3 down 3 to go

finished my third treatment on Monday the 18Th. It went good. Feel alittle jittery and tired today. The chemo I'm on will lower my hemoglobin which in return makes me feel this way. So I will load up on some good iron. A juicy steak and Gatorade always helps! Luckily I'm off all week and can rest up. The day after my treatment I go in to receive a shot of "Neulasta" This helps stimulate the bone marrow to produce white blood cells so they don't drop to low. While I was waiting I met a Women named Barbara. She was just recently diagnosed with breast cancer. She seems to be in her late 50's early 60's. she come zipping by in her electric wheel chair, climbs out and sets herself down in the chair next to me. We began talking because another women ask me who I was waiting for. I said, I'm here for me, and she said " your kidding" you look so healthy and young. I said I feel healthy. She began to ask what type of cancer I had, and when I told her my story, then Barbara began telling me about herself. Her mother died 2 years ago. She was first diagnosed with breast cancer, which surgery took care of but, she had some other complications which resulted in an infection and then soon after her death. Her husband left her many years ago for a much younger women. She had 5 small children to raise alone. She hasn't told anyone of her diagnosis, she doesn't want her children to tell their father. She's worried he'll start trouble for her. She was in a car accident and broke 8 bones in her foot and she's almost paralyzed on her left side. This is why she needs the wheel chair. She told me I need a knee replacement more operations on my foot and I'm tired of all this. She said she doesn't want to have any more surgeries. Including breast surgery. I just felt so sorry for this women, to be alone with burden and so many important life decisions to make and she has no one to confide in. It just made me realize how blessed I am to have the out pour of prayers, and the wonderful system that's around me keeping me going. I'm asking for prayers for Barbara in her journey, that she finds the strength and support to keep fighting.

Just waiting

Well, with 2 treatments down, and 4 to go,I still have a full head of hair!(and eye-brows)Yea!! The cold cap therapy is working!! Now I'm just sitting around recovering from bronchitis which seems to be, not leave me any time soon. Went to the ER on Saturday, and all my counts were good,the X-Rays were clear,now if I could stop coughing before I scream(if I could)all would be good. Instead I'll just silently laugh at my friends for calling me "Man lady",and my husband for telling me, not to talk because I scare him. Funny people. Other than that I'm doing great! My next dr appt. is on Jan 7th for a blood draw, and then I go back on the 12th for another blood draw , then on to my next chemo treatment on the 18th of January. That will be the half way mark. If my caculations are correct I should be done with all my treatments in May right before my 13th wedding anniversary. which is on the 16th. I will be ready for a celebration by then!!