Well it’s that time again. It’s time to see what’s going on inside of me. That means Saturday I have my PET scan scheduled. The outside of me is doing okay and, having a little break from chemo, I almost feel normal (whatever that means). I go about my business and do my errands and […]
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I took my first solo trip since starting chemotherapy. I felt very vulnerable but I just had to do it! You know what? I did do it and managed to have a wonderful time with my sister, Marti. A short vacation from Cancer. It renewed and strengthened me, and as I have to do many
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After having chemo New Years Eve day, I felt like I was free-falling into depression. The Lab was so busy there wasn’t a chair to be had. The valiant staff kept smiles on their face and ran from one sick patient to the next with patience, caring and listening. They are all heroes to me.
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Last Wednesday was my scheduled chemo appointment. The Chemo lab was running late and I had to wait almost an hour. As the minutes ticked by I started to get very agitated with the feeling that I was not being cared about. After waiting and being told it would be 5 more minutes which actually
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Holidays can be very stressful for the normal person and its ten times worse for the person who has a chronic disease. I can only speak of my situation and find that doing just the normal day to day stuff that everybody does automatically is more difficult when undergoing treatment for Cancer. Holidays are supposed
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Forgive the delay in adding to my Blog. With Metastatic Cancer it’s always a roller coaster ride and I have spent the last couple of weeks in minor depression and major worry. Besides that the weather is Icy and that gets me down as well. After receiving the results from my latest PET scan I
The last 2 weeks have been emotional chaos for me and the people who love and support me. The loss of a friend to Cancer at 59 years old left me in the throes of so many emotions that I could not sort them all out and as much as I tried to get my
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Last night was Annandale High School’s Dig Pink event. Rick is the Girl’s Volleyball Team’s head coach. It was spectacular. It was powerfully poignant for me and found it very difficult to control my emotions already ragged from my disease. My son, Rick created the Dig Pink miracle and seeing it played out like that
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I have been on the regimen of Abraxane/Avastin every other week for the last 2 months. Side effects occur about 2 or 3 days after infusion. They are tolerable but unpleasant and kind of stop my routine just from the fatigue alone. I sometimes say to myself is it worth it? If you talk to
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