Dr. Wonderful asks, as he does at every appointment, “So Jen, have you noticed any changes after the last week or so?” “Well, I had some tingling after the last chemo for the first time.  That was cool.”  He nods.  “And I think it is a bit smaller, but I have a hard time assessing.  The biggest thing that I did was to send out a request...

“How is chemo going?”  This is the most-asked question of the past week, so I thought I would answer it here. Today is chemo number ten of sixteen.  Chemo continues to go well for me: I love knowing that cancer cells are dying!  Chemo Days are happy days, for sure. This is my sixth round of chemo on this drug (Taxol).  Now that I am in the rhythm of...

People keep asking the same questions about my hair, so I’ll try to answer them here. It was after my second chemo treatment that I shaved my head.  When I pulled on a lock of hair, twenty or so hairs would come loose.  I still had a full head of hair when the wind blew it away.  Actually, I didn’t shave my own head, we had our friend come over.  A...

Want to know what was in my smoothie this morning?  Kale, spinach, cucumber, celery, broccoli sprouts, chia seeds, blueberries, ice cubes, and water. I know.  Ew. Blending up the ingredients produces a dark green sludge.  I have to eat it with a spoon instead of drinking it.  It tastes like cold grass clippings.  Not that I’ve ever eaten grass clippings, but...

Today Dr. Wonderful and I had several things to talk about: -My cancer:  It is shrinking and breaking up.  Yes!  However, he did comment that he wishes it was shrinking and breaking up faster.  (Note: even if we couldn’t feel/find it, there would likely still be microscopic cancer.)  Ultimately, I am very happy that surgery and radiation are still tools in the...

My mom is blogging her journey too.  Here is her link if you are interested.  You should read yesterday’s post before you click over if you haven’t already read it. Thanks for your prayers and kind words… our whole family appreciates them a lot! Earlier today Chief Sister, Baby Sister and I were sitting around The Table.  Maren was coloring; we...