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- 19. July 2010: Ring the Bell!!!
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- 8. July 2010: The World is a Beautiful Place
- 30. May 2010: Wonderful Wigs for a new look
- 30. May 2010: Platelet Count and Radiation
- 17. May 2010: Relaxing at the River
- 9. May 2010: Thank you Satori Kato
- 9. May 2010: Coffee Adventures
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Thank you, Mary Ellen Locher, for my new look
After I lost my hair from the chemo, I started wearing fun hats and brightly colored hats. I wanted a wig though, for those times when I wanted to look my best.
My daughter found out that they give away wigs and hats and scarves to women who have lost their hair from chemo, at the Mary Ellen Locher breast cancer center in Chattanooga.
We went over there after seeing my oncologist and I picked out this really attractive brown wig. I liked it and liked the style pretty well but it wasn’t exactly the look I wanted so we went back a few weeks later and discovered a blond wig that looked like it was made for me. It fit great and looked great.
I felt so much better with that wig on. Thank you, Mary Ellen Locher. You did a wonderful thing starting that donation service. I could not really afford wigs and now I have two that look great for any occasion.
There is a painted portrait of Mary Ellen in the entrance area of the cancer center and I think she just looks so beautiful. The whole place is decorated in such peaceful colors and it is just a warm feeling place to be. Thank you, Mary Ellen Locher.
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Steroids to Raise Blood Counts Works but….
Well, I was supposed to start radiation a little sooner than I actually did. I couldn’t start on schedule because my platelet count was low. I had a blood transfusion and then they put me on steriods for 5 days. The steroids gave me more energy, of course, but coming back off of them is hard because the fatique is so much worse then.
It worked though. Taking the steroids as well as eating as much red meat as I could, adding red wine at night, and eating stuff that helps build blood like liver, etc. and my platelet count was up over the 100,000 mark within a few days.
I wonder if that might be part of why my legs started hurting so bad around then.
That has been the worst thing I’ve had to deal with in all of this. They hurt so badly that I couldn’t sleep or even rest. My daughters all massaged them with these really good massage oils called Badger. It would feel so good while they were doing it but then the pain would come back.
When I told the nurses about it, they suggested I keep a bottle of yellow mustard by my bed and squirt a little in my mouth each time I woke with the pain. It did seem to help but, like the massage, the relief did not last long.
I finally decided to try going back on the L-Glutamine over the weekend. My daughter, Neva, had read some research that said I might not out to take it with radiation and my oncologist said it would be ok to stop but now I’m wondering if that’s why my legs are hurting so much worse.
Will update the blog as one of my daughters finds time. Hopefully, I will get some relief from the leg pain soon.
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My beautiful daughter, Patty, and my handsome son-in-law, Gary, treated me and my other beautiful daughter, Neva, to a few days in their camper, down by the river. I slept so good there and enjoyed that time so much. It is so peaceful and beautiful there by the water.
Patty and her daughter, my precious niece Sherria, came down and we had hamburgers together. Patty built a fire and it was so sweet just to sit around the fire with my family. The wind was kicking up though and we noticed that the smoke from the fire seemed to be following Neva around. Then, it started following Patty. That was funny.
Sure am grateful for places like that camper, where I can just get away from it all for a while and relax. Thanks, Patty and Gary. You made my week.
Me at the river - click on picture to see it bigger
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