Family crossing

I’m so excited! Alan and Sheera are arriving here Thursday night. So much to catch up on and I’m so glad they’re coming now.

I got ANCs today! (again)

Woohoo! 192 ANCs just reported. Body on the mend. Maybe 420 was too high over the weekend, and I think yesterday’s zero was just wrong. 192 seems right.
I’ve been having terrible night sweats since yesterday – 4 times they needed to change my bedding last night after waking up sopping wet. I know I have [...]

Wasn’t my best Saturday

I think some of the full force of the emotions around losing my dad finally hit yesterday. I was terribly depressed and sad and crying in the morning. The enormity of it was finally hitting me – not just the loss, but it’s the loss goes on when there are estate matters that need to [...]

Overdue update

I know it’s been a while since I wrote last. It’s been a very difficult week. I cannot begin to explain what it’s been like getting through my father’s passing while still on chemo. It took every ounce of strength I had and I was so weak at the end of the last round. I [...]

28 days in hospital

My hair is falling out, my counts are low and I’m getting a little more sluggish. I’ve been in touch with some long-lost friends and distant family and it’s all been helping. For the first time, the weather outside (frigid today here in PHL) seems to have seeped into my room a little and I [...]

DVDs

Many people have asked if I have a portable DVD player … I do. Others have asked what DVDs they could send. This is really the best way for me to pass the time – it helps to conserve my strength and is entertaining (don’t worry, Kip, I’m still working on getting up to speed [...]

CT scan of my pelvis

CT scan of my pelvis

Originally uploaded by sdpalmer.

So this may not be for the weak of stomach, but I asked the doctors for an image of CAT scan they did of my abdomen and this is one of the slices.

Voodoo kisses

voodoo kisses

Originally uploaded by this is emily.

This is another favorite shot of Voodoo and me from this summer. Isn’t she beautiful?

So where’s Voodoo?

voodoo in the garden

Originally uploaded by this is emily.

So at first my mom was taking care of me and running home to take care of Voodoo. We got a dog sitter – highly recommended – here in Philadelphia so Voodoo’s taking a little bit of a vacation. At first, I was worried that she wouldn’t [...]