so much to do to get ready to go back tomorrow. I just wanted to say again thank you all for the emails (they joke ones are great :) ) and the cards it really is making a difference in Steve's attitude this time around

[Jenefer3]

I'll send out another card. My kids love picking them out. Hope all is going well :hug

[PrincessArky]

Now that I am feeling a bit rested and before the kiddos get up thought I would try to update everyone on what is going on. Steve has been getting tons of emails and cards so once again thank you all so much for that. It really has lifted his spirits, the first round of chemo he had gotten so low in his mood that it even carried over into this 2nd round. I was afraid of how it would effect the outcome, as I do believe in positive thinking. His mom got him a laptop (which is anyone would like to email him directly I will give you the email all ya have to do is ask) so he has been doing some research on AML and getting in touch with his coworkers so he sort of feels he has a connection to the outside world.

The doctors and nurses all seem to be much more positive this time around with how his numbers have dropped much quicker (last time they went down slowly and we of course thought that was good turns out it wasn't) meaning at the moment he is basically sitting very close to 0% on most everything. Now we just hope they come up slowly rather than quick like they did last time. If this round works then we know he will have about a week or so off (as in get to come home) then he will still have another round after this called consolidation to keep it in remission. I have no clue how many more rounds after that yet, we are still trying to take it one day at a time. They still plan to do the bone marrow transplant (which we have no idea how far away that is just yet but they said it was still a ways off). Of course with that comes good news and bad news. The good news or should I say GREAT news is that his sister Lisa is a perfect match (as in 100%) so thank God for that. The bad news is he will have to be in the hospital for at least 7 weeks (could be much more if there are complications) and he will have to stay in town (as in Little Rock) for a few months after that. They do have a place where they will put the patients up so thankfully that won't cost us but of course there are NO children allowed there so yet again another complication for me to try to deal with (nothing compared to what Steve is fighting though).

Steve has his day 14 bone marrow biopsy on Tuesday (the 31st) so please say your prayers we come back with 0% on that day. Again for anyone that would like to email him through the hospital (where they print them out and bring them to him) or send him a card here is the information

UAMS Medical Center
Steven Cavanagh
H7-711
4301 W. Markham St
Little Rock, AR 72205

you can also go to this form and send and email they will print it out for ya
all ya have to know is his name Steven Cavanagh and drop him a little line.

http://www.uams.edu/patientemail/

again thank you all so much for the love and support you have all shown us at this time. Please continue to keep us in your thoughts and prayers.

also I took the advise and created Steve his own page so here ya go. I am trying to find out how to shrink our photos so that I can get them on there but once again I am not too tech savvy.

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/stevencavanagh

[Anniston]

Thanks for the update, God Bless you all. What terrific news that his sister is a perfect match!!

[PrincessArky]

thank you so all for all the emails and cards and just all the support you all have been so wonderful and it is truly changing Steve's outlook on his this chemo will turn out and I believe that makes a HUGE difference. Hey Anniston that was such an amazing card ya sent it was just such a wonderful idea and it really made him smile :)

I just have to share this with you all


Well I just have to share with you all the wonderful things that our local church did for our family last night. They had a fundraiser for our family last night which included a hamburger supper, cake walk, and an auction. This is a little country church (only one I have ever attended actually) that we all went to until a few years ago and we sort of got out of the loop a bit. My 2 daughters still go every chance they get and they are just adored up there. Anyway they are a small church as we are of course in a small town right. Well the weather turned out terrible, the temps dropped raipidly and it was raining so I am thinking well I love the fact that they tried. It was really important to Steve that the kids and I come home to be apart of it and I have to say having the love and support during the 3 hours we were there was the most precious time for me. The kids had a blast and for me to just be there laughing with everyone was great medicine for me Anyway I couldn't believe it when I pulled up and I saw so many cars and then when I walked in so many people were there. It was not only people that Steve and I know but newer people in the church and people that we didn't even know where there all to support our family. I can't even put into words how touched we were by their thoughtfulness (heck even my ex husband and his family supported us yesterday as they have already done so since this has started). The little church with maybe 150 members total (and of course not all of them were there yesterday) raised $2600 for our family. Can you even begin to imagine how much that is to us right now??? well if you have ever been through anything like this you sure know but for those of you that don't it is about the same as someone winning the lotto. If anyone is every looking for a new church home in Horatio, AR ya might want to check out Williamson Community Church because they have the most wonderful people in the world there.



