Chemotherapy & Radiation

Michael: 9 wins Me: 0 wins So much for kicking Michael’s hiney… I’m thinking of blaming it on chemo brain, but isn’t that about done by now?  

My husband was talking to Joanne (the woman from church who wants five books and a book-signing party) and she said to him, “I love Marie’s blog. She has no filters.” Joanne, the truth is, I used to have filters and they have since been eaten away by the chemo drugs.  

In my wallet, I have: 1. A Red Lobster gift card from my birthday last January 2. A Chuckanut Manor gift certificate from Louis Auto Glass 3. Six free movie passes from my husband’s work What do we do for fun? Go to the chemo center. Boy, we live on the wild side.

I’m not good at it at all. Or patience. I miscalculated how many Herceptin infusions I have left. I received an updated calendar during my treatment this morning and discovered I have two in October. My celebratory party will still be in January, but I’ll have an extra treatment between now and then. Erg.  

I woke up to dogs barking and had had enough. Our dog, Lexie, and her boyfriend, Tex, from down the road, barked at each other on opposite sides of the fence most of the night. Just how long are dogs in heat anyway? I rolled out of bed, threw on some sweats, and yelled at […]

I knew cancer had taken over my life when I looked forward to the Herceptin infusions just to see my closest friends. One of my regular drivers has a birthday today. We have two Mallard Ice Cream cones with our names on them (I mean some organic carrots and beet juice to buy at the […]

Ever since my hair grew back in dark gray/white and curly after being bald for so long from the chemotherapy, I haven’t felt like myself. I stare at my reflection and have a conniption every time: “Who are you and what have you done with my prior self?!” I’m finally being able to look in the […]