Finding a hidden strength...



Dr Cook- a man I credit with helping me save my life!
 He has such a unique story of his own.



     Well treatment number 5 is finished and this officially means I am on the other side to being almost finished with chemo.   I know we have all head it before, but wow chemo drugs pack a pretty powerful punch.   I mostly feel very tired and nauseous for about 5-6 days. So now I am feeling good and usually by Wednesday of the next week when I have treatment on the previous Friday, I am back to feeling like my old self. This last treatment Bobby was able to sit with me since his sister Tracy and her son Josh were here to help out with everything. 

    Doctor Cook is telling me that I am responding well to the chemo and my masses have shrunk.  There is is one I still can feel but it has gotten much much smaller than when we had started.  Then when I have radiation that will help continue to shrink everything that shouldn't be too big.  So this is just an ever changing process and just getting so ready to move on from this treatment every other week!
     One thing I need to look into is when I have my chemo there is a smell from the cleaning of my port and the meds that makes me so nauseous.  Even now when I think of it my stomach does flip-flops.  I am going to try and eat jolly ranchers next time for the taste in my mouth and maybe bring something with ginger to smell.  Just something that isn't that smell of medicine!  Also, so far my hair has thinned out quite a bit but it still hanging in there.   When I was talking to my doctor about my hair he jokingly said that he was surprised I wasn't a cue ball yet.  Awh...got to have laughter.   I always knew I had stubborn hair-so we'll see what happens with the upcoming treatments.

    Other than all of the treatments we are just getting ready for Christmas.  I am really seeing Christmas in a different way this year.  Not only because of what I am going through, but it is the first one for Audrey.  I can tell you right now she is very loved by so many people!

***Again thank you to all who have wrote to me, prayed for me and everything else.  I have felt so touched by all of you.  I have also been able to connect with some long lost friends on here and able to relate to each othere like no time has passed at all.  We all know cancer isn't an easy thing to have, but I have to give a shout out to all of you who have someone close to you go through it.  It is a life changing event for everyone. 

**And one final note--although I didn't know her personally but her story has really touched me; for Elizabeth Edwards who fought such a long tireless battle of cancer ---my thoughts and prayers are for her children and family during a time when so much pain is around them.