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Never a good idea to tempt fate.  Everyone around me (including hubby) got a cold over the last week and I, on more than one occasion, commented, “Oh – how interesting that everyone but the cancer patient has a cold!”…  Then of course 3 days later, I too, got the cold.  You wanna get cocky?? …

Wow!  What a day! So I finally did it…  Chopped off my hair (or what was left of it).  Hubby hooked me up and gave me a fashionable buzz cut with a fade.  I think I kinda look like Hillary Swank in Boys Don’t Cry.  And Miss M watched the whole thing and then took…

Fear not everyone – I am feeling better. In the days since my not-so-fun reaction to the Leukine shot I have rallied back to life and gone on to create some beautiful memories.  At this point, any opportunity to create a beautiful memory and I’m there.  That’s what life is about. Yesterday was yet another…

The last 24 hours have been pretty rough. Last night I woke up at 3am – overcome with the chills.  Shaking uncontrollably.  Begging hubby to layer me with blankets, towels, bathrobes…  Anything to warm me up.  Ended up with a slight fever.  And then there was the unrelenting headache that took almost 7 hours and…

First of all let me say thank you – once again – to everyone out there who’s praying and channeling good energy my way.  Yesterday’s chemo session was one of the smoothest thus far.  No extreme reactions.  Faster than usual.  And minimal chemo foggyness at the end of the day. I am convinced this had…

Got the green light today to go ahead with chemo again.  Yay! My white blood cell count needed to be around 2,000 and it was 2,500.  Apparently a “normal” person’s WBC count is usually in the range of 5,000 – 10,000.  Last week my count was 1,200. Understandably, I’ve now become slightly obsessed with raising…

When you’re faced with your own mortality it causes you to reevaluate what’s important. At the ripe old age of 37, death is not something I really contemplated before now.  And then – wham!  You’re diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and your whole perspective changes. I know some people facing serious illness and terminal disease…

This picture is why I have not blogged in the last few days.  I have a little “boo boo” on my finger – the result of an unfortunate encounter with a kitchen knife while chopping veggies for dinner – that makes it a wee bit difficult to type.  But I’m soldiering on anyways – determined…

Just finished watching Obama’s State of the Union address and I’m feeling inspired.  Damn that guy is a good speaker! I am reminded not to give up hope.  Even though we may sometimes have to bend and flow with life and make adjustments, we do not have to give up or compromise who we are.…

Day after day I am continually amazed by the outpouring of love and support being extended to me. If prayer and positivity really do work then I definitely got this cancer licked.  People I don’t even know are reaching out, offering to watch Miss M or help with meals, sending money, and praying for me.…