Chemo, Christmas & New Year’s
Chemo, Christmas & New Year’s I have been in better spirits this past couple of weeks. I loved being together with family and friends during the holidays. I was so happy that everyone was feeling well and we were able to be with both our families for...Emily Helck: Fellow breast cancer blogger
Emily Helck: Fellow breast cancer blogger T his morning, we saw Emily Helck on MSNBC, talking with Thomas Roberts about her breast cancer journey and how she chronicled in a weekly photo shoot the way her body has changed over the past year. I have already learned...Holiday depression
Holiday depression I finished the book Empty Mansions that I had downloaded from the library to my Kindle. That was pretty fascinating, to read about the wealthy Clark family and how much the heiress Huguette gave away to her caregivers. I am now in the middle of...The Kindle Fire HD is so stinking cool!
I love to read and never thought that I would have a need for a Kindle or any other e-reader device. There’s nothing like the feel and smell of a real book. I like to look at the bookshelves and know that I completed most of those displayed. A few years ago,...‘The Emperor of All Maladies’: Cancer history bestseller
I haven’t blogged in months. I’ve been mostly absent from Twitter and Facebook as well. Initially, I wanted to spend less time in these scattered and distracted modes of thought, and more time on focused and linear avenues like reading books. But then my...Video: Mehndi (henna tattoo) on my head
Video: Mehndi (henna tattoo) on my head We had a very quiet Thanksgiving, Mark and I celebrated by ourselves at home. We went for an afternoon walk at Petrifying Springs in Kenosha. Then on Saturday my girlfriend Michelle came over and decorated my head with a henna...Video: Finishing A/C chemo, starting Taxol
Video: Finishing A/C chemo, starting Taxol I can’t tell you how great I feel right now. I have the worst of the four treatments behind me and I got through the first treatment of Taxol without any problems to speak of. The first night after treatment I had so...How to tie a head wrap: Video tutorials
How to tie a head wrap: Video tutorials When I found out that I was going to have to undergo chemotherapy and that my hair was going to fall out, it didn’t really bother me. I never had a breakdown or felt bad that it was all going away. I kind of wanted to...Video: Pierogi making and Petrifying Springs
Video: Pierogi making and Petrifying Springs The last treatment of chemo really affected my digestive tract and I think I finally got my system working the way it should. My next treatment is the last of A/C, then I move onto the 12 weeks of Taxol. I am excited to be...
