Holding Steady!

Greta had another lab draw today and her platelets are still staying up, up, up! Such great news. She'll go back the end of July to see her oncologist again and then she'll have a CT Scan and a Bone Scan the first week of August. So keep those prayers going and those fingers crossed for good results!

In other health news, we're fighting some infections at our house. Gavin had some inflammation in his chest causing some coughing, runny nose and a week of fevers, then Greta took a turn with the running nose and cough which turned out to be an ear infection. We're just happy to have those all taken care of and get them outta here in time for our trip to the Cottage.

Hope everyone is having an amazing summer!
The Betz Family

Thank You

I just wanted to send out a quick thank you to Liz and Sam Gordy. Liz is the sister-in-law of Randy's sister Tammy and she and her husband Sam shared with us that they were involved in Relay for Life and had made a luminary in Greta's honor (please see the posted pictures). We are so touched that Liz and Sam honored Greta and so appreciate all the work they do for Relay for Life.

Thanks so much!
Randy and Kristi

Greta's Checkup

Greta met with her oncologist on Tuesday. He was very pleased with Greta's response to her treatment for her ITP earlier last month. Once again her platelet count was nice and high. Although there is the potential for them to drop again so we're still on guard for any signs of bruising and bleeding. Her weight also took a big jump since her last appointment, she's packed on almost 2 1/2 lbs this month. The other great improvement has been to her bowel movements. They used to be so painful for her that she would hold her breath and then cry out in pain during them. Now we aren't even aware when they're happening.

The great news is we don't need to go back for two more weeks for her labs and then she'll be scheduled for a CT scan and a bone scan in early August.

We hope everyone is having as great a summer as we are!
The Betz Family