Update! Finally!

Well, its chemo day today. At least I hope it is. I have to say its been nice to have a week off where I didn’t feel sick all the time. I spent Sunday doing laundry and cleaning house and I did it because I had the energy to do it, not because I made myself do it. I have to say that was nice. I didn’t realize how much energy I had lost until it started to come back. I am certainly not back to “bunny status” (you know, energizer bunny) but I am starting to remember what it feels like! I still turn into a pumpkin by 9 or 10 at night and am not running marathons. Okay, I never ran to begin with, but you know what I mean.

All in all, I have recovered well, but the blood will tell the true story. I’ll wait in great anticipation for those counts to come back and, while I don’t think they have skyrocketed, I think they have rebounded enough to allow me to have chemo. Say your prayers!

I’ll drop a message later and let you all know if I made my chemo!

I am still sitting on my patio. Its only 50 degrees, but it is a beautiful morning. The sky is cloudy with patches of blue streaming through and the air feels crisp. I love this time of year. I bundled up with a warm robe and blankets and it is perfect. I look forward to a nice walk with my dogs today after I get back from the cancer center. I am having internet problems, so I don’t know how much work I can do on my patio; my wireless system doesn’t seem to want to connect. I spent about an hour this morning doing diagnostics and found that I could get the internet to connect, but I can’t get the wireless to work, so I’m using my laptop to write this blog but transferring it to the blogsite from my daughter’s computer. Not quite as nice of an office in her room. I mean its okay, but I like the patio so much better! I guess that is a sign that I shouldn’t work today. I should rest and walk and do yoga and relax! This will be the last walk with Sophie for a few days, she is getting fixed tomorrow, poor little girl. We are going to do her and Betsy (the kitten) at the same time because they play so hard together that I wanted them to both be sick at the same time to hopefully protect them from tearing their stitches while wrestling! So they have to be at the vet at 8am tomorrow, and we will pick them up at 2pm. I hate having to do this because I know they will feel rotten for a few weeks, but I don’t want to risk puppies or kitties! I am a responsible pet owner!

The delinquents (sans Deana) stopped by last night for a bit of sangria and some good company. I worked late (way way too long yesterday) so we didn’t get together until about 7ish and Anita and I turn into pumpkins at 9ish, so it was a short visit but it is always so uplifting to be with them. They are so loving and committed to each other. We have been friends for so long that there is a lot of history! We know all about each other and love each other anyway. That is the measure of a friend. Night or day, good or bad, they just love you. No matter what.

I was honored to raise the breast cancer awareness flag on top of the hospital yesterday, so when you drive by and you see it flying, it was yours truly who helped raise it with two other survivors. It is interesting to note that the flag represents over 2.5 million survivors in the United States, so it is representing a lot of women who have fought or are fighting the good fight. I got some interesting statistics yesterday that sort of knocked my socks off. According to the American Cancer Society, every 3 minutes a women in the US is diagnosed with breast cancer, and every 13 minutes a woman dies from the disease. There will be 190,000 new cases of breast cancer this year and over 40,000 women will die. It is the number one diagnosed cancer in women, and the number two cancer killer of women, second only to lung cancer. So, it is imperative that we find a cure! So the next time you get a chance to support breast cancer research, please give freely and from your heart. There are a lot of us out there who want to live and live long. This disease is a killer and has been all throughout the ages, its time to find a way to mitigate the death and destruction of lives.

So I’m off to prepare for chemo, just a short blog to update you on my status. I’ll write something more later, but for now, chao, love and have a wonderful day!