Again for anyone that would like to email him through the hospital (where they print them out and bring them to him) or send him a card here is the information

UAMS Medical Center
Steven Cavanagh
H7-711
4301 W. Markham St
Little Rock, AR 72205

you can also go to this form and send and email they will print it out for ya
all ya have to know is his name Steven Cavanagh and drop him a little line.

http://www.uams.edu/patientemail/

[memawang]

Thanks for the update

[Army-Mom]

I just sent one also.

[PrincessArky]

I am very tired tonight but I just wanted to once again thank everyone for all the support you have given our family and to give you the results of day 14 biopsy. The final results from part 2 (the most important part of the test) is 0% WOOHOO. He will stay another couple of weeks at the hospital, do another biopsy just to make sure he is still on track, then he will take 2 weeks off from the hospital go back in for more chemo then they will do the transplant then. Things sure are looking much brighter than they were a couple of weeks ago and I think that has a lot to do with the support we have been getting so again thank you all.

[sheila_361]

That is wonderful news!! hugs know that you are all in my thoughts and prayers

[PrincessArky]

The kids and I got home a couple of hours ago and they are just about ready for bed since they have school tomorrow. I will be going back to Little Rock tomorrow sometime to stay over night as Steve has the day 21 bone marrow biopsy on Tuesday morning early. They have changed the schedule around a bit as far as treatment. He will most likely be in hospital for another week and a bit then he will come home for 1 week (not 2 like we thought). He will go in and do the consolidation chemo for 5 days straight then he will come home from that and be home for about 6 weeks if all stays well. During the 6 weeks of course we will have weekly trips to the clinic in Little Rock but no over night trips unless we run into some sort of complications. So Thank You God for turning things around for us the way that you have.

I know that science is a wonderful thing but with the way things were stacked against us ever getting this far I know God himself reached down and touched Steve to bring us to a happier outlook and a wonderful shot at a long life together. Don't get me wrong I think he gives the doctors the wisedom they need to do their jobs but when all is said and done he is the main doctor.

I wanted to share with you all what Steve's co workers did for him this weekend. They had a benefit for us on Friday afternoon. They sold chicken lunches and the company kicked in $500 to the total to have raised $2238 for our family. What a blessing that is since we are having to wait on the social security (found out it still hasn't left the office we dropped it off at but thats another story) so we are able to meet our monthly bills, keep buying gas to go back and forth, and have some to pay on medical bills. I can't believe how wonderful our community has been through all of this, it is just amazing the love you can find in a small town.

Also I have to say again to all our online friends, in life friends and family thank you all so much for all the love, support, and prayers you have shared with us. It has all truly made the difference in round 2 of chemo. I actually feel so positive about things for the first time since it all began and I have so many of you to thank for that. Thank you all for the prayers, the cards, and the emails as it has made such a wonderful impact on not only Steve's outlook but mine as well.

A special thank you goes out to the one that sent us a prepaid phone card (how handy that has been) and for the one that sent the Easter box for the kids since of course she knew I would not be thinking of chocolate bunnies at a time like this but that my 4 kids surely would be come Sunday morning. Thank you both so much

Oh yeah and in case you all didn't know I am so looking forward to my little sleep over with Steve tomorrow night. We used to joke a few months ago that he had to get sick so we could find a sitter to have a "date" we just never knew it would go this far lol. Anway those special hours there at the hospital are some of the most precious moments that I will carry with me always.

Until next time (most likely Tuesday night) please continue to keep us in your thoughts and prayers and again thank you all for all that you have already done for us.

