Sorry it has been to long

I'm sorry that it has taken me so long to post an update on Brian, it was FINALS week so I was slightly busy (I'm DONE for a few weeks YIPPIE). Fortunately everything has been going awesome. He has completed round 2 and is just trying to recover. He has some long bone pain, a side effect from his immune system booster shot, but we have been very proactive to control it (lesson learned from round 1).

Brian's white blood cell count was still in the normal range so we were able to go out and celebrate with all my classmates! Brian seems to be constantly hungry (which is good) and he has random cravings (I call them his pregnancy cravings) so we are really trying to push small healthy meals for him so that when he does eat he is getting a lot of nutrients.

Brian keeps seeing people sporting his bands...he keeps asking about them but we have told them it is an IOWA football thing. He then asked why they football team has the same saying as him....

We can't wait to see you all next weekend and I can't wait to surprise Brian with family and friends who are behind him and cheering him on during his fight!
Here are some pictures so far!


This is a picture of his right arm where the main tumor is. It was originally the size of a softball and prior to round 2 our oncologist said it was maybe the size of a small walnut. So we know the chemo is working. The incision is where he had his biopsy to confirm what type of lymphoma.

Thank you all for everything. Please continue to pray for us as it will be a long journey. Also, keep sending those cards...BRIAN LOVES THEM.