A Humorous Look at the Bright Side of Cancer... and There Is One
I feel like horse-puckey. This chemotherapy regimen is doing me in. Not only do I want to call Adriamycin the “Red Devil,” I want to call it all kinds of other names, too. Bad names. Really bad names. Cytoxan. That stuff sucks, too. The naturopathic doctor told me to exercise every day. Today, I have been […]
Continue Reading »I only have an hour left before my third chemotherapy treatment. I only have fifteen minutes to compose this blog because my driver will be here soon. There are ten places I’d rather be than on my way to the doctor: 1. On the beach in Oceanside, CA 2. On the beach in Maui 3. […]
Continue Reading »My third round of chemotherapy (Adriamycin & Cytoxan) is on Thursday morning. I’m trying to keep my marbles happy and intact. The new anti-nausea drug, Emend, is making that a little easier. The UPS man just delivered another batch of it to me today. I confirmed with the oncologist yesterday that the mastectomy will not be […]
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I don’t know what’s with the delayed reaction of the water retention pill I took yesterday morning, but it decided to kick in today on the hour-and-a-half drive to Freeland for my all-day writing class. I wasn’t early, by any means, which didn’t help the situation. I was only halfway there when it hit me. […]
Continue Reading »I have learned a few tricks during my new scarf-wearing habit: 1. When a friend drives you to your writing class in her bright orange MINI Cooper convertible, you might want to tie the loose ends tightly around your chin so it doesn’t fly off in traffic. 2. When you are sitting in said writing […]
Continue Reading »It amazes me how obsessed I am with the calendar all of a sudden. Before the chemotherapy treatments, I was happily in la-la land and never knew what day it was. Now, everything revolves around when the next “Red Devil” appointment is–in this case, July 30– so I have ten more days of freedom. A […]
Continue Reading »I rolled out of bed this morning at 8:00, quickly made a protein shake, put on some makeup, and proceeded to walk out the door on the way to my doctor’s appointment. Did I mention that I was bald and forgot to put my scarf on? Oops. My mom already caught me yesterday without a […]
Continue Reading »It’s been five whole days since my second “Red Devil” chemotherapy treatment and I still haven’t thrown up. This may not seem like a big deal to you, but it is a huge deal to me. Last time, as I’ve previously mentioned, did not go so well. Today, I had two separate meals delivered. I […]
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