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/stevencavanagh

and of course cards or emails

UAMS Medical Center
Steven Cavanagh
H7-711
4301 W. Markham St
Little Rock, AR 72205

you can also go to this form and send and email they will print it out for ya
all ya have to know is his name Steven Cavanagh and drop him a little line.

http://www.uams.edu/patientemail/

[PrincessArky]

Hey everyone sorry it has been a few days but my pc is on its way out :( so I don't know how many more updates I can get in before then. Good news Steve's day 21 bone marrow biopsy showed 0% Thank You God for that. He is coming home for the weekend today so that will be good for Easter. He has to be back up there on Monday to begin some tests for the transplant, still no idea yet when that will happen exactly. He will have at least one more round of chemo and he will also have radiation before the transplant. We still haven't figured out exactly how we will afford being able to stay in Little Rock for a few months (required after the transplant) but I am sure we will sort something out between now and then.

Thank you everyone for all the prayers, emails, and cards as it has really had a positive impact on our lives during this 2nd round of chemo and the outcome of it. I also wanted to send a specia thank you to our friends the Cannady's because they picked up Steve's car for us from Texarkana and have been taking care of it ever since. From what I hear they washed it (Lord only knows how long it had been lol) and put a new battery on there and for that we are so thankful. It is great to know we have people pulling for us all over the world. There is no way we could have gotten through this without all the emotional support that we have gotten from you all.

We did find out that Steve's case is working its way through the system getting processed for SSDI thankfully which is good news but of course with that comes the bad. Since he hasn't earned much money here his monthly check will be under $700 a month and won't start until September (unless they want to go back to Sept of last year which there is a chance they will......fingers crossed on that one). I will be getting a job (assuming there are any left by then lol) as soon as we are able to come back home and he is able to be left alone because no way we can pay our bills on that.........but thats ok as long as we are all alive and healthy it doesn't matter.

I do have to say that Steve has gotten some negative feedback from some of our supporters and that is NOT good for him. Please keep any negative stuff to yourself as he does NOT need the stress of that on top of fighting for his life. Everyone that is healthy enough to step up and do their part has done so as for those that think other wise well I am sorry that you all feel that way. As many of you know my mom hasn't been well for over a month and yet she has managed to take care of my 2 oldest kids and Lexie as well AND she has even taken care of Ethan several times as well (that isn't easy with his wild energy and her not feeling well either). So if our supporters can't understand that well then maybe you all aren't as much emotional support as we had thought and I will NOT allow anyone to stress Steve out anymore than he already has been. Stress is a bad thing on a healthy person just imagine what it can do to someone fighting a cancer.

Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers while we all go through this terrible time and try to get our lives sorted back out when it is over. Again thank you all the support, love, and prayers that have been sent out way. No matter where the road leads us we already know that we have been truly blessed this year.

[gmyers]

I'm really glad to hear your good news. I'll continue to pray for him and your family too.

[sheila_361]

:hug

[whatever]

I mailed a card. It wasn't much. But I figured a "real" card might be a little more personal touch?? HOPE it gets it fast!! :)
IN the meantime have a GREAT weekend!!

[PrincessArky]

Well our 3 days in Little Rock turned into 5 BUT the good news is because they are going ahead with the transplant on late the 28th or 29th (depends how quickly it gets here from Australia as that is where his sister Lisa is and will be harvested from there in Melbourne) Steve had lots of extra testing to do. We will be going back up Sunday night because Monday and Tuesday he has a few tests and a couple of appts before they admit him back in hospital on Tuesday night. Steve will do radation on wed, thurs, and fri (22nd, 23rd, and 24th) twice a day. On Sat and Sun (25th and 26th) he will do chemo. Monday (27th) will be considered a day of rest just meaning no testing no chemo or radation. Then late on Tues or early Wed (28th or 29th) he will get the transplant.

The day they do the transplant is considered day 0 and then the next 100 days are the most closely watched. He will most likely be in the hospital for 21 to 30 days IF there are no complications and longer if there are. We have to stay within an hour drive of UAMS once he is released for at least until the 100th day. He will also have to be taken to UAMS everyday (yeah I do mean 7 days a week) for blood work while we are staying close to the hospital. We have the living arrangements settled thankfully. We will be staying at my brother's apartment with him (sorry but he offered and we jumped lol). We had to buy a bed for the room we are staying in which is already taken care of.

