Day 28 of DI

Day 28 of Delayed Intensification! I haven't posted an update in a couple of weeks because it's been a rough time. I try to stay positive as I believe in putting positive energy into the world. Well it was hard to put a positive spin on the past couple of weeks! Sofia had a really hard time on her second week of steroids. She basically lived on my lap and was sad, emotional, angry, tired and hungry... All at the same time!! Mike and I were both mentally and physically exhausted. In the past 2 weeks we have also received the news that two of our family members have been diagnosed with cancer, one of which is my mom. As many of you know, my mom is at my house 5 days a week, helping me with everything and anything. She has been a daily part of Sofia's life since she was 4 months old when I went back to work. To say our family was thrown a curve ball is an understatement. Obviously with all of this I was having a hard time with my positivity!
So now, with a week off of steroids and some more clarity about my moms tumor, I can give thanks again and know that we are strong enough to get through this. Sofia is back to her happy, loving, energetic self!! My moms tumor is treatable and she has a world renowned Stanford Doctor fighting with her.
Sofia is half way through delayed intensification but we are on hold right now waiting for Sofia's counts to recover. To start this second half her ANC needs to be 750 and as of Friday she was only at 67!!!! So she basically has no immune system which scares me but we are hoping the numbers rise fast. We will gets labs again tomorrow but I'm assuming we won't start until some time next week.
Life is so precious, and as we've learned too many times this year, it can change in a moment! I don't know that I'll ever understand why this is all happening in our lives I am sure it will change the way I live and love forever. God has a plan, it's just sometimes hard to see!