So here I sit in my recliner, watching chemo drip, drip, dripping into my port...savoring the last hours of chemo. After today's treatment (which is almost over), there is only ONE more!! I will miss the team of nurses here who are amazing beyond belief! However, I will not miss the wee annoying side effects that have been my constant companions. Grateful today for more "normal" lab work. My body has been so faithful to do all it can to stay strong in this process. The nurse I have today shared with me that her brother died of colon cancer 17 years ago, three weeks after diagnosis. They just didn't have the miracle drugs available today for treatment. I am SO grateful for all the bright minds of researchers and pioneer patients who were willing to be "guinea pigs" to test and refine the drugs I benefit from today. I wouldn't be here without them.
Sorry, no great pictures to share today...however, there will be more to come as I take off on my "road trip" in January. First comes retirement (24 more days), then holidays (my favorite time of year...because we get to see at least some of the "kids" :>), then off with my trusted buddy, Jenny (my lovely Jeep pictured above :>).
Thanks for all your continued prayers, thoughts and gestures of support. I appreciate each and every effort to aid in my healing. You truly make a difference!