I have come home with a ton of papers to read about AML, treatments, transplants, and tips on finding some financial assistance so you all know what I will be doing this weekend. I have to say that transplant team of drs that we have met so far are wonderful and we both feel very comfortable with them all.

Steve will still be on floor 7 BUT it won't be H wing (can't remember now if it is F or E) so we will have to get used to our new daily nurses. Also they do not allow children in that part of the hospital so my visits with Steve most likely won't be as often as they have been in the past BUT thats ok because this will all lead to the rest of our lives together anyway so its worth it. On the days that he feels ok then I can come up with Ethan and sometimes the other kids as well and Steve will have to come down to the 1st floor to visit with us there. Now once Steve gets released and we stay in the apartment Ethan will be with us right off the bat and the others when school is out for the summer most likely.

Anyway seems a bit more like rambling but I wanted to keep everyone in the loop as to what was up this week. Please continue to keep us in your prayers and as soon as we have his room number I will be asking for emails and cards again I hope that is ok with everyone :)

Until next time thank you all again for your continued support, it really has been what has made it possible to handle 2009.

P.S. don't forget to sign our guest book :)

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/stevencavanagh

[DBackFan]

Thanks for the update, I got the email. I'm sorry I haven't gotten a "real" card off yet. I do have it right here now and will wait until I have the new room number.
I'm so glad your brother had a place for you. :hug

[PrincessArky]

hey everyone only a short note tonight cause it is already late and I am wiped out, but what else is new lol anyway we have just gotten settled in the new room (had a 7pm check in time) and getting ready for bed. First I want to thank everyone again for all the love and support you have already shown us (it honestly makes a world of difference). Of course with that comes I need more favors lol The wing that Steve is on this time and the fact that this is more serious than just the chemo the children aren't allowed up to his room means I won't be able to be here at the hospital as much as I was the first 2 times around, therefore I am asking for anyone that can send cards or emails to please do so. And most importantly please continue to keep us in your prayers while we go through hopefully the CURE for this terrible leukemia so that our family can get on with our happily ever after by the time fall comes around.

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/stevencavanagh

and of course cards or emails

UAMS Medical Center
Steven Cavanagh
E7-714
4301 W. Markham St
Little Rock, AR 72205

you can also go to this form and send and email they will print it out for ya
all ya have to know is his name Steven Cavanagh and drop him a little line.

http://www.uams.edu/patientemail/

[PrincessArky]

Steve is getting his transplant right now which is wonderful but we even have bigger problems at the moment. My mom was airlifted out tonight to texarkana. She has bleeding in the brain and she is not conscious and has not been since we found her at about 6 pm. My brothers are there at the hospital with her and I am home with the kids making phone calls and things of that nature just waiting on more information. I do believe it is an active bleed as they are giving her stuff to thicken her blood. They tried to get her in at UAMS (where steve is) but no room so now they are trying st. joseph's in hot springs. One of my brothers overheard them saying the outcome didn't look good, which I already figured. My oldest brother and I found her unconscious tonight. I feel that maybe she had a stroke but I don't know for sure after all I have no medical training just going by past experiences in life. Please keep us all in your prayers tonight.

Linda

[mosdata1]

Oh my goodness, I am so sorry for this bad news. I will continue to lift your entire family up in my prayers.

[PrincessArky]

finally found a hospital that would take her none of the big ones would because the expected outcome isn't good. they pretty much figure there isn't anything they can do to save her at this point and most likely she has no brain function but wont know 100% until the specialist checks her out in hot springs. she is only breathing about 4 or 5 times a minute on her own. They haven't been able to get her blood thick enough to control the bleeding. I have no doubts all of this has been caused from the increase of coumadin in recents weeks because her dr is a quack but for some reason she was faithful to keep going to him :(

[DBackFan]

Oh my gosh Linda..praying hard tonight. :(

[PrincessArky]

just got final call of the night (at least I hope) specialist came in texarkana confirmed what we thought. we will (siblings) decided tomorrow whether or not to take the vent off. I think we will all agree to do that because we all know she is already gone. I told them both earlier tonight before the drs ever saw her that she was already gone that was just a body they were taking out of the house :(

[swan0002]

Joel and I send our thoughts and prayers. Please call if you need ANYTHING!! Remember what you said when I asked how you can deal with all of this?? You said "what choice do I have"? That has been such an inspiration to me. Please know that there are lots of prayers and love being sent to you and your family.

