Hi again. I shouldn’t write now, let alone post, because it’s nighttime. Yet here I am … My health isn’t the only challenge I’m facing right now. I have another one. Enough said. For anyone going through a colostomy or about to – whether now or in the future – here’s some more info –Continue reading “November 7, 2020 More”
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November 7, 2020
Good morning. Yesterday, I finished up a project. It was a lot of work in a short time period. I have to manage my time differently with the chemo treatments – I have to compress my work into one week on/one week off. I still work during the chemo week but it’s tough – I’mContinue reading “November 7, 2020”
November 4, 2020
Good morning. It’s bright and chilly here. Wearing my heavy traction boots – thick lug sole – to protect against patches of ice. Left the house at 4:30 a.m. to get to a decent car dealership to have my tires changed for winter. Waiting for them to open now. It took a full week toContinue reading “November 4, 2020”
October 25, 2020
Yesterday was very bad. Couldn’t get out of bed. Just incredibly sick all day. This medicine – irinotecan – causes diarrhea. I was told that it can get so bad with the loss of fluids and electrolytes that you have to call the hospital so, if it starts, you have to try to stop itContinue reading “October 25, 2020”
October 20, 2020
I am in the hospital right now and just got Avastin which cuts off the blood supply to that greedy tumor. Soon, I’ll be getting my new chemo drugs. So I have GOOD NEWS!!! The doctor is taking me off Folfox (which caused the allergic reaction due to the Oxaliplatin) and is putting me onContinue reading “October 20, 2020”
October 17, 2020
Today was a good day. I took a break from work. Lifted weights (I’ve been lifting since I was 26 and have always loved it. I stopped going to the gym in 2010 and bought 15 lb dumbbells, 10 lb ankle weights and a mat for stretching. The weights have kept me strong for theContinue reading “October 17, 2020”
October 14, 2020
Little Sweet Pea is curled up, snoozy. Playing Gershwin – really great – full orchestra – melodic and powerful – inspiring. Am doing work-work and have been doing it for over 12 hours now. Nowhere near done. I said this yesterday – complaining about this transient normalcy – when I should be enjoying it. It’sContinue reading “October 14, 2020”
October 13, 2020
It’s late and I’m tired and I’m scared. I’ve been working hard because I feel well. I feel like me – like I don’t have cancer – like I’m healthy – but I’m not. It kind of makes this situation worse because I’m reminded of how life would be if none of this were happening.Continue reading “October 13, 2020”
October 12, 2020
Bad news. They’re taking me off the chemo drug that was working so well because of my allergic reaction and starting me on a new one. A nurse told me about a month ago that they have a bag of tools to fight the cancer and that the bag is big. She was trying toContinue reading “October 12, 2020”
October 11, 2020
I’m back. So much has happened. I’m writing again because I have found myself looking for hope about long-term survival and thinking that maybe – if all goes well – my blog can give hope to someone in the future or at least help inform them as they go through treatment. I also have aContinue reading “October 11, 2020”
