Tag: cancer-treatment
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New Haircut, Who Dis?
Geez. It’s been almost two months since my last update. What a slacker I am. To be fair, it’s been two very busy months and I’ve napped a lot (with good reason). I’m all healed up from my knee surgery in August and physical therapy has been going well. It feels a little bit like…
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The Final Countdown
He told me it was going to be a long, hard road. Dr. Ravi wasn’t wrong. But it wasn’t nearly as hard as I was expecting. Maybe that has something to do with my type of cancer. Maybe it has a lot to do with the way people see it in books and movies. Maybe…
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The Journey I Didn’t Ask For
Chemo #3, round 8 of 16: done. Halfway there. It’s unreal to think that in just a couple of months I will be done with treatment. That is both the most amazing and most terrifying thought ever. I obviously don’t want to continue treatment, especially if there’s nothing for it to fight. Making myself sick…
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And We’re Off!
I know it’s only been two months but it feels like years since I’ve been on a plane. I guess that’s what happens when you try to cram as much as you can into your days. I’m finally feeling more like myself, more human. The fatigue isn’t gone and my taste buds still seem confused,…
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Another Battle Won!
Well, I did it! I received my last dose of GemTax this past Wednesday and I’m done! Six more cycles of chemotherapy: CHECK! One more battle won! It still doesn’t quite feel like I’m done and I haven’t really been in much of a celebratory mood. That might have more to do with the fact…
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Your True Village
You always hear about this magical “village” that appears in times of need, whether the need arises from death, divorce, sickness, or the throes of early parenthood. What you don’t hear about is the isolation that can follow if your particular need goes on for “too long.” Every person I’ve met that is also fighting…
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Do The Hard Thing
A year ago today I was in the middle of receiving my first cycle of chemotherapy treatment. It was such a surreal experience, seeing myself hooked up to machines like people I’d only ever seen in movies. Today I’m receiving the dose 2 of cycle 5 for my second regimen (much less surreal than it…
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Our Search for THE Doctor
Our Search for THE Doctor After getting the diagnosis, my surgeon referred us to Dana Farber Cancer Center (DFCC) in Boston, MA. Knowing we wanted more than one opinion for a cancer that many doctors never even encounter, we started looking for other cancer centers with sarcoma clinics/departments. Memorial Sloane Kettering (MSK) in NYC seemed…
Spontaneous Sunshine 