A number of things have happened since the last post.  It was there I mentioned the white blood cells were rejoining the party.  There are good things about that, and……

After a rough Treatment Cycle 2, I was ready for Cycle 3 to get back on track. After all it was outpatient, meaning just one day of drugs, and my…

I’m angry. Unfortunately, I am so fatigued my anger comes out as tears and frustration versus the throwing or kicking I’d rather do. I don’t even have the energy to…

My chemotherapy alternates each treatment, with odd-numbered treatments done out-patient at MSTI (Mountain States Tumor Institute) and even-numbered taking place over a 5-day in patient event. Going into my 2nd…

I read somewhere that it’s important to get dressed, to the shoes, every day.  I think we all wish for a day to spend in our jammies watching movies and…

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dan4th/208539283/player/ Though just shortly into this journey, I have found myself, on more than one ocassion, eating a meal like a petulant child. I don’t want to eat, but I…

“Flow it. Show it. Long as God can grow it. My Hair!” — from Hair, The Musical When you are told you have Cancer, you worry about a lot of…

The first few days after Chemo Treatment #1 I was nauseous or near nauseous or….something. There’s a point where you know you’re not going to hurl (thankfully, I never did)…

Even though there’s surgical glue still over the incision where the port is, they can still access it without problem. No pain. This was my primary anxiety going in to…

I don’t dislike change and uncertainty on whole, but I prefer to be the one controlling introducing the change and uncertainty.  I like to have a good idea of what’s…