much better!

Friday, suns out, and I am not green!
Finally felt good yesterday. I am happy to have an adult bed time again. The fatigue was brutal this time.
This year feels better too. Summer and fall were just dreary for me. It has occured to me that getting a death sentence, trying to come to grips with that, then getting on a treatment that is keeping me stable, alive and doing well...I had some post traumatic stress to deal with. I was seeing stable as frustrating and not healing. Now I realize, that stable is healing. It has not wandered off and that is fantastic. This next round will be number 80. That has been hard to deal with. To have felt crappy for almost 2 years out of the last 5... discouraging.

But, the key here is, ALIVE AND DOING WELL!!

Number 80...bring it on!

Happy weekend!
hugs,
chris

soapbox time again

This came from my oncologist and the Cancer Center where I get my treatment.

Please join me in signing a petition to ask our elected officials to Stop
Cancer Care Cuts. We have the best cancer care in the world but it is now
endangered by continuous government cuts to cancer care payments to cancer
clinics. Health care reform needs to address the cancer care crisis.
I have joined other Americans in signing a petition that will be sent to
policymakers. Please read the Stop Cancer Care Cuts Petition at
http://www.communityoncology.org/coa-petition and add your name to show
your support for the future of cancer care in our country.

Thanks for considering this.
And, as always, thank you for supporting the fight against cancer.

hugs,
chris

Here comes Lux

A smile for your Friday!

Happy New Year!

Well, it looks as if I have finally crawled out from under my dark cloud. I was starting to irritate myself!
Chemo number 78 last Monday (the 28th)...#72 on the Alimta. Wild. I was feeling a little (ok, a lot) frustrated that I had done so many chemo treatments and the damn stuff was not going away. I realize how lucky I am that it has stayed stable. So, bring it on!
Stomach is still a bit funky, but I am feeling on the upswing. Even with acupuncture, it is taking 10 days to get to feeling good.
Next round is on the 20th. Going back to Wednesdays. Hoping that lets me have the worst days on the weekend.
A new addition to treatment. I have to now self-inject my B-12 shots. Insurance will not allow the nurses to do it. Yikes. That was wild to do...I will have to have them show me again for the next round. Only have to do B-12 every 9 weeks. It and daily folic acid and the (I HATE DECADRON!") decadron are part of the Alimta protocol. Decreases the toxicity.
Well, look at me....babbble babble babble!
Stay warm-wind chill is 22 below right now!!
hugs,
chris