17Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls, 18 yet I will rejoice in the LORD; I will take joy in the... 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 →
Imperial March
If this doesn't bring out your inner geek, nothing will :)
First infusion
We are done with the first infusion. They started with a set of "pre-meds", an IV bag mix of anti-nausea and steroids. (she has also been taking steroids in pill form, by the end of tomorrow I'll be able to use her to hold up the car while I change a flat :). We arrived... Continue Reading →