Looking back on my journey, I am happy that I did the research and found the best doctors in my area….it helped that they all took my insurance. I truly believe it made a big difference in the outcome so far ……considering I was stage IIIc. (39% survival rate) NOTE: If you are going to …
December 12, 2015 (Saturday): Finding your inner strength is very important to fight cancer….. to be a fighter…. to be a Warrior. Yes, you have earned the right to be Terrified, Scared, Worried, Sad, Mad, and Cry but at some point, you will come to an end of that stage….. at some point, there’s just …
July 31, 2015 (Friday): Finally after two days, I think all that was to fall out has fallen out. I am over the crying, the feeling sad for myself…. it is the life with cancer. I understand that most ladies with Cancer will shave their heads once their hair falls out BUT I had decided …
July 29, 2015 (Wednesday): I guess I have to laugh at this one. As much as I’ve been through over the last few months, I had forgotten about my hair eventually falling out. Wow, wasn’t expecting it even though I knew it would happen and even noticed a little hair on my hospital pillow. After …
July 9-10, 2015 (Thursday): My First Chemotherapy Session (1 or 6) Well, here I am, at the end of a long week sitting in a comfortable chair at Comprehensive Cancer Center (St. Rose) with a machine next to me administering the vital Chemo that is needed to fight the cancer in my body. Monday: Chemotherapy …
July 8, 2015 – It is an interesting fact that every cancer patient figures out without anyone telling them, there is a 98% chance you will lose your hair during your Chemotherapy treatments. I AM TAKING CONTROL!!!! I decided that I was not going to wait for it to devastate my long beautiful hair that …
July 7, 2015 (Tuesday): Today will be a little scary as I have my first CTscan. My doctors explained the need for a baseline to start with so we can measure my battle progress with the cancer. This the reason also for the additional blood work (they call it ‘Lab”) establishing a baseline to measure …
July 6th, 2015: Chemotherapy Orientation Class It seems like the last thing you want to do after getting the news you have cancer…… sitting through a orientation class as if you were a soon to be Freshman in college, not that any of us wouldn’t trade places to go back to that earlier time. I …
