What a week this has been! So glad I was feeling good to join friends at Pizza Pie Café on Tuesday. It was so great to see your faces and to feel your love. Thank you to all those who ate pizza in my behalf in both Bountiful and Provo. Your support has been amazing and so appreciated. Many people have asked about a fund to donate to. You can make a donation at any America First Credit Union to the Shantel Wesche Charitable Fund.
My 2nd round of chemo is done! The fatigue is setting in today and I really just wanted to cry this morning. I was feeling so good and then here we go again. Only two more rounds of chemo left. I can do this :-)
Grandma and Grandpa took my two girls to Flaming Gorge yesterday for our yearly trip with my family. My husband and my two year old stayed home to take care of me. I hear the weather is perfect and they are having a great time. My 7 year old daughter even tried the wake board and the beginner skies. So excited for her!
I continue to feel so blessed to have each day with my family. My sister-in-laws made me a beautiful chemo blanket and on it are hand written thoughts, quotes, and expressions of love. I had several of these go through my mind while in the hospital. One of my favorite scriptures is Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. We each have our own journey to live. I have complete trust in my Heavenly Father and know he loves me.
Thank you for your continued prayers and support, it helps so much. Much love! Shantel
Come what may and love it! - Elder Wirthlin
Friday, August 16, 2013
Monday, August 12, 2013
Good News!
Today was the big day. I drove into Huntsman this morning with butterflies in my tummy hoping for good results from my bone marrow biopsy (but also knowing I was going to get poked which is getting harder to handle each time.) So after getting blood drawn and then anxiously waiting for awhile, the nurse came in and said the biopsy came back clear and my blood results show my body has recovered nicely. What a blessing! The last three days have been my best days so far and I feel really good. Just in time for my next round of chemo:) Not knowing quite what to expect, the nurse assured me that my side affects would be minimal based on how well I did the first round. I am praying for good things!!!!
So, to the Infusion room I went ready to have a picc line inserted and get my chemo meds. Well, no picc line and no chemo meds. I ended up getting just an IV line inserted and waiting 3 1/2 hours for my chemo medication. Come to find out they ran out and had to wait for the manufacturer to deliver more. After waiting 3 hours I was told they were en route from the airport. My first infusion experience was a little rocky but I was assured there was enough medicine to finish the week of chemo treatments. Tomorrow a picc line and 2nd day of chemo. After the 4 days of chemo this week I will feel the affects in 7-10 days but should be nothing more than fatigue. I will still need to be careful about germs and make sure I stay away from sickies. I will be driving to Huntsman every Monday, Wednesday, Friday for labs so they can watch my blood levels and how my body recovers. So everything that happened while I was in the hospital but I get to now do it outpatient and enjoy being at home. So grateful for that!
I have to share a fun little experience I had the Friday just before I was discharged from my hospital stay. I was patiently (as best I could) waiting for my blood counts to come up so I could come home. Early that morning I was visiting with a friend in the small "living room" attached to my room at the hospital and I saw a small little visitor enter my room. Very much surprised I jumped off the couch and went searching in my room for this small little critter. I was looking along the edges of the room and moved my laptop computer case and their were two of them. Totally surprised and freaking out, I quickly pushed the nurses button and my aid came and immediately called housekeeping to come and save the day. The housekeepers came and while trying to remove the critters the housekeeper managed to get one of the critters to crawl into the computer case. Yuck!! I have to touch that!!! He took the computer case outside and released that critter. The other critter was done away with when the other sweet housekeeper sprayed it with the cleaning solution. She was so brave! She then cleaned my room thoroughly and told me it was safe for me to return. (I was actually thinking they should just send me home right now) I asked the aid if he would clean the computer bag like it was his own. He was so great. He cleaned it and disinfected it 3 different times as I sat watching. It is a very clean computer bag now! Anyway, the best part of the story was when my nurse came in and said that I was Cinderella and my friends came to give me good news. That was the day the doctors started talking about a possible discharge in the next couple of days. Well, they must have brought me luck because I was released two days later. Thanks little critters!! (Little critters are not a common thing in the hospital. They had a concert outside on the patio the day before and the doors were propped open to help get patients in and out with their IV poles and these two little critters decided that inside was much cooler than outside and ran into the hospital. Do you blame them?:)
The first time I returned back to the hospital for labs was very hard for me. There was a lot of emotion still inside of me from the 34 day hospital stay. I finished getting my blood drawn then found a chair and just waited a couple hours until my husband came to get me. I was sitting there and was so grateful when my cousin's wife just happened to be there with a neighbor and she came over and talked to me. It was so good to talk to someone and was so grateful for that blessing. Thanks Trish!
I am so overwhelmed with the love that I feel from my Heavenly Father. I know he has and continues to be in the every detail of this process. I have no doubt that I am a daughter of my Heavenly Father and He loves me. I am grateful for the atonement and for my Savior lifting me up and carrying me through the good days and the bad. I am blessed to have so much support and love from my husband, children, family, and so many friends, and people I don't even realize. Thank you so much for your thoughts and prayers. You will never know how much it helps me. I pray that each of you will also be blessed as you serve another. Much love to all of you! Shantel
So, to the Infusion room I went ready to have a picc line inserted and get my chemo meds. Well, no picc line and no chemo meds. I ended up getting just an IV line inserted and waiting 3 1/2 hours for my chemo medication. Come to find out they ran out and had to wait for the manufacturer to deliver more. After waiting 3 hours I was told they were en route from the airport. My first infusion experience was a little rocky but I was assured there was enough medicine to finish the week of chemo treatments. Tomorrow a picc line and 2nd day of chemo. After the 4 days of chemo this week I will feel the affects in 7-10 days but should be nothing more than fatigue. I will still need to be careful about germs and make sure I stay away from sickies. I will be driving to Huntsman every Monday, Wednesday, Friday for labs so they can watch my blood levels and how my body recovers. So everything that happened while I was in the hospital but I get to now do it outpatient and enjoy being at home. So grateful for that!
