Mar `17 - 23 2009

Tuesday, March 17, 2009 10:49 AM, CDT

May St. Patrick guard you wherever you go,
and guide you in whatever you do--
and may his loving protection be a blessing to you always.

May the road rise to meet you,
May the wind be always at your back,
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
The rains fall soft upon your fields and,
Until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand.

May you have love that never ends,
lots of money, and lots of friends.
Health be yours, whatever you do,
and may God send many blessings to you!

HAPPY ST.PATTY'S DAY!!!!

Sending many blessings to all of you who keep my spirits up, my sarcasm quick, and may sanity intact!



Thursday, March 19, 2009 1:57 PM, EDT

I finally get to take the BRCA test!!! After weeks of insurance runaround, and a final two weeks of "it's in the mail", the approval letter for my gene test is in the right hands, and I get my blood drawn tomorrow...in two weeks I'll know whether my surgery will be big, or little...for the wishers and prayers out there, we want a negative result - a positive brings about a lot of hassle and consequences, for me, and the other women in my family. At least I will know where this road is leading, and can get ready for that.

Chemo love has stricken again, this time in the form of mouth sores...there's always something to remind me that there are some serious toxins tooling around my body...as if my stellar bald head in the mirror every morning wasn't a clear enough reminder. Amazingly, foods that are sugary and fattening don't seem to hurt as much to eat as healthy foods, can't wait to get on the scale at my next MD appt - yikes.

You'll notice the cardinal logo has replaced Casey on the front page, it's March madness you know, and time to show your loyalty - I'm sure Casey will forgive me! Sorry High on the Hill, you'll see that little Cardinal up there till the fat lady sings and the madness is over, hope it doesn't pain you too much! :) GO CARDS!!!



Monday, March 23, 2009 4:38 PM, CDT

Hi all - hope everyone enjoyed the ball game last night - cardiac cards at it again...but hey, we won!

Medical updates: Got the blood drawn for the BRCA test, will know within 2-3 weeks what my surgical fate is. Had an MD appt today, my blood counts are in the dump again [low white cells, anemic] and there is basically not much else I can do for these fabulously raging mouth sores other than eat mush and use a foul tasting mouthwash that will at least numb things for awhile. I guess that's what I get for thinking I would come through this round unscathed. Good thing macaroni and cheese is soft. So is Cake. As a bonus I can temporarily blame any weight gain on the boating and swelling from the steroids. Oh well. Chemo sucks. We knew this. Next round is 3/31...only three rounds left!!

Thanks for checking in, pray for negative test results, have a good week and GO CARDS!!!