Tag: chemotherapy
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The Path Forward
Yesterday was a day full of appointments, questions, answers, and information.We were told that all of my scans appear to be unchanged which means they didn’t see any metastases! And my echocardiogram showed my heart function went up so there’s no damage from the doxorubicin! These were our two biggest concerns so getting this news…
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A Celebration and A Plan
This past weekend we celebrated my eldest’s 7th birthday with an ice skating party on our backyard rink. First celebration of 2024! Despite it beginning and ending with a mini blizzard, everyone showed up and had a great time. Sure, the snacks were covered in snow and it was cold, but I saw so many…
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Angiosarcoma, The Thief
As expected, my levels dropped critically low again and I need another transfusion. So I am currently in the hospital, staring down four hours of just sitting around. Hopefully I will walk out of here not feeling quite so cruddy, though.Every time we come back from Texas, it takes some time to settle back into…
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Full Steam Ahead
We’re on the final flight back to Albany and I realized it’s been quite a few days since I last focused on where I’m at in this journey.4 out of 6 cycles. Done. And I’d like to think despite the few side effects, that I handled them well. I know transfusions are probably in my…
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Let’s All Plan to Celebrate
I am currently in the waiting room, ready to start cycle 4. There’s always a brief moment of fear and not wanting to go through this again before I go in. But that fear is always replaced with determination. The cancer will not win and I will not let the chemo beat me down.Chemo will…
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Back In Houston Again
Yesterday, Caleb and I met with Dr. Ravi. We were both pretty nervous considering how contentious the last appointment felt to us. Thankfully, both the nurse and the doctor seemed unfazed by any tension Caleb and I may have felt in our previous communications.The appointment went incredibly well. We had contacted Dr. Ravi ahead of…
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Find The Joy
I had a bit of an emotional day yesterday. We have been trying to find a way to minimize the amount of time I have to stay in Houston after each treatment. We visited Roswell in hopes that they could take over the chemotherapy infusions. The doctor, although very nice and knowledgeable, did not want…
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Free At Last
Caleb and I have finally broken out of Houston and are home with our babies! It was a tough road back, unfortunately. Get comfy…this is going to be a long one. Yesterday (11/29), I went to the hospital to get what I thought was my final lab work done for this cycle. I knew they…
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Keep Your Heart Full
Yesterday my friend (and fellow sarcoma warrior) asked me a question that has stuck with me since. She wanted to know if I still found myself wondering how this cancer could happen to me. She wanted to know if I was still angry about it. The short answer is yes, every single day. A small…
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Keep On Fighting
This post is mainly for anyone going through some sort of cancer battle, fighting each day to get to that victory on the other side of the battlefield. But it is also for anyone struggling with something so big that it slaps you in the face right in the middle of an ordinary moment: mental…
Spontaneous Sunshine 