No blogging for 2 days!

Friday and Saturday SUCKED!   I thought I would be just flying through it easily - but . . .feels like a terrible flu - every bone and muscle in my body ached.  Food tastes crappy too - a metallic taste for sure.

I made it into work on Thursday - spent Friday with Tommy driving me around.  Out to breakfast  - errands together - and some "special stuff" that Tommy asked me not to blog about.  Our secret!  :)

Did manage to go the Elk's Club for our weekly meeting Friday evening - just drank a lot of soda water.

Saturday am Dan drove Tommy and I down to Ferris State to see Jack. (I slept the whole way down and back. - Good thing Dan changed his plans.)  Jack drove Tommy the rest of the way to Kalamazoo to get the train to go back to Chicago. 

Spring Break used to be so much fun -  we would bundle our little family up and go away.  Now it is all gone - it sure went by too fast!  No one is in town this week that has kids - they are off on their spring breaks!

Saturday night Dan and I went out for some tomato soup - and lots of club soda.  It was good,  the bread tasted the best!  I scarfed it down!  It didn't taste like metal.

We went to bed at 8:30pm - how weird is that!  Dan is leaving for two weeks for the last of the trade shows - If I feel good - I may have DJ drive me down to Louisville, KY next week - we will see.  I cannot fly though.

Chillin

I figured how to blog from my phone!  No Chemo Brain yet!  In fact I feel good....just waiting for some sort of shoe to drop...but praying it is a small size one.

Tommy helped me get dinner ready...all prepped, just have to cook when Dan gets home.

So many cards, letters, gifts in the mail...I am so blessed, especially when I know that everyone has their own challenges too.   It is so important to take extra time for others.

How will I get all my thank you notes done!
Haven't even done Christmas 2011 notes yet!  Oh well,  can't go backwards, just onward now.

The forsythias are blooming now...we usually don't see them until the end of May....  Everything is different this year!

"Share your breath of life with others, and let the riches overflow. "  Angel Prayers by Sally Sharp

1st Day After

The hot flashes started last night!   WET!  But, that is the only symptom so far!

Did Pilates at 5:00am this morning with the group - Maggie, Tobi, Dr. John, and John - decided I better show up because they are all wearing the CANCER SUCKS t-shirts I bought them all back in December for Dr. John - who is an amazing inspiration because his cancer really SUCKS!  But he is hanging in there and fighting hard - he didn't even lose his hair.

Went back to bed after Pilates - 6:15AM - WAITING to see if I felt anything yet.
Slept until 9:00am - then Tommy (son #3) and I went to Chez Peres for breakfast - he loved it!  Cafe Au Lait and Beignets!

I had to go back to the oncologist's Dr.K for a shot!  It is supposed to help me grow bone marrow and muscle cells because the SUPER VITAMINS kill these as well as any wayward cancer cells.  When I walked in, one of the technicians said, "hey weren't you the lady in here yesterday with the green hair?"  I said "yes", and he said "well I was wondering if I would know who you were without it?"  I said, "I am hard to forget huh?"  Humble.

Well, I was really humbled because they made me go back to the room where they had my chemo yesterday for the shot!  Tammi, my new BFF oncologist nurse asked me my last name - I told her BrickHouse - she smiled because she remembered me from yesterday.  And then she asked me if my age was then 02-12-1942 just to be smart back at me.  Shot was easy - seeing all the men today in the barcoloungers was not - they all looked like they were ready to die.  I put my fingers in my ears and went "LALALALALA" as one was describing his ordeal.  I hope he didn't have breast cancer.

Still feeling well -so I went to the grocery store - -

I made my stop into the office - to answer emails and show them that I am still here!  I do like to make sure that everyone is enjoying their job - it is hard when you are the wife in the office - I hear all the water cooler talk which Dan doesn't even know exists!   But hey - I have been here since 2003.  I will work more from home in the future I think.

Drinking lots of water -  I guess my urine is dangerous - per the instruction booklet - all the chemo washes out in 48 hours - so I can't have any chemical splashes!!!!!  So I double flush and spray with chemicals to clean the bowl and seat!  Housework!

