Keeping the Hope Alive

Hello friends and family,


It has been a while since we have said hello. As you all know we are trying to survive our busy lives just like all of you. Between work, raising 3 amazing children, many appointments, homework, etc, etc, I slipped my disc, and pinched my nerve in my left leg. No fun, major pain, and then I remind myself Caitlyn conquered brain surgery, I can handle this! Caitlyn just turned 11. WOW! Yes we all cried tears of joy.

Here is a small update. This is a big week for us. Today we had another MRI and Friday we see her neurologist. About a month ago her most recent MRI showed a cist had grown on top of the last bit of tumor that remains. We have not shared this news because there is so much we still do not know and will not know until Friday. We also have been in a bit of shock and trying to find continued strength and courage to the battle that we may be fighting all over again. We find out all the details on Friday but a cist can only be surgically removed. Most likely this means the one word we never wanted to hear again which is surgery. We will keep you all updated as we know more, but please keep her in your prayers and positive thoughts coming our way.

Much love to you all,

Stephanie Neely xo