My treatment last Tuesday was delayed until Friday because my blood work came back too low. By Friday it was fine and I had my treatment without any problems. This past Tuesday I had the Iniparib (Parp) alone and tomorrow I go back for my "Day 8" treatment.  The doctor and nurses have said that they've put several women on this new protocol and pretty much everyone has been having issues with their bloodwork. I may have to start getting blood transfusions to help with my hemoglobin. My counts get low and I feel extremely tired and out of breath. The good news is that the spreading to my skin has been getting better by the day and I don't have too many body aches and pains. I really "feel" like this chemo is working so let's hope so!

This week our family was given an amazingly generous gift; we were given a large amount of money to spend on a family vacation. Darren and I are completely overwhelmed with gratitude; words simply cannot express how touched we are that people would want to do this for us. We would like to say a HUGE thank you to everyone at the Surrey Provincial Courts. Thank you to Davinder, Major and Guy for organizing the fundraising bbq and thank you to Craig, James and Kelly from Sicotte & Henry Law Firm for donating the food. And of course, thank you to everyone for your contributions. We are planning a Disneyland family vacation for October and we can't wait to tell the kids!