Today was my 23rd radiation treatment! I either have five more doses left … or ten more. I won’t know until next week I guess. The last additional treatments are called a booster which is a more narrowed down and … Continue reading
Category Archives: The Journey
Well, I was very busy running back and forth this holiday. This is the first Thanksgiving that we haven’t gone down to Orange County for Thanksgiving to spend it with my twin sister and family; she enjoys entertaining and hosting … Continue reading
Well, I rested a lot during the weekend and didn’t get much done, but because I had the fever and all, it really wiped me out. Rest was in order. I had long naps everyday. Saturday I had no fever … Continue reading
I came down with the crazy flu that is going around. I have had really bad diarrhea for over a week, and thought perhaps it was the new medication. I looked online and one of the side effects was diarrhea. … Continue reading
Poor Dianne is dreadful sick today (Thursday) and couldn’t even make it to her treatments. She picked up the flu somewhere and is going through all of the symptoms. Ugh. Please pray for her speedy recovery. -Pete … Continue reading
This has been a long weekend with dog sitting and walking and radiation and appointments and such. I have been so exhausted, but I think it is from not sleeping well. The dog I had been house-sitting was waking me … Continue reading
I haven’t talked about my hair for a while. It seems to get thicker everyday, and it is a different color everyday too. It is hard to describe, but it just appears different everyday. The color is sort of salt … Continue reading
Well, as much as I don’t want to say it, I am demonstrating signs of Lymphodema. That is a malfunctioning of the lymphatic system when lymph nodes are removed with surgery. It is a risk with all breast cancer patients … Continue reading
Today, Friday was my 15th treatment of radiation. It really is going by quickly. I asked the radiology technician how many total I will have, and she looked at my chart and said 28 total, and then the doctor usually … Continue reading
I am glad that I can actually work during this time. I have to go into town daily for my radiation treatments, and other appointments here and there including my pet clients, so I do get very tired, but I … Continue reading