The Making of a Mommy: Please Pray for Us

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Please Pray for Us

We've had a scare this morning. Mike found a faint little cluster of spots on his right shin, and they bear a resemblance to the spots he found last June -- which turned out to be his lymphoma again. We're heading to the hospital later this afternoon to see his doctor. Please pray that it's nothing.....

6 comments:

Nikki said...: Lauren - I have you and Mike in my thoughts. Good luck at the hospital. I will watch for your update - wish you and him all the best.; July 24, 2008 at 1:03 PM
Miss Tori said...: Lauren, I'll be sure to include him in my prayers tonight.; July 24, 2008 at 1:36 PM
Anonymous said...: Lauren, you and Mike will be in my prayers. Let us know how the appt goes. I really REALLY pray it is nothing.; July 24, 2008 at 4:37 PM
Melanie said...: Lauren,
You and your husband are in my prayers! I hope it's nothing! Good luck and you are in my prayers
~Melanie; July 24, 2008 at 7:20 PM
A and J said...: Lauren...I'm thinking of you both tonight. I hope that your appoinment went well today with the DR. (((hugs)))

Andrea; July 24, 2008 at 11:28 PM
Lisa said...: You guys are in my thoughts. I hope it goes well and it turns out to be nothing.; July 25, 2008 at 4:26 PM

Where We've Been....

July 2001 -- Mike and I start dating (a long-distance relationship with 4.5 hours between us -- lots of weekend driving).
February 2003 -- Mike is diagnosed with lymphoma. He banks his sperm twice before beginning chemo, radiation, and having a bone-marrow transplant (he has 13 vials). He spends over a year recovering and rebuilding his strength and immune system.
December 2003 -- Mike proposes and we get engaged!
November 2004 -- We get married, and shortly thereafter I move the 4.5 hours to be with him -- no more long-distance romance!
September 2006 -- Mike is diagnosed with a recurrence of his cancer and begins several months of radiation treatment. Three weeks after getting the cancer news, we are blessed with a phone call from a relative saying we can begin our search for an IVF clinic -- the attempt will be taken care of, free of charge.
December 2006 -- we have our first consultation with our RE, and she recommends IVF over IUI, due to our limited sperm supply.
April/May 2007 -- We plunge into our first IVF attempt, but it does not work. We are left with five frozen embies, in addition to 12 vials of sperm.
June 2007 -- I am just weeks away from starting estrace to prepare for a frozen embryo transfer when we find out Mike has another recurrence of cancer.
July 2007 -- Mike begins chemo, which continues until September.
November 2007 -- Mike returns to work!
March 2008 -- We're ready to try the FET! I begin estrace and monitoring.
April 2008 -- We transfer two embies, but again it does not work.
Summer 2008 - Fall 2011 -- We took a break until we could get health insurance that covers IVF, but more importantly until Mike tried to beat yet more cancer recurrences.
October 14, 2011 -- My world is shattered when Mike succumbs to cancer.
Present -- Trying to learn how to live without my best friend and lover. Trying to figure out what kind of future I can possibly have. Trying to decide if I will/can ever fulfill my dream of having a child.