Archive for March 2012

  Today is my mom’s birthday.  She would have been 64. Unfortunately, as most of you already know, my mom passed away almost 2 years ago.  Cancer. But today I celebrate her birth and remember the brilliance of Jeanne Robinson – dancer, writer, choreographer, Buddhist, sister, wife, friend, aunt, and of course, mother.  I could…

We have good news and bad news. The bad news is is that my white blood count dropped to 1,500 this week (down from 2,400 the week before).  But the good news is that I got my chemo anyway.  With only one more week to go in this round of chemo I’m just eager to…

What a fantastic weekend!! The fabulous Auntie L returned on Friday for another week long helping visit.  Yay!  And hubby and I took off to Cincinnati on Saturday for an overnight adventure to celebrate our 9 year wedding anniversary (the NY City Hall 2 minute wedding – not the spiritual ceremony in San Francisco).  This…

Just a quick post to let everyone know that I got my chemo again today!  This is the fourth week in a row that I’ve managed to keep my white blood count up high enough to get chemo using natural methods instead of pharmaceuticals!  Yay!!!  And this week my count rose again – another 100…

Wow.  I have been totally MIA from the blogosphere all week.  What happened???  I’ll tell ya – It was summer weather and visiting friends. Just this morning the latest troupe of visiting helpers hit the road.  The house seems very quiet now.  Having my girlfriend V here all week with her 2 1/2 year old…

More good news today…  I kept my white blood count high enough to do chemo yet again!  This is the third week in a row!  And get this – my count today was 2,300 (up 400 from the previous weeks & above the required count of 2,000)!!!  Woohoo!!! I think my entire medical team is…

It’s been interesting to see how cancer really brings you into the present moment.  Turns your life around and dumps you in the here and now.  Every day is genuinely different for me.  And I never know how the day will be until I’m in it. If I wake up feeling like crap (like yesterday)…

A quick note just to let everyone know that I did it!  I managed to keep my white blood count up high enough to do chemo again this week!  Yay!  Just like last week, my count was 1,900 (close enough to the ‘required’ number of 2,000 to get the go-ahead from Dr K).  Tonight I’m…

I am feeling good.  Just enjoyed a beautiful day with the family & Auntie Cole and her man.  And I’m not feeling sick or in pain. Now I’m just praying my blood counts will be high enough to do chemo tomorrow. Thinking tonight about how fortunate I am to be in a position to pass…