[PrincessArky]

Joel and I send our thoughts and prayers. Please call if you need ANYTHING!! Remember what you said when I asked how you can deal with all of this?? You said "what choice do I have"? That has been such an inspiration to me. Please know that there are lots of prayers and love being sent to you and your family.

thanx sis for being so great to me and the family..........you know I can deal with this only one thing really hit me just now........I am going to be an orphan soon :(

[swan0002]

You'll never be an orphan. You'll always have your "little" sis (I'm begging for a smile here) There's so much to look forward to and I know that will carry you through.
Love Ur Lil Sis,
Nichole (ha ha)

[PrincessArky]

You'll never be an orphan. You'll always have your "little" sis (I'm begging for a smile here) There's so much to look forward to and I know that will carry you through.
Love Ur Lil Sis,
Nichole (ha ha)

lol yeah us 2 nuts deserve each other

[swan0002]

Ya must be talking 'bout you and Steve!!!

[PrincessArky]

Ya must be talking 'bout you and Steve!!!

or maybe you and Joel LOL

what the heck is wrong with my yahoo messenger was trying to log on to chat (cant sleep and it wont let me in)

[swan0002]

I've been having trouble w/ IM too.

[shellysms]

I'm so sorry about your mom....About steve..everything that you and your family has gone thru. Lots of prayers going out for all of you. Once again, I'm truly sorry.

[myspirit]

Sent him an email. Since Ed and I live pretty close is there anything that we could do for you or your family? JLMK. Love, hugs and Kisses, Stormy

[magickay]

Having lost my mom in 1994, I can feel your pain. My siblings and I had a similar hard decision to make. Lifting you and your family in prayer

[Anniston]

Hon, you and yours are really being put through so much. Hugs to you and you will stay in my prayers for a very long time to come.

[PrincessArky]

Thank you all for keeping us in your prayers through all that we have gone through this year. I wanted to let you know first Steve is doing well so far with the transplant. I just wish I could go up there and see him NOW but it will have to be after Saturday. My mom passed away today a little before 1pm. I know that she is happy tonight just hanging out and catching up with her own mom whom she lost over 20 yrs ago. The kids are having a terrible time with her passing as are my 2 brothers so please keep them in your prayers tonight that they will be able to handle things a bit better. I find comfort in my faith so I won't say it is easier but rather I am more accepting of things. I will try to keep everyone as updated on things as I can but the next few days are going to be very busy around here. Please continue to keep us in your thoughts and prayers

[DBackFan]

Thank you all for keeping us in your prayers through all that we have gone through this year. I wanted to let you know first Steve is doing well so far with the transplant. I just wish I could go up there and see him NOW but it will have to be after Saturday. My mom passed away today a little before 1pm. I know that she is happy tonight just hanging out and catching up with her own mom whom she lost over 20 yrs ago. The kids are having a terrible time with her passing as are my 2 brothers so please keep them in your prayers tonight that they will be able to handle things a bit better. I find comfort in my faith so I won't say it is easier but rather I am more accepting of things. I will try to keep everyone as updated on things as I can but the next few days are going to be very busy around here. Please continue to keep us in your thoughts and prayers

Linda, you and your whole family are in my prayers for peace and comfort. I am so sorry you have has so much to deal with. :hug

[jcw]

I am so sorry will continue to pray for you and your family glad steve is doing ok though

[memawang]

so sorry, I will keep praying

[pepperpot]

:( :hug

[Army-Mom]

I am very sorry for your loss..I am keeping your family in my prayers.

