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Happy Labor Day everyone! Here in the Chicago area the weather has finally turned cooler. For some this means pulling out the jeans and long sleeve shirts. For me this means wearing my wigs and hats without sweat dripping down my face and feeling overheated. I welcome the cooler temps! You can’t even imagine how…

It has been a week now since my last chemo treatment. I am still fatigued. Food doesn’t quite fill me up or satisfy me lately. I have such a yucky taste in my mouth at all times. Yuck! I am feeling like my red blood counts are at a minimum again as the low energy…

Today is my chemo day! In fact, I am sitting in the room right now. They just started me on the premeds so if this update sounds a bit loopy, it is not me but my anti-nausea premeds kicking in. The treatment center is more crowded today so I did not get my favorite room…

I made another visit to the Cancer Center today. This time my Mom, Ansley, and Jacob accompanied me. Ansley and Mom waited in the waiting room while my very brave 9 year old kept me company and sat with me in the treatment room where I got another Iron drip today. This has been my…

I think the rainbow I saw last night after our storm was my good sign for today. They tested my red hemoglobin cells and since last Thursday they increased from 7 to 9.1 so I did not need a blood transfusion today. Yay! I did get another 15 minute iron drip and will head back…

I went back to the Cancer Center both yesterday and today and had a 15 minute iron drip into my IV both days. My red blood count (hemoglobin) dropped down to 7 yesterday. A week ago it was at 8.3 and two weeks ago it was 10.4. I have been feeling extremely weak, huffing and…

I could really use a pep talk right about now. This is day 4/5 since my last treatment and after doing okay today, tonight is starting to throw me for a loop. This is the time when I don’t trust what’s going on inside my body and a part of me is terrified something inside…

Yesterday I completed chemotherapy treatment #3. Yay!!!!!!!! I am beginning to see that light at the end of the tunnel. So far I am feeling great. Saturday – Wednesday will be my toughest days so I am enjoying today. I just got home from getting the shot that boosts my white blood cells. That means…

Tomorrow is my next chemotherapy treatment (#3 of 6.) It is hard to believe the time has come already. I pray to God for the courage and strength to get through the next 7-10 days. I know they will not be easy and on some days will be downright hard. I pray that my kids…

One more week to go until chemo treatment #3 so I wanted to check in and let everyone know how I am doing. I made it past all of the yucky chemo side effects about 9 days after the last treatment. However, I had to make an unplanned trip to the Cancer Center yesterday to…