May 12th we brought Carly into Children’s Hospital for her CT & MRI. She had the CT first because she doesn’t need to be sedated. We were in and out in no time at all.
Our next stop was her MRI, this isn’t as easy for her because she has to have an IV inserted into her hand and things get a little hairy for her. The “needle” is the only thing that upsets her about this whole thing. The wait is what gets to me.
After she woke up we were off to the Jimmy Fund to see her oncologist. We also had an appointment with Dr. Berde the pain doctor. After a thorough checkup and a lot of talking about how’s she is doing with her leg pain we’re trying a new drug. This will be given to her at night before bed it’s called “Nortriptyline” it should help her sleep and help with the break through pain. For those of you who don’t know, Carly takes 600mg. of Neurontin, a nerve pain medication, a day. And on top of that she still has leg pain 2-3 times a week where she needs Tylenol to help. For the most part, it hasn’t been real bad where she needs something stronger like morphine. Hopefully this will help with the pain. Her legs have been hurting her now for two years! June will mark two years since this horrible disease found her and forever changed our lives.

Carly’s Crusaders, Relay For Life, team had a great big yard sale on the 15th of the month. I am happy to say we made about $600+. It was hot and a lot of hard work and I couldn’t have done it without everyone’s help! Now we just have to wait for the walk in June, it should be a great time for all. Roy will be biking in the Pan-Mass Challenge in August; it’s a 192 mile ride. The proceeds from this ride go directly to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, which 46% goes directly to the Jimmy Fund. This is a cause near and dear to all of us, so we now will help Roy raise the $2300 needed to ride.

Carly will be in a dance recital on June 19th, she performs a tap dance and an acro-ballet dance. The costumes are adorable and she loves them. We all can’t wait to see her on stage… she can’t wait either. Otherwise, all is fairly well in the Laverty household. Kelcie loves school and is reading up a storm.

Carly’s next scans have been pushed out 4 months to September. This will be our longest stretch yet. But for now we can breathe a little easier until next time………..

Love from all the Laverty’s