So far so good.....

My new chemo treatment went well....2 1/2 hours....I slept thru most of it.  Once home I stayed up for most of the day, time spent on the phone with my friend Gay, who is a travel agent.  She was trying to help us get Abby and 3 of her girlfriends off the island of Jamaica before hurricane sandy hit!  Luckily they got on the last flight out for the day, on stand by and from what I've heard a $60.00 cash "exchange" to the lady at the desk. Anyway they are safe at home in their own beds tonight and only missed out on a days vacation, but have some great memories.   So when I finally got to bed I managed to sleep only a few hours as the heartburn and metallic taste came back.   Glad I just had a sandwich for dinner and not the sloppy joe's..the pain would be much worse... Oh yea, how easily I forgot.  Night one usually had me sleeping sitting up in a chair.....it's all coming back to me now.  Funny how a month off makes you forget some things.  So I'm now sitting here sucking on hard candy and cursing at the pain...there's not much to watch on tv at this time of morning and of course I'm wide awake from the coughing.  But it beats being in the bathroom sick to my stomach..so I'll take it.  Busy week ahead, Dr.on Thursday for my pain in my stomach, Oncologist on Friday, group meeting for our trip to Fiji on Saturday, Kids Kicking Cancer party on Sunday, dinner with girlfriends on Monday and Kids Kicking Cancer Fundraiser Gala Dinner  on Thursday.  Got to keep moving, I hate to sit still..too much time sitting gives me way too much time to think.  Those who know me know exactly how I operate!  On the go, get it done.  Sitting is frustrating to me.  Like now, I should be doing something, but it's 4:00 in the morning, Bob is sleeping and want to keep quiet, so it's time to go sit in the chair and watch something on tv..probably infomercials on useless stuff!  Thanks to all who are my biggest supporters and cheerleaders...couldn't do it without you.  Peace & Love to All       Marcia

New Journey

Well tomorrow brings a new journey in my fight against cancer.  I start my maintenance program, which is chemo every 3 weeks.  I'm hoping it will be easier on me as I will no longer be receiving Gemzar, the one that was causing me to get so sick.  I'm going back on Avastin, which caused me to have the severe nose bleeds and staying on Carboplatium,  Bob & I had a wonderful time traveling with my little camper to Maine and back, visiting with family and having a lot of fun. It was so nice not having to go to the Dr.s for a month!!!    However, it's never far from my mind. Since being home I've painted 2 bedrooms and canned more tomatoes, green beans and salsa, decorated the outside of the house for the holiday and been keeping pretty busy.  As one friend said to me. " the old Marcia is back"  Well not really, as I've been in a lot of pain this past week and not sure what the problem is.  Short trip to the hospital ER turned up nothing, I didn't want to be admitted so I left with pain meds and am starting to feel alitlle better, I have an appointment with my family Dr. on thursday.   This week brings the Kids Kicking Cancer trick or treating party on Sunday which I'm planning on going to, even if it's going to be in the 40's!!  so praying that I rebound quickly from tomorrows treatment.  Thanks to all who have kept me in their prayers..if you will, say a prayer for my friend Nancy who was just diagnosed with breast cancer and is struggling.
The LORD will fight for you...you need only be still...Exodus 14:14       

                        Peace & Love to All
                                               Marcia