Progress

First let me start with a shot of the beautiful flowers Wendy brought to me Monday:

 

So pretty! And it is always nice to see that busy woman.

Chemo went pretty well Monday, and I proudly wore my hennaed head without a scarf. I got so many compliments in the waiting room. I think people are surprised to see anyone just going around without a cover, and even more surprised to find beautiful art on someones head. It does give me some extra confidence to go without a scarf. I feel like I should be sure to share the love and beauty that Kim applied to me with the world.

As usual, before my chemo I had a talk with my Onc. and she was very concerned about the neuropathy I experienced after the second round. She let me know that if I have it this time that I would have to stretch the next round out over 4 weeks/once a week to reduce the chance of permanent nerve damage. That would suck.  So far so good though. By this time last round I was really feeling terrible, and this time it seems to not be happening (yet.)

Good news though: the tumor I initially found, the one that was palpable, has melted enough that she could not really find a hard margin on it! You can feel a mass in the area, but it is like the tumor just melted. She called it at 1cm for now, and told me if it continues to respond in this manner, there is a really good chance that I may not have to have any big surgery. I am trying to not get my hopes up to high about that, but that would effing rule. Please keep your fingers and toes crossed for me on all that.

Tuesday brought the usual neulasta injection, and again I went out sans-cover. Afterwards I went to La Madelaine’s again for a croissant and coffee, then hit up JoAnne’s fabrics as they are having a giant sale, and I was looking for some basic light weight fabric to do some wraps with, and ended up getting a ton of stuff for almost nothing. I love it when that happens, and so many ppl again complimented my head. It felt so good to hear strangers say nice things to you. I always try to compliment people when I see something beautiful or kind out in the world. I wish more people would not be so afraid to do so.

Here are a couple of self-done shots of my head on Tuesday, ooh stubbly!:

 

Today I got to see Amy, Eva, and Joel at brunch. That was fantastic! I’ve missed them all very much and get pretty sad that the girls live so far away these days. I also had a “Austin is the still the biggest small town in the world” moment when Eva’s former boss showed up, and is the soon to be baby-mom of a former coworker of mine that gave me the extra push to be a massage therapist, and who recommended I go to Texas Healing Arts, which was the best decision I could have made as far as school went. I hope they have a healthy child- it is sure to be loved greatly.

BTW- still listening to Matt Berry’s new LP. If you are into some folksy-psychadillia,  you need to check it out. https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/matt-berry/id180104600  Kill the Wolf is his latest, Opium, and Witchhazel are the 2 previous. You can’t go wrong with any of it! Beautimous!

Lastly, I want to again appeal to all of you that might be reading this to help Tabitha. She desperately needs funds to get her treatment now. Please share and donate here http://erennie.wix.com/tynkerhelp

Thank you!


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