If I’m not careful, you guys will start to think all I do these days is go out and enjoy myself. OK, it’s true for most of this past week. I’ve had four very fun things take place: 1. I attended a yoga workshop! My teacher, Linda Spackman, called to invite me to a two-hour workshop she was giving on the Yoga [...]
Archive for January, 2010
Four Fun Things
Posted in Journal Entries, tagged Etsy, self care, sweater, tea, The Spirit of Tea, yoga on January 30, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Xeloda Follow-up
Posted in Appointments, Journal Entries, tagged adjuvant chemotherapy, chemotherapy, Lovenox, Xeloda on January 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday I finished the first two-weeks of my Xeloda “adjuvant therapy” (a fancy medical term for additional chemotherapy after the primary treatment is over, to lower the risk of recurrence). I also had an appointment with my oncologist Dr. Fekrazad so he could monitor how things are going. The bottom line: ”so far, so good!” I haven’t really noticed any [...]
Ostomy 101
Posted in Journal Entries, tagged colostomy, colostomy bags, ostomy, ostomy bag, stoma on January 22, 2010 | 9 Comments »
Wow, this has been a hard one to write! I’ve started it several times and – well, I guess maybe I kinda wanted to chicken out. But, I think I’ve finally got the courage to finish it, so here ya go! For those of you who continue to be curious about the whole “colostomy” thing (FAQ’s include: “what does [...]
I’m Doin’ OK, Ya’ll
Posted in Journal Entries, tagged blood clot, colostomy bags, Lovenox, menopause, ostomy nurse, port-a-cath removal on January 12, 2010 | 4 Comments »
I know, I know…it’s been a while. But no need to worry excessively – I’m doing okay. Just struggling a bit with motivating myself to write something. Here’s a slightly overdue recap of recent events: 12/28/09 – I went in for an ultrasound on my right arm to see if the blood clot(s) had resolved. Thankfully, the answer was yes (no clot!). [...]
Hi, Dad…
Posted in Journal Entries, tagged Dad, year end poem on January 3, 2010 | 3 Comments »
My father called today to check on me (as he does every few days). He said, “You must not be feeling too good…you haven’t written anything on the blog in a while.” It’s true - when I’m feeling crummy it’s often harder for me to muster up the gumption to write something. But, here goes: Hi, [...]