The book even talks about sexuality while you are on chemo - REALLY?? 

I opened my Angel book today that Di gave me so long ago - I close my eyes and open it randomly -

Today's reading was for "The Angel of Living" - Living with God in your heart - and living with other's that way.

Goodnight First Chemo Day

Took two Xanex at the doctors office today before I started the Super Vitamins!  I wore my green wig - and my angel wings - and my pink breast cancer t-shirt that Chris from "Chris's Things Co" gave me at a trade show - it says "Fight Like a Girl, Drink Like a Lady", with a big wine glass in the middle - a heart is in the wine of the glass, and the breast cancer symbol is on the stem - two fold for us women!! And did I forget to say that it has a lot of BLING on it!  Quite a site I was!  Dan met with me to meet the Dr. - lots of instructions - and then off I went.  No point in having Dan stay there with me for two hours - he would have gone nuts.
My BFF Paula showed up with a present - I love it!  - a purple watch with bling.
I even drove myself home after Dr. K said he didn't think it would be a good idea the first time -
But, I did well during the treatment - took myself to lunch, then picked up my real wig - then even went to work for about 2 hours. . like I said I would!

Came home - answered emails and texts - relaxed with my boys - DJ and Tommy - and then went out to dinner at Peninsula grill -

I still feel great today!  We will see what tomorrow brings -  I am prepared - and I will open my angel book by my bed in the morning and find what awaits me for tomorrow -

Good night - I feel calm - oh yes, I took two more Xanex before bed!  Brushed my teeth and rinsed with warm salt water - and had a glass of Citricel just to be prepared.
I just need to be able to get it down so I can post from my smart phone (which is being really dumbe) and my Ipad - which maybe with the update will work - more technology and I don't like being behind!

Goodnight Moon!

chemo now

Minutes before the poking of the arm!  Total time about 2 hours!

Seriously, I bought a new Nordstrom bra about two weeks ago and I am wearing it!

It is all me there minus the lump - but it sure looks like I had a boob job -

maybe just put on at few pounds.  I was hoping to lose weight over all of this, but they are telling me NOT to lose weight!  I am still going to try the weight watcher way!

Wigging Out!

When I told my mother stop wigging out so many years ago, who knew I would be making a post on her blog about Wigs! 
My mom has decided to have other help choose the best for her, as they all look good! Post your comments below on your favorites:)

This Wig would come in her Natural Brown coloring., or we could leave it Blonde!

 

Thanks you all for looking and telling us your favorites:)  I know your thoughts, comments and prayers mean the world to my mother, and for the rest of my family.

You can vote - but I actually picked out another one altogether - have you seen the Girl With The Dragon tatoo?   The Swedish version??

Twas the Night before Chemo

Right now I am so mad because I wrote a post on my Ipad  Sunday night- it did not  take, so I rewrote it again on my ipad and watched myself save it - and it still did not save.  Poop!

Anyhow - started the steroids today - went to my 5:00am pilates class and did my best.  Spending time with my friends in this class for five years - Dr. John has cancer too, he is fighting so amazingly hard, he is an inspiration for me.

I had a massage with KB again this am - I love it!  And her words of inspiration are healing.

Dropped by the office for about three hours - just to let them know I still count!

Tommy is home this week on his spring break - most boring one he has ever had.  But he did manage to go flying today!

Tommy picked me up from  work and took me home - I slept from 3:15 to 5:45 pm . . .guess I was tired!!!!!!!


Taize mass with Meganne McC and Paula and Dr. Dr. at SF tonight-  I love the singing  part . .and the quiet.

We all went to dinner at Phil's on Front Street - yuky tonight, but good to be with friends!

I decided to have pecan cheesecake - that was good!

I will ask the Angels to be around me tonight - and tomorrow.  I have my Angel wings to wear during the treatment - thanks to my friend Diane . .who walked this path 30 years ago!

I will ask my Angels to be there tomorrow too.  

I will wear my green wig during chemo so no one knows what I really look like - and then my new wig the next time!   I did get my hair cut off short yesterday . . . just to get ready.

SUPER VITAMINS HERE I COME!