9/25/2011 Lesson Learned!!

Here it is day 6 after my final round and I am DOING WELL!!!  Side effects are there, BUT less – I AM SO RELIEVED!!!  It took 3 tries, but we finally figured the plan out and it seems to be working!  Tomorrow I get a visit from my buddy Jennifer from Maryland for lunch and I FEEL WELL ENOUGH to receive her!!  YAY!!! 

Jenn's Fall 2009 wedding in Lewes

9/21/2011 Pink Firetruck

LAST CHEMO!!!!  and...my name on a PINK FIRE TRUCK thanks to my cousin, Mary Fitzgerald!!!

9/19/2011 FINAL COUNTDOWN!!

2 more days till my LAST CHEMO TREATMENT!!!!!  What a wonderful phrase! 

9/11/11 Back in the FIGHT!

Still doing good!!!  Bought a new book my lil’ sis, Alice, suggested, Eating Well Through Cancer, and it’s FANTASTIC!!  It gives tips for eating day of chemo, week of and for the other wonderful GI problems you go through.  It gives RECIPES, staples lists and GREAT ADVICE!  Better halfway than never I say!  It’s my new bible cookbook for now and AFTER, cause, yes, it even gives you “After the Treatment Ends” recipes and advice.

I have found a new affection for lentils and soups (yes, smoothies still on the list) and eating small little snack-meals rather than large ones.  I keep to a schedule and the bloating’s been extremely minimal now.  TMI? :)

9/7/11 Eye of the Tiger

OK, I got KO’d in the 3^rd round, but now the Eye of the Tiger has got my back (Thanks, ROBERT!!!) and I’m back in the training ring.  I’ve adopted smoothies (with protein) as a staple this week and less running around in order to conserve the energy I need to continue the fight.

I’m gonna watch Rocky and then Invincible – two GREAT never-say-die movies – this week too!!  Cause, like, it can always be worse and I’m far from screwed on this deal.  Too many people and circumstances remind us each day of just that…my cross is eensy compared to those that others carry.

9/6/11 Third is not a Charm with Chemo

Third is not a Charm with Chemo.  It is an ugly UFC fight of the week and girls aren’t allowed. I admit defeat this week. 

I am going to succumb to your beat down because getting up right now will just get me further abuse.  I’ve been fighting like a girl, but today I’m gonna stop and let you win because sometimes we have to admit defeat.  My gloves and towel are thrown in the center of the ring…

Of course, I won’t perform dog tricks and rollover because that’s not what I do either. So, be advised I’m gonna restore my energies and come back outta my corner.

a few days......Distance makes love difficult sometimes.

8/30/11

Tomorrow is chemo day.  I’m a little concerned because the first 2 rounds brought on surprises, and I’m just not in the mood this time around. Yeah, I have LITTLE to complain about what with families displaced from Hurricane Irene, I know.  BUT, this is MY Blog, so sorry for being self-centered this morning (cause I’m gonna be).

Maybe instead of venting (which my beloved hubby & son have been the brunt of), I’ll pray or make some wishes?  It’s more creative and can be more soothing verbiage than rants…

9/3/11

Into chemo, even a common sore throat must come.  Let’s hope the Z-pack knocks it out (it did).

9/5/11

The NEED to see my Mom & Dad was so great that I, Regina Anne, threw a right proper tantrum. Thank God my husband and son love me or I’d be in the doghouse.  Yes, I got to see them and got the much needed parental hugs and kisses I’ve needed since May!!  I got my night’s sleep under their roof and reset my buttons.  Don’t know what it is about sleeping under your parents’ roof, but it’s soothing and always sets my mood back to norm.  

Distance makes love difficult sometimes.