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New scans equal new plans…
Sunday night, January 2nd we arrived in Tampa. Andy and I like to go the night before so we will be ready bright and early for my day of appointments. We met my cousins Barbara, Mike, and Allison with her beautiful family out for dinner. We went to Kona Grill so we could sit outside….
Merry Christmas
Who knew they had pet therapy too! Chemo #13 on Dec 15th (minus the oxilaplatin) went off without a hitch. Delivered holiday goodies to all the nurses (really 😇 angels) Joann drove me and stayed thru lunch. My mom took over and for my ride home. In the meantime Diane came for a quick visit…
Four more Chemo they say… November 17th and December 1st are in the bag!
11/17 my mom picked me up like usual to drive me to the cancer center. I was still in somewhat of a funk, I really wanted to be ready for surgery following my last scans. Regardless, I did my best to put on my happy face. I dressed from head to toe in pjs and…
High Hopes 11/08/21
Andy and I arrived in Tampa the night before. We stayed again at Noel McDonnell’s condo. She is a gem for being so generous! A quick ten minute ride to Moffitt! First on the agenda, CT scans of the Thorax, Abdomen, and Pelvis. Staff at the UDI center at Moffitt we’re extremely kind. I shared…
Milestone 11/03/21
Today is special! Chemo #10 (again without Oxilaplatin in hopes to minimize the neuropathy I’m experiencing/hopefully not losing an important part of the cocktail). It means I can now finally have a new set of CT scans in hopes of being a surgical candidate!(Of course I hope and pray the cancer is all gone! Wouldn’t…
Chemo #9 10/21/21
I’m open and willing to try anything that will improve my mindset and my health! October 7 was my first time, I received acupuncture at Hong’s Acupuncture Healthcare Center. It was amazing!! It was complete with aroma therapy, cupping, red light, and acupuncture. I’m hooked and have been going every week. Chemo #8 was more…
This Is Us
When we came down to be with Angela in late July, we booked our flights for our next visit to coincide with her 9th round of chemotherapy. That treatment was originally scheduled for this week but was delayed because of her COVID infection and blood clot. Katie and I discussed changing our trip to time…
Sept. 22, 2021 Update
It’s been awhile since I posted an update. Hope you haven’t missed me too much 😉 My chemo #6 on Sept 8th went smoothly and there really wasn’t anything notable. It was same as usual, but by myself due to Covid guidelines. The surgeon here in Jupiter, Dr Bhagwandin, reviewed my CT scans from the…
Sept. 1 Update
Sorry there has been such a long break since my last update. A lot has been going on and I didn’t quite know how to put it all into words, so I really only shared the cancer results last time. Here is the rest of what’s happening in my world. The Thursday after my last…