One of my closest cancer friends from down in San Diego moved up to Napa for work, I know…rough place to move…. I knew her boyfriend was going back to his parents to quit smoking and get his act together, so I went up to visit her to ease the …
My children (now only the younger 2) get 2 weeks off for Fall Break which is usually the last week of October and first week of November. We decided in early August that since I would be finished with radiation in early October that we would take a Disney Cruise …
Again, so sorry if you got a ton of new posts in your email. My hope is that by transferring them all in one day (and before midnight eastern time), they will all be on the same email. CarePages is shutting down tomorrow and I wanted to save my posts. …
Welp, rads (radiation) ended yesterday and chemo ended last Sunday (10/22/17)!! I was so excited to finish and had my 7pm appointment so that those who wanted to be there but work could go after work, but then I was called in the morning and asked to go in to …
Goodbye CarePages Posted Oct 17, 2017 3:04pm Edit: REPOSTED FROM CAREPAGES It seems CarePages is going out of business and all pages, including this one will be gone at the end of the month. I am going to try to transfer as much of it as I can to my …
As many of you know, my first 3 children were all born in September with the first two sharing a birthday (September 14th). Believe it or not, my 3rd was due on their birthday but came a few days early (September 9th). This year Faith turned 22 and Josh became …
Mutant Cells Posted Sep 13, 2017 11:32pm Edit: REPOSTED FROM CAREPAGES Yesterday I got a call from Dr. Bush, my oncologist up at UCSF saying the DNA sequencing showed that I have 179 mutated genes out of the 480 genes. Apparently this is very rare and I am considered “hyper-mutated.” …
After a week and a half long fight with Blue Shield of California, my insurance, I have finally been approved for IMRT radiation. I will have 33 sessions and started tonight, which was a rush by me as I had to start my chemo the night before. So last night …
2 week post-op doctors visit Posted Aug 11, 2017 12:45pm Edit: REPOSTED FROM CAREPAGES I did not get the news I had hoped for at my doctors appointment 2 days ago. I wish I could turn this around in my brain, but for the first time I’m really struggling. Struggling to wrap …
Home Sweet Home Posted Jul 31, 2017 11:54am Edit: REPOSTED FROM CAREPAGES We made it home last night and sleeping in my bed for the first time in two weeks was amazing. Although the steroids keep me up so much at night, I still enjoyed the comfort of laying in …
