2/27/25
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Jade Cato's Recovery
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Jade Cato's Recovery
Jade had an appointment today. She had a lumbar puncture with chemo. She somehow always comes up with crazy ideas on different ways to ‘not’ be accessed. She hates it so much as you should know if you’ve been following along. Today she was due to get her port flushed which has to happen once a month. We are on day 29 of the first round of Maintenance. Well today this was her idea…. She requested to get an IV and be put to sleep that way… and while she is sleeping they can access her and flush her port…. Thank God for our patient and loving team that goes right along with her crazy requests!!! She has been opinionated and vocal about her treatment and her options. She really is a fighter… trust me and ask her brother if you don’t believe me!
It’s incredible to witness her thriving and feeling good. Last year at this time I was having some very scary conversation with medical professional. I can vividly remember sitting in a brown leather chair across from two of her doctors asking if she was going to make it through the weekend.
We still have to be careful. We still have to monitor her. She still has to take medicine and chemo. But Jade is doing so well. She looks so good. She feels so good.
We take a trip every year with my dad’s side of the family. We always go camping, like we did when I was growing up. We meet with my aunts, uncles, and cousins. Last year, we missed it. They still came and held signs outside at the hospital and showered us with love, but we missed the reunion. I am so proud to say we are able to go and leave tomorrow for a weekend of fun with our family.
When I look at how far Jade has come. It’s so emotional for me. For weeks I couldn’t talk without crying. I couldn’t sleep without crying. I was just so sad. Now I am so inspired by my sweet 10 year old.
I will never forget the love that was shown to us by my village, my people, my family, my friends, even some complete strangers. You guys took away the worries and the cares of day to day life (which we all know are stressful). You allowed me to focus my energy and gave me the ability to stand when I was so weak…
I’ll end with this. This part of our life has seemed so unfair, so hard, so sad. Jade described it to Sawyer like this: ‘I have to take medicine to keep me alive, but the medicine is so horrible it makes you feel like you want to throw up your insides’. The only way we have made it though this is by the grace of God. Jesus has carried us. There have been some of the most devastating moments in the past year, but because of Him and knowing He has been there with us, I have been shaped into a better mother with more of a grasp of what is important while we are on this earth. Better days are coming. An eternity of feeling good and being healthy. Life has slowed down. I have so much time with my kids to enjoy them and talk with them. I can go outside and play sports with Sawyer. We can look at the stars at night before bed. Nothing is rushed like it was before. There are blessings sprinkled in. I’ve looked at the sky and known God painted it for me to see. He has been by us through it all. So close.
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