Hey everyone! It's been awhile since I've updated but time sure if flying by! I've had my 5th, 6th, and just yesterday, my 7th chemo! I'M MORE THAN HALF WAY DONE! I'm so excited! I've been feeling pretty good, just the usual tiredness and loss of appetite after the first few days. I met this woman at the Gathering Place (a place cancer patients and their families can go for yoga, reiki, massages, or just to hang out!) and she told me that lemon drops help for nausea. I bought a bag and it really does help. I'm mostly nauseous when I'm actually getting chemo, I think it's just me not wanting to be there lol. I can't complain though, it could be way worse! My hair is weirdly growing but thinning at the same time. I've had my days where I'm really missing my hair! I look at other girls with such nice, long hair and I do get jealous but...I keep telling myself it'll grow back. I think I'm going to start taking biotin (if the doc approves) to help with growth and my nails...my nails aren't as strong as they used to be. The only other weird thing I've had is my right eye watering in the mornings after I wake up. I told the doctor about it yesterday but he isn't too concerned, unless it starts to effect my vision - could just be a blocked tear duct thing. He also told me yesterday that I'm doing so well. My nurse Barb, scheduled my second pet scan for November 1st. The doctor seems very excited to see what the results will be since I've been doing so good! I can't wait to see! I wanna see most of that stinkin' tumor to be gone! My attitude during this whole situation has been strong and positive - I can't see myself being any other way. With such a great cure rate, how could I not be? As always, I want to thank my family, friends, and Scribes family for sticking by my side! I thank God everyday for putting such wonderful people in my life. Thanks for reading, see you at my next post! :)
“Fairy tales are more than true; not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.” — G. K. Chesterton.
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Monday, September 2, 2013
Just life :)
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| En route to Marblehead! |
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| I don't always wear glasses...but when I do, I look like a nerd :P |
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| Just me :) |
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| Admiring Lake Erie, this was in Marblehead |
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| Indians game with Dad! :) |
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| Very excited for this event! Love my Scribes family! |
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| Silly Belle and I |
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| Thinning! : / |
8 more chemos to go!
Hi all! I had my 4th chemo on Wednesday, August 28th. It's currently Monday, September 2nd. Happy Labor Day! Let me just say...I slept my weekend away! No partying/drinking for me! Not sure why but chemo really took a toll on me this time around. The doctor wasn't even sure if I was going to have chemo because of my low counts, but I was glad to have it done! Thankfully, my counts were at 660 which is 100 more than it was last time! A friend from work and her husband brought me a Vitamix that was especially donated to me! I had a smoothie every morning the week before my fourth chemo, and I truly think that's what made a difference in my counts. I mixed fruits with kale (very healthy for you and you couldn't even taste it) in the Vitamix and it tasted so good! It made me feel great throughout the day too, like I had a good amount of energy. So thankful for the Vitamix, it's truly a great thing to have!
My next chemo is on September 11th and on the 14th, I have my fundraiser at Aces. Very excited for that! I can't wait to see everyone that's going to attend!
My hair is still in tact, in fact - it's actually growing...well, growing and thinning at the same time. Hard to describe. Still rockin' my scarves and hats though! The cold weather is approaching so I can't wait to see what the stores will have!
God bless everyone and thanks for reading :)
Do not be afraid of tomorrow; for God is already there. - Author Unknown
My next chemo is on September 11th and on the 14th, I have my fundraiser at Aces. Very excited for that! I can't wait to see everyone that's going to attend!
My hair is still in tact, in fact - it's actually growing...well, growing and thinning at the same time. Hard to describe. Still rockin' my scarves and hats though! The cold weather is approaching so I can't wait to see what the stores will have!
God bless everyone and thanks for reading :)
Do not be afraid of tomorrow; for God is already there. - Author Unknown
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Pics! :)
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| Buzzed hair! |
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| Barely any hair! |
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| I like this hat! |
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| My wig from The Gathering Place. Looks pretty natural! |
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| My friend Tony wearing my wig! LOL! |
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| Bumper sticker from my friend Kathleen! Love it! |
Almost into single digits!
