2012 Hotto Human Pyramid

Day 52 - and we are more than half way there!  Wow what a busy week it's been.  Last Sunday, for the fabulous 5K for Faye, we had much to be thankful for including some of the best Colorado weather ever.  What an amazing turnout, and Faye came out and stayed for the whole event.  It was so fun!  Thank you one and all for your outpouring of love and support.

We celebrated Thanksgiving and Faye's 18th at my brother's house, another beautiful - if colder - Colorado day in which we continued our admittedly insane 'human pyramid' family tradition.  For the first time in 10 years Lydia (at a solid 5' 9" and taller now than Zoe!) did not top the pyramid.  That honor went to Faye as the littlest, lightest member of the family present at the time.  What a great looking pyramid!  And yes we have done this every year in sun, rain and snow; the early and generous consumption of Champagne helping fuel the momentum and insanity.

On Thanksgiving morning when Faye flushed her Broviac port and changed her dressing we noticed that the entry sutures had signs of infection.  We went to the hospital Friday morning for IV antibiotics and scheduled the removal of the port for early Saturday.  The removal went smoothly and by 1pm we were back at home on the couch exhausted, whereupon we continued our somewhat ironic Walking Dead (ew, ew, ew) marathon. We are so relieved to have the port out as it was a major hassle and contributed to Faye's discomfort. The cumulative effects of radiation are hitting hard now causing nausea, vomiting, headache, sore throat and extreme fatigue, especially at night. The final radiation is scheduled for December 4th and the effects are expected to start to decrease roughly two weeks after that. I expect that once Faye hits recovery mode from radiation they'll schedule the first of her four rounds of chemo. At times I want to proclaim (scream) how unfair and unjust this all is but then just as quickly I have the absurdly conflicting feeling that we are so, so, very lucky.  ~Lolly