Keely has decided that she wants to graduate from her crib to Mommy and Daddy's bed. The only bad thing about that is, Daddy says that he can't sleep being all crunched up. Well....I don't have the heart to not let her sleep in the bed if she so chooses. As everyone is aware, she has Mommy wrapped around her little finger and I plan to stay there. LOL!!!! Anyways, we have her therapy sessions today and hopefully she will act right. She got fed up last Wednesday with all the work. She seems to be getting stronger as each day passes, but she has a long way to go yet. I also want to take a minute to ask all of you guys to pray for a special little guy named Stellan. He is one of our blogger friends. He is currently in the hospital not doing well at all. Even if you don't know who he is, just say a little prayer please.

Please Pray For Stellan!!!

Keely had Physical therapy, Occupational therapy and speech yesterday. I think that she is getting stronger with every visit, but yesterday, she did not act too well. She had not had a nap all day which is very unusual for her. The girls at the Outpatient center said that they would change her therapy time to earlier in the day to see how she does. We will have to just wait and see. Before Keely's appointment, I took her in the hospital to see my grandmother, who by the way is doing really well with all the news. And, we also went by the Operating Room to see all of the girls I work with. She smiled and played with the girls and some of the doctors. I guess all the visiting wore her out. Anyways, Brandon is doing really good. He is enjoying his time back at work. He is now doing radiation for 12 days straight and once a week spinal treatments. As soon as this round is over, we will see what treatments are next. Dr. Madden says that he his really doing better that MOST!!! He and Micah went to play golf yesterday and that made his day.

Today, my blog is gonna be about my Grandmonther. She was diagnosed with breast cancer about 4 weeks before Brandon was diagnosed with Leukemia. She has been taking Chemotherapy to attempt to shrink the axillary mass. Instead of shrinking, it is taking over. Today, she has surgery to remove the breast and the doctor says that he got as much of it as he could, but it was too big to remove all of it. This is a rapid progressing cancer and it is only a matter of time before it will take her life. So, I am asking for everyone to say a special little prayer for her. If anyone knows how the power of prayer works, our family does. We have been through so much in the last 16 months and I am thankful everyday that God has blessed me with a beautiful family. So, I am living on this expression..."No matter what you are going through, there is always someone else out there who has worse problems than you do." I honestly believe that with ALL my heart and I want to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers in the past and for the continuance of the prayers. Prayer is FABULOUS!!!!

Today was a very exciting day, as we took our very first family photo. (Will be posted at a later time). For all that are wondering, Keely is growing more and more each day. She is now almost 23 pounds and getting stronger every week with Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy. We will be starting Speech Therapy this coming Wednesday. She has almost mastered sitting on her on but she gets a little excited when she tries and falls over. We still have a long way to go, but she is getting there. On another note, Brandon is doing well. He is back at work now. His last bone marrow biopsy revealed that he was in remission. God is wonderful!!!! Anyways, stay tuned for more updates.