Halfway through chemo! Started proton therapy...

I saw this sign posted at the proton center. I loved it and wanted to share!

Elizabeth is officially halfway done with chemo! (We count the halfway point by number of treatments, not by date, so hopefully she doesn't fall too far behind on her blood counts regularly and we can be done close to May.) She's so happy to be back at grandma's house! She's currently having fun hanging out with her cousin that lives nearby.  

Elizabeth started proton radiation today and it went perfectly. (Thank you for the prayers!) She was greeted at the proton center with a bag containing her hospital gown and a new robe and slippers. She changed and I was able to walk in with her to the treatment room. Her custom bed was all ready to go on the table. She climbed up on the bed/table and I waited outside during duirng the actual procedure. (The machine looks very similar to an MRI machine.) The radiation itself is painless and took about 10 minutes. The only discomfort Elizabeth's expected to experience is irritation similar to a sunburn on her back at the site of radiation (which is L1-L5) after a few weeks of treatment. Our goal now is to keep her as healthy and strong as possible to tolerate treatment and be ready for 5 day chemo on Jam 20th.