Okay – day two following chemo went pretty well except I have had a fair amount of nausea and was really tired. I’m not sure what made me more tired, the staying up too late after an 11 hour hospital day or the Phenergan pills for the nausea, but this photo pretty much depicts how [...]
Archive for December, 2008
New Years Eve 2008
Posted in Uncategorized on December 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
First Chemo Therapy session Today
Posted in Uncategorized on December 30, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Our morning started real early, leaving the house at 6:20 a.m. for my 7:30 IV start for surgical port installation. That is a small incision on the underside of my arm where an access catheter/portal is placed under the skin so they won’t have to stick my veins for the next year! The genetcist’s [...]
My Favorite Christmas Gift
Posted in Uncategorized on December 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
My favorite gift this Christmas is this sterling silver bangle bracelet from my husband, Tim. It says: “”God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, COURAGE to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.” COURAGE – I’m asking God for an extra dose of that right now. [...]
A Merry Christmas / New Year Message
Posted in Uncategorized on December 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Rick Warren (REMEMBER HE WROTE ‘PURPOSE DRIVEN LIFE’) AND he has been chosen to give the invocation at Barack Obama’s swearing in ceremony this next month!
You will enjoy the new insights that Rick Warren has, with his wife now having cancer and him having ‘wealth’ from the book sales. This is an absolutely incredible [...]
My “Grown Up” Christmas List
Posted in Uncategorized on December 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
My oncologist called me this morning to give me the directions on how we are to proceed with chemo this Monday. I have to go to the lab the day after Christmas and get blood drawn to check my cell counts. Then I have to pick up prescriptions I will take at home the night [...]
Met with Genetic Counselor Today
Posted in Uncategorized on December 23, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Today was a long day at Walter Reed Army Medical Center to meet with both my plastic surgeon and the genetic counselor. Lucky me! George W. Bush was visiting the troops today at the hospital so the whole place was crawling with secret service agents and guards at every turn. Many elevators were closed and [...]
Are you listening?
Posted in Uncategorized on December 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
On three separate days this week, I have been out and about, doing Christmas shopping,running errands and such…like we all do…and on three different days I saw license plates that have “spoken” to me. Remember when I told you that back in September that I saw two bumper stickers two days after my biopsy, one that [...]
Connections
Posted in Uncategorized on December 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Wading through cancer can be frightening, but not if you’ve got someone by your side. I feel so fortunate to have met dozens of other women facing the same issue these past months. Most of them online, some through chat forums, some through friends of friends, some who have called me because they’ve heard about [...]
Where Are You Christmas?
Posted in Uncategorized on December 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Click on the arrow over the picture or go HERE to listen and watch video . Then get out your tissues!
Ten days ‘Til Christmas!
Posted in Uncategorized on December 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Are you ready? I hear that question a lot. Ready or not, here it comes, I say! It’s been a little hard for me to focus on Christmas this year. Every sappy toy commercial that comes on television makes me cry. Every mall crowded with shoppers only reminds me of the shallow life we all [...]
The Christmas Pageant – A sweet reminder – What it’s really all about this thing called Christmas
Posted in Uncategorized on December 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
THE CHRISTMAS PAGEANT
My husband and I had been happily
married (most of the time)
for five years
but hadn’t been blessed with a baby.
I decided to do some serious
praying and promised God
that if he would give us a child,
I would be a perfect mother,
love it with all my heart
and raise it with His word as my guide.
God [...]
Footprints in The Sand
Posted in Uncategorized on December 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Thank you to Shelley Anne for sharing this moving video with me and reminding me I am not alone! Press arrow in the center of picture to listen or go HERE
I’m Free As A Bird!
Posted in Uncategorized on December 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I finally got my plumbing system removed today after more than 6 weeks! Yeah! It is so freeing not to be bound my tubes and hoses and pouches at the waist, not to mention the constant record keeping for the doctors. My lymph node incision site is not healing, though, so they have postponed my [...]
Doctor Visit – Monday Dec. 8
Posted in Uncategorized on December 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Well, I made the trek to see the doc today because I feared I had an infection going on at the lymph node biopsy incision site, but luckily, all is okay and it’s just taking unusually long to heal. So…..he ordered blood work to check white cell count and also see how this long term [...]
Let it Snow!
Posted in Uncategorized on December 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s snowing outside! Flurries, but SNOW, nonetheless! Guess winter is really here and Christmas is a comin’! We went and got a real Christmas tree today at The Boy Scout’s tree lot. It’s a perfect tree . Perfect shape, perfect branches, perfect smell! A Balsam Fir. It’s been 20 years since we have had [...]
Say it isn’t so
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged army soldier breast cancer mastectomy amputee christmas on December 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I am 5 weeks beyond surgery, and so was fairly confident that this drain would finally come out at my appointment today, and I would be free of its tubing and holding pouch, measuring and recording daily output, etc. Also the lymph node biopsy site can’t seem to heal. I came away from my appointment feeling [...]
Celebrations!
Posted in Uncategorized on December 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tim and I celebrated 22 years of wedded bliss this weekend! Kelli took this picture of us. Still many things to celebrate and be thankful for!