I have to share a fun little experience I had the Friday just before I was discharged from my hospital stay. I was patiently (as best I could) waiting for my blood counts to come up so I could come home. Early that morning I was visiting with a friend in the small "living room" attached to my room at the hospital and I saw a small little visitor enter my room. Very much surprised I jumped off the couch and went searching in my room for this small little critter. I was looking along the edges of the room and moved my laptop computer case and their were two of them. Totally surprised and freaking out, I quickly pushed the nurses button and my aid came and immediately called housekeeping to come and save the day. The housekeepers came and while trying to remove the critters the housekeeper managed to get one of the critters to crawl into the computer case. Yuck!! I have to touch that!!! He took the computer case outside and released that critter. The other critter was done away with when the other sweet housekeeper sprayed it with the cleaning solution. She was so brave! She then cleaned my room thoroughly and told me it was safe for me to return. (I was actually thinking they should just send me home right now) I asked the aid if he would clean the computer bag like it was his own. He was so great. He cleaned it and disinfected it 3 different times as I sat watching. It is a very clean computer bag now! Anyway, the best part of the story was when my nurse came in and said that I was Cinderella and my friends came to give me good news. That was the day the doctors started talking about a possible discharge in the next couple of days. Well, they must have brought me luck because I was released two days later. Thanks little critters!! (Little critters are not a common thing in the hospital. They had a concert outside on the patio the day before and the doors were propped open to help get patients in and out with their IV poles and these two little critters decided that inside was much cooler than outside and ran into the hospital. Do you blame them?:)
The first time I returned back to the hospital for labs was very hard for me. There was a lot of emotion still inside of me from the 34 day hospital stay. I finished getting my blood drawn then found a chair and just waited a couple hours until my husband came to get me. I was sitting there and was so grateful when my cousin's wife just happened to be there with a neighbor and she came over and talked to me. It was so good to talk to someone and was so grateful for that blessing. Thanks Trish!
I am so overwhelmed with the love that I feel from my Heavenly Father. I know he has and continues to be in the every detail of this process. I have no doubt that I am a daughter of my Heavenly Father and He loves me. I am grateful for the atonement and for my Savior lifting me up and carrying me through the good days and the bad. I am blessed to have so much support and love from my husband, children, family, and so many friends, and people I don't even realize. Thank you so much for your thoughts and prayers. You will never know how much it helps me. I pray that each of you will also be blessed as you serve another. Much love to all of you! Shantel
Sunday, August 4, 2013
A Heart Full Of Gratitude
The prayers of my 6 year old daughter, and many others, were answered when the doctor told me I could go home one week ago today. My goal was to be home for my daughter's birthday but my immune system had to be at a certain level to have that happen. The last week at the hospital was just a numbers game. Waiting each morning to find out where my blood levels were and if I was close to going home. My body was rebuilding but the one particular number the docs wanted to see improve was holding steady. I was told that if that number just shows an increase then I could go. Well, sunday came and I anxiously awaited my blood results. My doctors came in and told me there was an increase and that they would be discharging me. What a miracle! My daughter's prayers were answered and she told me I was her best birthday present. I am so grateful for the prayers from my children and there faith. I am grateful for prayer and know that they are heard and answered. I am also grateful for the opportunity to pray for others, which is one of the greatest acts of service.
I am grateful for my life, for living, for being a wife, and being a mother. Things I am grateful for more and more each day.
This coming week I have my bone marrow biopsy and the hope is that my cancer is in remission. The 12th of August I start my 2nd round of chemo. I hope to bounce back quickly to enjoy the first day back to school with my kids.
Thank you to all those who continue to follow my health and for your thoughts and prayers. I am grateful for so many good people that surround me.
Friday, August 2, 2013
Pizza Pie Cafe Fundraiser
As promised, here are the details:
Eat at the Pizza Pie cafe in Bountiful or Provo UT from August 12-15th, and they will donate 25% of sales to Shantel directly. You have to take in one of the fundraiser cards that I have a bunch of. Also, Di Peterson has some as does Jared and Tasha Peterson.
I am going to try to convince the Pizza Pie in Bountiful to let us leave a stack of them near the register for random people to use.
This is to help relieve the financial pressure that comes from battling a long term illness like cancer. I mean, can you imagine paying for a month long stay in the hospital?!
If you have ANY questions, contact Jared and Tasha (Shan's brother) via text, call or email at:
801-602-5743, 801-310-2189, or jared@klasresearch.com, or tasha@klasresearch.com.
We love this girl so much, lets go get some pizza and give her a hand!
Eat at the Pizza Pie cafe in Bountiful or Provo UT from August 12-15th, and they will donate 25% of sales to Shantel directly. You have to take in one of the fundraiser cards that I have a bunch of. Also, Di Peterson has some as does Jared and Tasha Peterson.
I am going to try to convince the Pizza Pie in Bountiful to let us leave a stack of them near the register for random people to use.
This is to help relieve the financial pressure that comes from battling a long term illness like cancer. I mean, can you imagine paying for a month long stay in the hospital?!
If you have ANY questions, contact Jared and Tasha (Shan's brother) via text, call or email at:
801-602-5743, 801-310-2189, or jared@klasresearch.com, or tasha@klasresearch.com.
We love this girl so much, lets go get some pizza and give her a hand!
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