June 17

I have decided that I no longer want to have cancer. It sounds like a simple enough of a request. I am over the illness and the routine that goes along with being a sick person. We have the power to quit, well, almost everything in our lives, why can’t I quit this??

Round 5 is underway.  I am still low on my blood platelets (I am up to 85 from 50) and the Dr. is concerned that I’m not producing more faster. He made it sound like the first 4 aggressive rounds of chemo were really hard on my body.  (Take that cancer cells!) but it also tried to kill me in the process.

So, we are lowering my dose and seeing how I react to this round. Since there is always a first, I got sick in the infusion chair. Out of no where, I was like, I’m going to throw up.  Might as well start off with a bang. I cursed, as I threw up in a trash can filled with old fluid bags and the syringes that hook them up to needles. And I asked my sister-in-law, Donna, to take me home! She rubbed my back and comforted me. 

 
The hubby came to visit!  

My sister-in-law Donna! Next time we are headed to the spa!!
Jessica and Jaccob stopped by!
My friend Jessica spent the afternoon with me and brought me home!!   

My nurse! What they wear when hooking up the chemo bag! 
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