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December 7, 2009

Marble-Checking

My five goals for December (to keep my marbles in check) are: 1. Convince my liver to behave enough so that I can get my last three Taxol chemotherapy treatments on the 10th, 17th, and 23rd. 2. End the “cancer book” on December 31 so that I can think about getting it sold to help […]

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December 3, 2009

The Arbor Day Foundation Would Be Proud

Today, I decided to stop talking about my liver in the third-person and pretend I don’t have Stage III breast cancer. I went out in the bright, sunshiny sunshine and… transplanted a tree. Not just any old tree. A six-foot Western Red Cedar, one of my favorite evergreens. It only took me an hour. The ground […]

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November 30, 2009

My Toenails Are Jealous

For the past two nights, I haven’t been able to sleep because my toenails hurt. I finally realized that they’re jealous of all the press my liver has been getting lately. I better keep an eye on those eyelashes (no pun intended)… I have a sneaking suspicion they’re next.  

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November 27, 2009

Happy Thanksgiving For Me

The noble thing for me to celebrate Thanksgiving this year would be for me to show gratitude for my family, friends, church, and country, but, the number one thing I’m thankful for this Thanksgiving is: No more Lapatinib! My liver has not recuperated as fast as it should from its toxic state, so I’m off it permanently […]

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November 24, 2009

Me & My Liver

I’m taking my liver to the doctor today; the blood test should show if there is any improvement in the level of toxicity. I wish we were going shopping instead.  

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November 22, 2009

Housecleaning While On Steroids

The funny thing about steroids is… they keep you up all night. Okay, maybe not you, but they sure are making me crazy. Just tonight, I made dinner rolls, did three loads of laundry, rearranged my whole office (including moving furniture), washed four loads of dishes, whipped up some homemade banana ice cream for the kids, […]

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November 17, 2009

The Power Of Suggestion

In the quest to get rid of this wretched rash, I have tried coconut oil, aloe vera, Benadryl, Caladryl lotion, Eucerin, oatmeal baths, and calendula cream. My latest resort has been Desitin; if it works on a baby’s diaper rash, it should help me, right? I guess I’ve been using a bit too much. Last […]

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November 16, 2009

Duty Dyslexia

I hope my naturopath is not reading this (I’m going to hear about it…), but one of her handouts is taped to the inside of my vitamin cupboard. The instructions are to: 1. Exercise every day. 2. Eat no sugar. I’ve been a very bad girl and have been doing no exercise and having sugar […]

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November 13, 2009

Mind Games

Since my liver has decided to take a slight vacation from doing its job correctly, I now get an unscheduled break from my Taxol chemotherapy treatments and Lapatinib. Now, maybe this crazy rash will go away for at least a little while. That’s the good news. The only thing I’m worried about now is that my mind […]

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