Meeting Place Before the Race
Ok. I've had a lot of people decide to walk or run the race this Sunday the 12th. I've never done this one so I don't know a good place to meet so I've tried to come up with something. For those of you...
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Thanks For the Support
We had a blast at the race today. Aside from waking up at 5:45 am to get everyone fed and down there before traffic got too bad, the hot hot heat, and the silly Scientologist preachers, we really had a...
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Thyroid? What's a Thyroid?
Just when you think you can't handle anything else, life hands you another "WTF". After my surgery in April and a week to recover, I got a voicemail from my nurse practitioner at the oncologist office....
View ArticleChemo Brain
Chemo Brain is real.During the week of chemoI can't rememberends of sentencesor whether I've taken pills.I get quite confused.It lasts a long time;they say up to a whole yearafter treatment's done.At...
View ArticleChemo Week: I Can See the Light!
My last chemotherapy treatment is set for Wednesday morning. I have a checkup with my oncologist at 9:15 a.m. to take a look and make sure everything seems "normal". I guess we'll talk about what...
View ArticleChemo Postponed a Week
Well, I went in to have my last exam and chemotherapy treatment today and I got the good/bad news that it would be postponed a week. My platelet counts were 65,000 (they have to be 100,000) and my...
View ArticleThe Journal Begins
I said I was going to keep track of chemo week meticulously, so here goes. Chemo isn't until tomorrow (Tuesday), but the day before chemo I always have to go in and do bloodwork. I've been going to the...
View ArticleDamn Blood Counts
I got a call today at 7:45 a.m. from my nurse practitioner saying my white blood cell count was too low and I can't do chemo today. It was 2.3 and it needs to be 3.0 at the least to do it. Argh!!! I...
View ArticleClinical Research Trial for Ovarian Cancer Patients
I was asked to post this link about a clinical research trial for a drug called phenoxodiol used in patients with recurrent ovarian cancer, fallopian tube cancer, or peritoneal cancer. I don't know...
View ArticleMy Poor Body
The treatment is often worse than the ailment. Do you know what it feels like to run a race and give it all you've got, and when you get to the last stretch and you have nothing else to give you just...
View ArticleGuess What
I went in to get my last chemo today at 9:30 a.m. and my white blood cell counts were too low again. Instead, I got another 2 hour drip of iron at the hospital and a shot of Aranesp in the belly at...
View ArticleWhisper Walk for Ovarian Cancer
It turns out there is a walk for Ovarian Cancer in the Kansas City area. It is called the Whisper Walk for Ovarian Cancer and it will be held September 23, 2007 at Zona Rosa shopping center. To sign...
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Day 1: Chemo Day
I woke up at 7:45 a.m. to both kids already being up and mostly dressed, fed, and cleaned up by Dan. I ran in to take my Synthroid medication first thing for my thyroid. I take it daily. When Grandma...
View ArticleDay 2: Feeling Fuzzy
On Tuesday, I woke up feeling pretty good. I took my thyroid medicine before eating, had my breakfast, fed Maja, then went for a walk with Maja in the Snugli. By the time I put her down for her first...
View ArticleDay 3: Duh....
Ok, so yesterday was pretty fuzzy. I felt pretty terrible the whole day. I had major body aches and dizziness. I can't explain in detail (mostly because I'm so confused right now) so I'll...
View ArticleDay 4: Feeling the Pain
Same as yesterday, but more intense. Dan's been giving me my pills. I'm not sure what I took because I can't remember what I asked for. My tummy hurts and I can't, uh, use the restroom. That's...
View ArticleDay 5: Home Free?
I went to bed last night after a short amount of time in the hot tub at my mom's house. I try to do everything I can do so that I don't have to take many pills since they all have side effects that...
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I Love My Family
We walked 2 miles at the Whisper Walk on Sunday morning, and I was SO EXHAUSTED! We're standing in front of the poster with names and pictures of people who are being honored or memorialized. If you...
View Article10 Things I'd Like To Do Before I Die
1. Show my paintings in a gallery.2. Take my kids to a foreign country to volunteer our time and energy with a program like the World Hands Project.3. Build and live in a Green house.4. Start and run...
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