Hi everyone!
Tomorrow is my third chemo. After tomorrow, I'll only have 9 more to go! Single digits! I'm hoping that my white blood cell count isn't low anymore too - fingers crossed. Besides that, I'm feeling pretty good. I only feel nauseous and tired a few days after chemo. The worst part is having a good week and feeling okay then right back to it...it goes by too fast. I'm starting to dread it. Can't wait til I don't have to go through that anymore. I also had the port put in my chest. It healed up really nice - no more poking in my hands, yay!
As far as my hair, I buzzed the mohawk. It started to fall out in clumps. Pics will follow.
I'm also very excited because in a month, Aces is hosting a fundraiser for me! My boss, Carolyn, also set up a clambake fundraiser for October (I can't wait to see some families of Scribes there, I miss my babies at work!). I feel so very blessed! I can't express how thankful I am to all the wonderful women I work with! All of you are family to me and I love you all so much! Just thinking about everything they've done for me makes me tear up - happy tears of course! I want to thank them and everyone else in my life that has been so supportive! I couldn't do it without you guys! <3
"I don't think of all the misery but of the beauty that still remains." - Anne Frank
Tomorrow is my third chemo. After tomorrow, I'll only have 9 more to go! Single digits! I'm hoping that my white blood cell count isn't low anymore too - fingers crossed. Besides that, I'm feeling pretty good. I only feel nauseous and tired a few days after chemo. The worst part is having a good week and feeling okay then right back to it...it goes by too fast. I'm starting to dread it. Can't wait til I don't have to go through that anymore. I also had the port put in my chest. It healed up really nice - no more poking in my hands, yay!
As far as my hair, I buzzed the mohawk. It started to fall out in clumps. Pics will follow.
I'm also very excited because in a month, Aces is hosting a fundraiser for me! My boss, Carolyn, also set up a clambake fundraiser for October (I can't wait to see some families of Scribes there, I miss my babies at work!). I feel so very blessed! I can't express how thankful I am to all the wonderful women I work with! All of you are family to me and I love you all so much! Just thinking about everything they've done for me makes me tear up - happy tears of course! I want to thank them and everyone else in my life that has been so supportive! I couldn't do it without you guys! <3
"I don't think of all the misery but of the beauty that still remains." - Anne Frank
Monday, August 5, 2013
New hair and other random pics!
Goodbye hair! Well kinda...
Hi everyone! I had my second chemo on July 31st. 10 more chemos to go! Almost into the single digits, yay! I'm feeling pretty good. My white blood cell count was very low. The normal is 1,500. I was at 690 when I went in. Yikes...Although the doctor wouldn't have done chemo on any other cancer case, he said mine is curable so he was going to go through with it - being a little aggressive. I didn't mind, I felt okay and would rather not put it off!
The next evening, I was running my hands through my hair and what do you know?! Clumps of hair coming out. I was expecting it at some point but I was still surprised! I went to bed and woke up the next morning with lots of hair on my pillow. Ugh. I called my friend over to shave it. I wasn't going to go completely bald, just wanted to go shorter. As much as I thought it was going to be very emotional, I did pretty well with it! I think my first haircut really prepared me for this moment. I wasn't pleased at how it looked so...well...I went a little crazy and my friend gave me a mohawk. Haha. I'll post pictures of course. Just having a little fun with different hairstyles...not like I can do this on any other daily basis! ;)
"Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not muscles". - Alex Karras
The next evening, I was running my hands through my hair and what do you know?! Clumps of hair coming out. I was expecting it at some point but I was still surprised! I went to bed and woke up the next morning with lots of hair on my pillow. Ugh. I called my friend over to shave it. I wasn't going to go completely bald, just wanted to go shorter. As much as I thought it was going to be very emotional, I did pretty well with it! I think my first haircut really prepared me for this moment. I wasn't pleased at how it looked so...well...I went a little crazy and my friend gave me a mohawk. Haha. I'll post pictures of course. Just having a little fun with different hairstyles...not like I can do this on any other daily basis! ;)
"Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not muscles". - Alex Karras
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