We are still in the Detroit area visiting with family. No decision on when we are moving on. Hopefully tomorrow Al will change the brakes and rotors on the pick-up. He has been able to change the oil, install the new steering strut and we washed the 5th wheel. I am also waiting for my …
This afternoon my day took a shift downward as I learned one of my friends and a fellow MBC sister passed away this weekend of this damn disease. I had been thinking of her often lately for some reason and kept planning to contact her, but I would get distracted or it was not an …
And so it begins again….chemotherapy. Today I began my new treatment regiment as my Xeloda finally arrived in the mail this morning. I didn’t waste much time in taking it. It will be a completely oral treatment which lends to the freedom of our current lifestyle. I’m grateful that my doctor understands what I’m doing, …
I started to come down with a cold a couple of days ago. With a compromised immune system, this is something I do not ever need to deal with. Luckily, my white blood cell count has come up a little bit since coming off of the last medication I had been taking. Hopefully, that is …
When you are faced with adversity and struggling with a crisis, it is in those moments that we need to be thankful for the blessings we have. Since visiting with the doctor yesterday, I have been thinking a lot about the treatment I am about to begin, the side effects I may have to endure, …
“You look great.” I hear this comment fairly regularly. It is nice and I am happy I don’t look sickly and frail. And most of the time I feel pretty good. None-the-less, I do have some side effects from treatment and my cancer, I just do not allow them to get in my way. Thankfully, …
Not everyday is full of adventure and sightseeing. Today was one of those days. We tend to get up around 8 a.m. and I immediately walk the dogs. Upon returning home, it began to rain. It was relaxing to hear the rain pitter patter on top of the trailer, so much so, Al took a …
When we decided to set out on our trip, one of the biggest questions we had to answer was how will we handle my treatments? What obstacles will we have to overcome? What type of treatment will I require? Will this be plausible? Al was more worried than I to be honest. Frankly, I didn’t …