[hotwheelstx]

You and your family are in my thoughts. :grouphug:grouphug:grouphug:grouphug:grouphug:grou phug:grouphug:grouphug:grouphug:grouphug:grouphug

[PrincessArky]

thanx everyone all the positive thoughts and prayers really do make the difference

[sheila_361]

I wish there was more that I could do for you Linda... :hug

[PrincessArky]

thank you all for all you have done, even if you think it is little I promise it isn't. My faith in God and the comfort for people like you all here has made a world of difference. I could use a little extra positive thinking and prayer my way about 10am tomorrow though, that is our final good bye :(

[PrincessArky]

Ok all sorry I haven't updated this as I should and of course you all already know I am tired so it will be even more rambling thoughts but hey lets face it you all are getting used to that lol.

I would like to say things are normal here on the farm but they aren't, I mean my mom aka grandmoo isn't here so it is so lonely here I can hardly stand to be home anymore. I am actually looking forward to spending the rest of spring and part of summer in Little Rock for just that reason.

Thank you to everyone who has kept us in your thoughts and prayers during this time and to those of you that have sent us cards, thank you from the bottom of our hearts as it really makes a difference to know that we have so much love and so much emotional support coming from all over the world. With you all and God on our side things are going to be just fine.

Steve has been having some terribly rough days with not feeling well at all. There are times I know that he doesn't tell me everything because he doesn't want me to worry and I am the same with him. Like he didn't tell me that his head was hurting yesterday until it was over with and they had done the CT to check to see if the bleeding was back. I was sort of upset about not knowing until after but I understand why he doesn't want me to worry. His counts were climbing pretty quickly while he was on the growth factor but since that has stopped most of his counts have dropped back down and will slowly come back up. Kind of glad the growth factor is over with because he does make his joints hurt badly. It is sort of a sit and watch thing for us to see how long and before we know if the transplant was a success.

Steve was supposed to be moving from the E wing to the F wing today which means it is one step closer to getting out of there. I kind of look at it as an adventure because we hardly know anything about Little Rock and this summer we will have an extended vacation there to explore and get to know things. Yeah I know sounds silly but everyday is a blessing from God and after all he does have a master plan.

Anyway Steve and our family know that we will get through all of this and be stronger because of it because of all the love and support from family, friends, and most importantly God. Thank you all that keep in touch and keep us in your thoughts and prayers.

[sheila_361]

:hug

[PrincessArky]

I only have a few minutes as I am trying to get the house as clean as possible in hopes of being able to have all taken care of when I have to go stay in Little Rock this summer.

I want to update you all on Steve but first I have to tell you about this amazing piece of mail I received today. I got a letter from an amazing woman by the name of Virginia Cooper who lives in Hawoth, Oklahoma. In her letter she said that she had heard about our story from a website that she subscribes to (Joyce Arnold Prayer website) and she felt being a Christian that she was led to help us. When she and her husband were younger and raising 6 children her husband had an accident and before she was in the position to get a job they had spent their entire life savings and had to go on food stamps ( I can SO relate to all of that because I am in her old boat so to speak). She enclosed a check for $50 to help us out in this difficult time. I immediately burst into tears because the past few weeks I have been very worried about our financial situation, even though in the back of my mind I know that God will always be my safety net. Once again God has shown me that he is so loving and works in so many ways to help those that truly put their lives in his hands.

I also wanted to add that she is a member of the State Line Baptist Church in Cerro Gordo, Arkansas so if anyone knows her personally please let her church know what a wonderful member they have but most importantly please give this lady a much deserved hug and kiss from the Cavanagh Family.

Steve has had some really sick days lately but I just spoke with him (literally called in the middle of the update lol) and the great news is that he is getting out Friday. The bone marrow biopsy that they did on the 15th showed NO leukemia cells. However it will take them longer to run the test revealing whether his DNA has started to change to Lisa's. Please keep the prayers coming and I will be updating as often as I can.

[pepperpot]

A bit of good news.....:hug:

[swan0002]

Wonderful news!! Thanks for the update.