Well, don´t go popping any champagne bottles out yet… but as Dr. Majlis so gratefully broke us out of hospital jail last night at 11:30, he did give us a bit of encouraging news to take home. Yesterday was a marathon session of chemo drugs. We started at 3:00 and dripped all three drugs in…
“Risin ´up, back on the street…..Did my time, took my chances. Went the distance now I´m back on my feet…. Just a man and his will to survive.” As I showered this morning, I belted out the words to the glorious 80´s power ballad above. My goal: put on a brave, fighting face in order…
Since my last post was filled with despair and misery, this post will hopefully bring you tidings of good cheer. As much as there are bad days during chemo there are also good days. In fact, they have been some of the best days I´ve ever had. I´m sure that at the end of…
Well it´s been two weeks since my last treatment and the emotional trauma and depression of last week seems like a distant memory. It´s strange: physical pain or sadness is a hard thing to remember and describe accurately. Perhaps this is why so many women willingly have more than one child… The way I…
It´s three days out since my last treatment and I gotta tell you… I am EXHAUSTED! I´m guessing this is the cumulative effect of the chemo, but all of my energy seems to have been sapped away this time. The treatment went pretty similar to the other times, but it took a lot longer. My…
I know I should be finishing Part II of my post regarding the Timms family adventure in Chile, but today is a treatment day. I always feel introspective on treatment days, which means it´s a great day to add to my blog. So I hope you will allow me to indulge in a little perspective-sharing…
I guess it´s about time for the report on the family visit to Chile. (I know you´ve all been waiting with baited breath)….. well… It went swimmingly and made me love both my family and the country I call home so much more. Last summer Jon and I had the grand pleasure of hosting both…
Being that this is Thanksgiving, I suppose this entry should be a list of all the many things that I am thankful for. However, I´ve already written that blog; and frankly, thankful is not really how I feel at the moment. Well, that´s not entirely true: of course I am thankful to have wonderful…
It is the morning after my third session of chemo and I am feeling pretty lucky that my body allowed me to sleep for a decent amount of time last night. Middle of the night insomnia seems to be one of the side effects that plagues me after my treatment sessions, in addition to massive…
I realize I have been a little remiss in my blog posting of late, so I hope to remedy that with this little update. Of course, since my family has been here I have been enjoying my time with them immensely. (I will blog about the Timms Family exploits after they depart next week.) It…
The Luckiest Unlucky Girl 