DAILY NANCY UPDATE #20

Greetings. 

This is the twentieth in a series of DAILY NANCY UPDATES I will be posting until the amazing Nancy Neufeld Callaway is in full remission and we have kicked her leukemia on its ass. 

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BREAKING NEWS

We've been back to UCLA three times since leaving Friday. Why? Because we've arrived at the second phase of Nancy's treatment-- where she has to return to their outpatient Oncology/Hematology Clinic for continuing blood tests, transfusions, and chemo. But the good news is, the doctors continue to be pleased with her response to treatment-- which is more than worth the hassle of driving back and forth from Woodland Hills to Westwood. And with luck, eventually, she won't have to be here everyday.

TODAY'S HURDLE

CANCER ON PARADE

So this is what the clinic looks like. And that's Nancy in her cute black beanie waiting patiently in line. The entire experience is very different from when she was in the hospital-- which was custom tailored to leukemia patients only. But now we're in a "take-a-number" world-- surrounded by people fighting all kinds of cancer. And to be honest, it's rough. Not that any kind of cancer is pleasant, mind you. And we're certainly not trying to sound unsympathetic to anyone else's pain or hardship. But when you're trying to keep a positive attitude about getting well-- and a lot of the people around you may not be-- it can be particularly challenging. So your good thoughts and prayers for Nancy's mental and emotional strength would be greatly appreciated. And if somebody could please figure out how to get rid of cancer of all kinds once and for all... that would be really freaking great, thanks.

POSTSCRIPT

I had mixed emotions about making the pro-march post I made on Facebook yesterday with a picture of Nancy at the clinic in her adorable pink pussy hat. I had intentionally avoided any mentions of her illness on social media-- in part, because we were keeping it private-- but also because I suspected we would be swiftly hit with a new wave of love and concern by all the sweet people worried about her and wondering how to help. That's not to say we don't genuinely appreciate everything that everyone has done. All the calls, texts, messages, gifts, meals, and visits... it has all been truly humbling and beautiful in more ways than we can possibly tell you. But it can also sometimes be a tad overwhelming... which is all just a very long-winded way of saying that if we haven't returned your call, replied to your message, or properly thanked you-- please know that we're trying-- and your kindness hasn't gone unnoticed. One of these days, we'll get back to each and every one of you, I promise. The love we're feeling for all of you now runs deep. Because in a million different ways, you've made it abundantly clear that you feel the exact same way we do. WE LOVE NANCY, and... 

ALL IS WELL!