My second chemo treatment is tomorrow; Thursday, October 20 at 9:00 am. I check in for blood work at 8am and then meet with the Physician's Assistant to see how my blood checks out. Then off to the Infusion Suite. Marc and Sarah will be with me. Even though I know what to expect, there... Continue Reading →
Day 14, then Day 19
Last Wednesday, Oct 12 was day 14 after my first chemo round. That was the day that my hair could start falling out. It did. Today, October 17 is day 19 and enough hair has fallen out that I had Marc buzz it off. Sarah and Derek came over for moral support. As Marc took... Continue Reading →
Trust Me
Last weekend my daughter ran her first marathon in Portland. She and her BFF training partner finished holding hands. It was amazing. But I didn't get to see it. On Friday last week, I went for a blood draw to see just what those ferocious chemo drugs had done. They had done their work. My... Continue Reading →
Joy
Do you believe in coincidence? I don't. I believe every good and perfect gift comes from God. One such came last week. Tuesday is the day I'm at church volunteering and then supervising in our Redemption Groups in the evening. Tuesday was the day the storm passed and the sun came out. I was out... Continue Reading →
To blog or not to blog
It took a bit of convincing from Marc to get me to agree to a blog to chronicle this journey with breast cancer and as a way to keep family and friends in the loop. I find it hard to write sometimes. What value is there in sharing this? Our culture is already so voyeuristic... Continue Reading →
Hallelujah! Day 5 arrived!
Yesterday was amazing. Background: My sister-in-law's friend has been sharing with me her own journey with cancer. It has been so very helpful. One of the things she said was that my energy would return after chemo on Day 5 or Day 6. She described it as waking up on a clear morning after a... Continue Reading →
On the Greisen Side of Life 