My Head Yesterday, I didn’t feel well – felt very lightheaded and, my head felt really weird – like there was a really tight knit cap on it. I still haven’t lost any hair, but maybe that’s the feeling when your hair follicles are dying. And, today my scalp was real sore when I was...

2nd Round Before my second treatment, my daughter and I went to my wig consultation appointment, which is located in a spa in the same building where I receive my chemo (none of  the wigs looked liked the ones in the picture above) .  I still haven’t noticed any hair loss, but I should start to see it come...

Fantastic Jams I’m going off topic on this post and sending “high fives” to my friend Wendy.   She started her own jam business called Sunchowder’s Emporia.  Her jams are absolutely delicious – using only the finest ingredients in unique combinations. Chow.com listed her jams in their 10...

2 Days After 1st Treatment So far, so good!  The only side effect I had was from the steroids and they just kept me awake longer than usual.  But, there has been no need to take the anti-nausea medication and the L-glutamine seems to be keeping any aches and pains away. Now, I know that is not going to be the case in the coming...

1st Treatment Alright, that wasn’t so bad.  Although, I reserve the right to take that statement back in a couple of days if I feel like &%$#! Before my appointment, my husband and I stopped in to take a look at spa store they have at the cancer institute. They can handle all the “makeover” needs...

C-Day Well, today is the day that chemical warfare begins.  Chemicals that will, hopefully, destroy the enemy within, but will also wound some of my “troops”, like red and white blood counts.  I know there will be many challenges, but I go into battle with my “allies” – a great...

Two Surprises! I received two really nice surprises today. First, was a call from our daughter who started her law school application process a week ago and got her first acceptance today to the University of Georgia.  She will be graduating in May from a large public university and has maintained a 4.0 since freshman...

Vitamin D and Breast Cancer I’ve been reading some interesting aticles about vitamin D and breast cancer.  Some reseachers believe that thousands of new cases of breast cancer could be prevented every year if more women had optimal levels of vitamin D. Link Between Vitamin D Status And Breast Cancer Illuminated Vitamin D Found...

A couple of more days I enjoyed a really nice weekend – ate lots of good food, including one of my favorites baby back ribs, spent time with my daughter, finished the solo campaign in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and am now working my way through Special Ops. My chemotherapy treatments will start this Thursday.  This...

This Weekend This weekend is my last weekend before chemo starts.  My daughter drove down from college last night for the weekend and I’m looking forward to spending time with her.  She has a huge DVD collection of movies and TV shows and brought several with her for those upcoming days when I will probably have...