Hello you all. I've been so busy the last few weeks. Had my chemo almost 3 weeks ago and I rested for the 1st week and then ended up doing very well after resting. Now, I'm getting ready for the next treatment and I also have a knee injury to add to the mix!!! Lord, what am I supposed to learn now??? I could ask, "Why me?" but "why not me?" As my pastor says, we're either going into a storm, are in a storm or almost out of he storm. I am not happy about thinking I may have to have knee surgery and be out for part of the summer while Caleb and Caitlyn are here. At least their daddy is off all summer. Oh well, I hope you all have a good week and I'll keep you posted. All my love!

Celebrate, Celebrate, Celebrate!!!!    or as in Kimberly's words:    My mom has had this spot for several years now and they have just been watching this unwanted visitor.  My mom started a new round of chemo 3 weeks ago and had her 2nd round of chemo today.  She had a doctor visit first and the oncologist couldn't feel the spot; like he has before.  Praise Jesus!  When she told me, what a huge burden that had been lifted.  I have been a little anxious about all of this and even whether I should be tested for the gene.  Her doctor today told her that she was not a candidate for the testing and that neither was I.  I think she said that with her type of cancer; there is no testing.  She has a very aggressive form of cancer that just has trouble staying away for too long.  It really likes her!  And you know how we feel about it.......LOL  

I am rejoicing this afternoon as Jesus has given us another tool in which to be able to fight little "spot". I am going to be doing what I am supposed to do. I took a nap today and will be resting for the next several days. I want that medicine to have full range of control over the whole area of cancer and if there is any hiding somewhere we don't know about I hope it will blast it away, never to return!!! Have a blessed evening.

I'm actually beginning to feel a little better!! Yeah!!! Had an awesome day today and tomorrow is "spot measuring day". We'll see if it's been effected yet. It was a beautiful day today and we even had dinner out on the back porch. It was so nice to be outside!! Love our springs here. Don't like summer's too well though!! I don't do heat well. Oh well. I hope you all have a great week and keep thinking of Jesus!!!

A long time Coming!!

Good grief, It's been such a long time that I've written. I had another blog but I really do like the fact that I can see from where people read my blog. So much has happened since I last wrote!! My son married, I have another spot of cancer and I'm now back on chemo. My grandbabies are older and for that fact, so am I. I'm on a new chemo called Kadcyla. It s a mixture of the regular Herceptin and another type of chemo. It's a target drug that does most of the damage to the cancer cells but it does affect other cells. That's okay, I just have to get used to side effects again. I don't like that part. I'll try and be a good girl and write on here more often but you can also read my caringbridge page. It's www.caringbridge.com/visit/marshajohnson. I hope you all have a blessed evening and I'll be anxious to see where all in the world you are reading this from.

Once again, I can't believe it's been over a month since I wrote on this blog. I should be ashamed of myself!!!! I am. I've been busy. I've had Herceptin a couple of times, a measurement on my little cancerous area under my clavicle, done a lot toward Relay for Life, loved my family, loved my God, loved my friends. Yes, I have a resistant area under my clavicle that is being hard to get rid of. I'm on the Herceptin and now changing my diet to help in fighting the cancer and getting rid of it. I'm eating many more veggies per day and week and also more fruits daily and weekly. Whole grains, cutting down on sugar and sweetners. I'm doing well and I'm losing weight. I'm enjoying time with everyone I know and love. We had a nice Valentine's yesterday. We ate dinner with Kimberly and then went to a hockey game. A lot is going on with Relay for Life-getting our church team started, trying to fundraise, enjoying life as God gives it to me.

I hope you all have a blessed week. We are showing the movie Courageous on Saturday evening at church. If you live around me and haven't seen the movie, come to our church. It starts at 6pm and we're having a snack bar with hot dogs, nacho's, etc. God Bless You all!!!!

Hi everyone, I can't believe, again, how long it's been since I have written. How time flies whether or not you are having any fun. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving and Christmas. I went to Phoenix after Thanksgiving to see my cousins and my aunt. I had a wonderful time and it was so good to spend a few days with them. Caleb and Caitlyn were here over Christmas and again we so enjoyed their short visit! They were here 10 days and that wasn't long enough but for us, the time is NEVER long enough. They are such sweet kids and we love them dearly. Carlos and Deborah were here before Christmas. We had such a great time meeting Deborah and showing them all the changes that have been made around here through the last few years!! We hope to see them again sooner than later!

I'm doing well. Almost cancer free. Still on my Herceptin and that will continue indefinitely. I have 2 residual spots and one is shrinking. The other is under my clavicle and it's grown a little bit. They are watching it and trying to figure out if it's puffiness is due to cancer or other autoimmune disease process like allergies, arthritis, etc. I'm going to get my hair cut Monday at the Survivor Gals place. First haircut in about, oh gee, at least 1 1/2 years! I'm anxious to see what it looks like and if it retains the curls. I sure hope so.

The kids are all growing like weeds and I'll be sure and include pictures of everyone. Caleb 10 1/2, Caitlyn 61/2, Zachary almost 3, Sadie, 10 months. The kids all had fun at Christmas time!

Christopher is planning to marry next summer. Happy for him. I think a lot of Staci and I know she loves his kids. She is a teacher and is about to finish up her Master's Degree. He's still working and enjoying his job.

Kimberly and Les are good also. Kimberly is working still with Pampered Chef and is becoming rapidly a VERY good cook and enjoys baking. Les works hard daily and has so much fun on his off days with his children.

Bryan is trying to get a parttime job to give himself something to do. I hope he find's one. He's applied to one of the local thrift stores so we'll see. He'd LOVE doing that sort of thing-turning 1 man's trash into another man's treasure!!!

Now, that you are pretty up to date on us, I'll post pictures and go. Have a blessed day and remember Jesus is the reason for ALL seasons!!!!!

Hello out there in computer land. It's been a busy several days for sure. The funeral went as well as a funeral could go. Carlos and Deborah got here safely yesterday. We've been busy already. We went to supper last night to celebrate Carlos' birthday and we had a fun time. He looked cute on the saddle singing his napkin over his head! Took the kids to see Santa today. Zachary was so excited to see him and Sadie could care less. They took a great picture though. Caleb and Caitlyn will be here in a little bit and we'll go back to see Santa after all 4 kids are together. Not much else is going on so I'll go for now.