Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Seems fairly anticlimactic now, but I still have to keep you all informed. I had treatment yesterday and it went as planned. He said I am getting anemic again which may be causing the shortness of breath I am feeling. My right hand is becoming more and more useless as the neuropathy takes over. I drop things a lot and it is just generally weak and tingly. He reduced another drug in hopes of countering that issue, although it may get worse before it gets better. I have been sleeping quite a bit these past 2 days, which is just what I need. Karli is here and earning her keep for sure. Jesse has been working with Clint, so Summer is just getting rolling the way I knew it would.

I have 3 more Chemo treatments, yeah! The next one will be on July2, so I will probably be missing out on some of the town festivities this year. Hoping if I can sleep off the 2nd and 3rd, maybe I will be vertical by the 4th. I do have a hard time missing a party...

Thanks to all for meals, organizing of the meals, thoughts, prayers, etc. Don't forget that a $5 or $10 donation really could make a difference.

Until next time, peace.

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Just a quick post tonight. I am still living in a state of amazement after the news of my awesome PET scan. Clint has been on a 9 day road trip with the kids so I have had a lot of time to get rested up and process the fact that I am cancer-free. When Clint gets back there will be another chica in the house. For those that don't know, Karli is Clint's 15 year old daughter that lives in Arizona with her mom, step-dad and 2 little brothers. Poor girl has 5 brothers! She will be here until the middle of July. OK, you all knew it would come at some point. The time when I ask you to thank the people that made it possible for me and so many others to fight back against this wicked disease and put it in it's place. The Cody Relay for Life is July 20 here in Cody and you bet your ass Campbell Construction has a team. If you copy and paste the address below it will take you to my donations page. IF you can, give a little. The American Cancer Society is all of a sudden my cause, we all need one, right? Take care all, and Happy Father's Day to all you dads.

Sunday, June 10, 2007

There will be more to come about this, but for now just know that it will get you to my donations page for the Relay For Life of Park County. YOu have to copy and paste it to get there.

http://www.acsevents.org/faf/r.asp?t=4&i=213939&u=213939-173985516&e=1120663310

Thursday, June 7, 2007

Tuesday was an amazing day. I went in to treatment believing all was going to be well, but prepared to hear that the cancer was still alive and kicking. I had started thinking about more help with kids, meals, etc... But, I really thought the PET scan would prove that cancer was out and good times were on their way. I am far from through with this whole ordeal, but the cancer is gone, dead, no longer thriving inside of me. I have not felt this lite in so long. My life has been pretty heavy lately. There is this bright light at the end of this really dark tunnel! I have to finish the chemo, which means 4 more treatments. My final treatment will be July 30. I get August off, then dive into radiation for 6-8 weeks. I honestly don't know what to say. There have been times when I have felt so disconnected to this disease and times when I felt so consumed by it I could barely breathe. Right now I am almost in denial that it is even a part of who I am. I feel so lucky. There was another woman in getting her treatment on Tuesday and I really think the chances of her making it are not so great. My joy was mixed with sorrow knowing that I will make it through this and she will most likely be taken. Cancer sucks. I think it was a wake up call for me. My life is about to start over and I don't plan on wasting a minute of it. Thank you all, for all of your support. I couldn't get better without all of your help.