It's almost time for my fourth treatment. My third treatment, March 29th, was similar to the first and second treatment, but the side effects were a little worse. The nausea, fatigue, weakness, muscles and bone aches, numbness in my feet and hands intensified. I suffer mental lapse and forgetfulness, which of course, is due to the chemo. ;) The good news is, I am half way through my treatments!

I have days when I am discouraged and wonder how much longer I can cope. I read this scripture and quote on the same day.

 ”Press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all men. Wherefore, if ye shall press forward, feasting upon the word of Christ, and endure to the end, behold, thus saith the Father: ye shall have eternal life”
(2 Nephi 31:20)

I thought of what Christ went through for me. How could I complain? How could I forget all the pain and agony he suffered? How could I not ”endure to the end”? And not just to endure, but to endure well, to endure with faith and hope and courage.

President Uchtdorf said:

”...to all who suffer---to all who feel discouraged, worried or lonely---I say with love and deep concern for you, never give in.
Never surrender.
Never let despair to overcome your spirit.”

This was exactly what I needed. If I ”Press forward with a steadfastness in Christ.....ye shall have eternal life”. This promise is very comforting to me.

This weekend we took a small road trip to Henderson, Nevada to see our daughter, Anna. It turned out our son, David, and our other daughter, Rebecca, and all the grand kids went down too! We had a blast! I wasn't able to walk far so we took a wheelchair. Poor Rebecca pushed me around most of the time, and yes, she was sore the next day. It was so good to have everyone together.

Riley, Grace and Devon at the M&M Factory

Devon, Riley, Rebecca and Grace

Devon, Riley and Grace.

All of us eating breakfast. 

We had so much fun! I can't wait to go again!

Today, I had a CT scan to see if the tumor is shrinking. We should know the results by Thursday. I will post more then.

Have a happy week!