Archive for January 2012

Second chemo session today.  So far so good. Any day now my hair will start falling out.  I’m actually not feeling too emotional about it.  I know one day it’ll grow back again – And from what I hear it grows back thicker and more beautiful than ever before.  Hell yeah! But I also feel…

Grandpa is gone.  He left bright and early yesterday morning. Today – Miss M is a complete and utter mess.  When I ask her why she’s so fussy and sad she says to me, “because I miss grandpa!”  Poor thing.  After spending over 7 whole weeks with us here in Ohio it was finally time…

It’s kind of odd how life just continues to go on – even in the face of stage IV cancer. These last few days I’ve been feeling almost “normal”.  Aside from the little twinges of pain here and there, I feel strong, healthy, and clearheaded.  I stopped taking my anti-nausea meds all together and feel…

Today was a better day. Realizing it was a better day, I of course then try to figure out what helped to make it a better day…  Was it because I exercised today?  Because I drank my allotted 1 cup of coffee at 2pm instead of 9am?  Or maybe because I ended up skipping my…

I am tired. Physically tired.  Mentally tired.  Tired of being poked and prodded.  Tired of endless doctors appointments.  Tired of never ending scans and tests (in the last month & a half I’ve had a mammogram, ultrasound, biopsy, CT scan, bone scan, PET scan, 3 MRIs, and an EKG)…  And I may still have to…

Today I feel something.  The chemo is definitely settling in. The effects are subtle – but there.  I’m a little dizzy, light-headed, nauseous, slightly off-balance, my skin feels more sensitive and dry, I’m definitely tired.  But nothing major.  Just enough that I feel different – but still able to function.  While it’s tough being at…

Another day – another dose of chemo. Today’s medicine – Herceptin – was a breeze compared to yesterday.  I guess cuz Herceptin is actually a hormonal drug targeted specifically at my HER2 cells and not really a traditional chemotherapy treatment.  So no steroids today.  No benadryl. (thank god!)  And I was in & out in…

I made it through my first day of chemo!  Yay! I took this picture before I left for my appointment this morning.  Me in fighting stance.  Ready to kick some cancer ass!!  I woke up early today.  Did 30 mins on the elliptical machine…  A 15 minute meditation…  Ate a healthy breakfast.  I was ready…

A new year is upon us…  2012. Hubby and I are trying to rid ourselves of any negative energy from 2011 and make space for new beginnings, new hope, and positivity.  New Year’s Day we were busy little bees – cleaning the house, throwing out the old, sorting and settling all our medical bills (which…