People are Making me Laugh (at horrible things)

(Writing with some assistance today.) One doctor says I can leave tomorrow. One nurse says “don’t get carried away with yourself.” Dr. Awesome says “if Dr. Fabulous finds out you went home too soon, he’ll come to your house and get you.” So, going home tomorrow now depends on Dr. [...]

getting a word in

just sayin hi here. i see my sister and dear bf have been doing a nice job keeping you up to date. tuesday and weds were just unbelieveably crappy. but today is sooooo much better. and, of course, it helps that the results already look fabulous. i expected to be horrified by the bloody bruises [...]

Back in the saddle

Reporting live from Leuven -
Sarah sat in a chair today for half an hour! Sources close to the patient say she regained much of her original color after happy hour around 4:30 local time. A pint of Ye Olde A- put the roses back in her cheeks and pushed that nagging headache out [...]

All over but the cryin’

Sarah’s sister here tonight, reporting live from the bedside. I rolled in about 3:30 this afternoon and I have to say she looked a lot better than I had imagined. A little pale and sleepy. The IV is in her neck, which is disconcerting at first. And she looks about nine [...]

Back in the hospital…

Hi everyone, Del here (Sarah’s boyfriend). Sarah went into hospital yesterday and was taken for surgery this morning. It’s a long procedure – the operation will take around 8 hours and she’ll be back in her room recovering tomorrow. I can see her for 15 minutes this evening but I don’t expect Sarah to be [...]

To the Hospital

Off we go!
Man, I’m being kindof a baby about all this! But thak goodness by this time tomorrow I’ll be plugging my way through the worst of the days and I’ll be home before the plants need watering. That’s not so bad.
As promised, I will try to have Del drop an update here for those [...]

Now’s when it’s frustrating to do this abroad

So with 48 hours to go until I enter the hospital, Del and I spent all day trying to get the last things in order. The most important thing for me to get is a reclining chair for my home recovery. I’d also like back massager. If I were in America this would all take [...]

Sortof Off Topic

It’s not usually something I’d talk about publicly, but today I’m going to. Just because I feel like talking about her. I may take this down later. We’ll see.
Today makes three years. Three years since my mom died. It seems rather impossible that we have been that long without her. Then again, the hurt has [...]

Most Recent Hair

It’s that time again. Almost exactly one year after losing my hair, it’s time to take a look at it. I had my hair cut just yesterday and took a photo yesterday for just this purpose, which is funny as I just also had several requests for an update today.
It’s not fixed, but there it [...]

My Neulasta Rant

Update: Please note JackieG’s very helpful comment below, where she describes how taking Claritin might help your Neulasta pain! Thanks for the tip, Jackie!
So. Neulasta. My best friend and my biggest foe during chemo. Here’s my deal: everyone says Neulasta is the best thing ever because it works “every time”. Well I’m sorry but it [...]