I threw out all my peanut butter cookies. I am starting to get FAT! It’s a good problem to have considering my condition but still … (I had already eaten a bunch of the cookies – which may have created this problem – so it was not a total waste). I’m feeling good – workingContinue reading “December 21, 2020”
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December 19, 2020
I’m in the emergency room. I have a urinary tract infection. Maybe because of the stent in my ureter? Need antibiotics. Doctor just came in and he said the stent makes me susceptible to UTIs. I woke up in the middle of the night and knew I had to get to the hospital. Will beContinue reading “December 19, 2020”
December 17, 2020
Good morning! I’m starting my mornings early these days. I’ve been feeling good for the past few days – waking up around 4-4:30 a.m. – not tired at all – and starting my project by 5:00 a.m. Then I work until 6:00 p.m. when I call it quits for the day. I don’t talk aboutContinue reading “December 17, 2020”
December 14, 2020
Good morning! I just had a delicious cup of coffee – Allegro Mocha Java – oh my god so good. I made cornbread yesterday and had a square with the coffee. I’ve also gotten back into eating dried figs – packed with minerals. I used to eat them all the time – would also makeContinue reading “December 14, 2020”
December 9, 2020
I’m in chemo now. They took me off Irinotecan because I’ve been so sick on it (I’ve been in bed for about 10 days straight after each session with severe nausea, hot flashes and no energy/ability to move, severe headaches, itchy points on skin, confusion, pink urine, runny nose, more hair loss than usual, horribleContinue reading “December 9, 2020”
December 8, 2020
Front page New York Times – someone else dropped dead of colon cancer – 53 years old – an actress. Terrible. I never used to read the obituaries but I do now because if it isn’t old, old age, it’s cancer and very, very often colon cancer. And I woke up so happy this morningContinue reading “December 8, 2020”
December 7, 2020
Hello! I go back for chemo in two days. Hope it will be my last time! I think they’re going to put me on a breast cancer drug after the chemo – it’s not intended for colon cancer but it specifically combats the kind of genetically super-aggressive cancer that I have. Lucky me!!! I amContinue reading “December 7, 2020”
December 6, 2020
First of all, I feel good today. I’m back to my normal self. Thank god. Second, I get one more chemo treatment and then I get another scan to see how the tumor is doing. Then the doctor will decide if I need to continue chemo and what the plan will be. Third, I workedContinue reading “December 6, 2020”
December 4, 2020
I just got out of the shower and more of my hair is coming out. It’s not supposed to fall out on this drug – it’s just supposed to thin out – which it has been doing. When does thinning become falling? It’s scary to watch it come out. But it’s just hair, it’s justContinue reading “December 4, 2020”
December 3, 2020
I have been sick in bed from the chemo for a solid week. Last night – for five hours – I had a very tough time with bowel issues – very sick. This colostomy is no joke – it’s not just about things coming out a different end – it’s a whole different ballgame. ThisContinue reading “December 3, 2020”