Spring has Sprung!!

I know I'm long overdue for an update but, well, there just isn't much new to tell you.  I have been bouncing between chemo treatments and living life the best I can.

Since Januarys PET scan I have done 4 treatments of chemo, traveling back and forth from Florida to do so (thank you Frontier and Allegient for your cheap airfare!!).  Bob and Lola stayed and enjoyed the warmth until our mid February return, brats.

My days after chemo consist of the couch and TV.  My excitement is watching the stock market whiplash around.  🤣🤣  About the 4th or 5th day I finally feel somewhat normal and get back to life.  Most all my visits, lunches, chore days, etc are all done the second week after chemo.  If you want to meet up, that's the time 👍  Between the fatigue, and flu-like symptoms from chemo and the bone pain from the Neulasta shot, I'm a mess otherwise.

I hope everyone got a chance to enjoy St.

Patty's day.  I opted to skip this year since the flu has been so bad.  I still am avoiding closed spaces as much as I can, with a venture into them occasionally.  Come on warm days and open patios!!

My counts are much better now that I am getting the Neulasta shot.  I actually have made it up to 4.0.  Woohoo!  1.90 to 7.80 is normal range.  A far cry from my .4 low.

I have been having some stomach pain(ish) the last couple of weeks.  Comes and goes, but with a stomach type cancer it is nerve wracking.  I can never have a simple stomach ache or headache again without my mind psyching me out.  I have a new PET scheduled for April 18.  Hopefully, things settle down and the scan is stable or clearer.   🤞  Should we get continued

improvement, my doc has actually talked about maintenance chemo.  I soooo am hoping for this.  A once a month infusion would be so welcome to give me many more days of feeling good over feeling bad.  I know I will never be treatment free again, but this would be a welcome compromise.

During this chemo I have been able to keep my hair, but it is thinning, and those darn eyebrows are disappearing again.  :/  I have gained back weight since my low, probably a little too much :)  Funny thing is, my doc is actually happy about my good appetite, lol.

I have started back with mentoring in an indirect way.  A woman I don't personally know but from the internet, is dealing with TN cancer.  We chat often when she starts to freak out about things.  Makes me realize I'm ready to get back in the groove of mentoring.  I stopped at my Stage 4 diagnosis to deal with my own fears.  I think, hopefully, I have them back under some control.  I will never be worry free, and I know that someday (hopefully far, far from now) my luck will run out.  But for now, I'm dealing with things the best I can.

My oldest daughter and son in law, have become new home owners.  So exciting!  I get to help them move, and move in.  Home ownership is such an exciting and scary move for a young couple.  I remember our first home we bought in Milwaukee back in 1989.  My sister in law walked around with a (very big) video camera and filmed the house.  Sent us the video in PA where we were stationed in the Army.  We proceeded to go back and forth on fax machines (with the long sheets of roll paper), at a Kinkos store, signing papers.  Moved back to WI, 8 1/2 months pregnant, to a home we never even walked through.  My how times, technology, and home prices have changed.

I don't know about the rest of you, but, I am ready for Farmer's markets, festivals, bon fires, motorcycle rides, sunshine, and the beauty of Wisconsin in Spring and Summer.

Thank you to everyone who continue to check in on Bob and me.  We are hanging in there.

Happy Easter to everyone.  May you enjoy family, friends, and faith.  It all keeps me going. 

Check your boobies folks!!

I'll be back with PET results soon.