My Week Off...

Wow, it sure was wonderful to have this last week off with no treatments! I needed the time to recover since I did something stupid. I absolutely hate taking steroids and on these 4 treatments I get them intravenously on the treatment day and then I take them the next 3 days twice a day. Well...instead of taking 1 pill twice a day I took 2! By Sunday I felt like caca and thought it was the AC I got on Thursday. I even got super dizzy and felt like I was going to pass out at the walk on Sunday. Then Sunday night the lightbulb went off and I figured it all out and had to confess my stupidity to my super intelligent, perfect doctor that probably makes no mistakes. She was super sweet about it and said it would work it's way out of my system. It tore my stomach up and I am still paying for it. 

One problem with my stomach is that my mouth wants stuff my stomach can't handle and I need to learn to so no to my mouth's desires! They said AC would be a lot like when I was pregnant. I feel generally queazy most of the time and I have the strangest cravings...like Jack in the Box tacos! Seriously? Learned my lesson on that one! OUCH!!! Other than that I handled the AC extremely well and Dr Parker said I should do well with the other 3! 

Fun Stuff and New Hair!

Lucia and I after lunch at Jakes

I took this pic of a seagull that
was walking on the awning
above us at Jakes. I loved how
the feet are colored and the body
is just a shadow!

What have I done with this week off you ask? Besides seeing some clients, which I LOVE being at work and being with the girls there, I was able to spend time with some friends and Joe on my days off. First my friend Catie and I had a fun day of running around and then my buddy Lucia (aka Nina to my kids) had a day together. I have known Lucia since elementary school and she is Cam's Godmother.

Do I look cute or what!?

She had a little surprise in store for me. My dear, sweet, loving, generous high school friends all pitched in and bought me my "dream wig" that I had decided was just too expensive and was going to do without!  Yup...I have some new hair everyone! Let me tell you, it feels and looks just like my hair did! Up to now I have really dreaded looking in the mirror and have felt extremely self conscious. I thought I was self conscious as a teen but this takes the cake. This disease robs so much from you and it is hard to feel pretty and feel "normal". As soon as I put this on (and trust me, I did it in the car while Lucia was driving because I couldn't wait another minute) I just couldn't stop looking at myself in the mirror. I wore it today to the Safari Park with Joe and even pinned part of it back. It felt incredible to feel my hair blowing in the wind on the tram tour and feel like everyone around me would know I had a wig on. Wow, freedom! I cannot express my gratitude enough for this gift and I love you all so dearly for doing this for me. Thank you Lucia & Mark, Melodie & Greg, Tom & Chris, Tommy & Donna, Kyle & Stephanie! XOXO

The tigers really cooperated today!
They were AMAZING!

Fun time with Joe at the Safari Park

Keep the Prayers Flying!

Please keep those prayers coming my prayer warriors! Please pray that I continue to respond well to the last 3 treatments and PLEASE pray for God to make my path clear on my surgery decision. It's either lumpectomy or bilateral mastectomy and I am so confused that I have had to hand it all over to God and I am just waiting for my path to become clear on it. Of course I will do my part and meet again with both doctors and go over my growing list of questions. Looks like surgery may on on December 30th now so that is cool!  I love you all and thank you for all of your prayers, I feel them and I am so thankful for each and everyone of you. I am so blessed to be surrounded by so much love and so much prayer! This Thursday will be treatment #2 and Danielle will be down so I am excited to see her! 

Proud Madre

Okay, quick bragging moment. I cannot believe everything Cameron fits in! Between working at The Mill in New York, a large advertising firm, he is still going on auditions, finding time for his lovely girlfriend Jill, and playing volleyball! His team travelled to Philly to play in a tournament and they took first place! Can't wait to get him here on November 3rd! Here is the medal and pic of the team...go Cammie! (Cam is second one on the right back row #7)