Monthly Archives: April 2018

The Big 6-0!

Somehow, this birthday seemed to have more significance than past years…wonder why… Mom and I traveled to Savannah, Ga. last weekend to celebrate a milestone birthday. We had a blast! It was my first visit to this beautiful city (I had attended a quilt show at the convention center a year ago February, but didn’t […]

This Week in Cancer

Well, this round of chemo was an unusual one… As you may remember, I had to delay Round #4 one week because my pre-chemo labs indicated a very low platelet count. Plus, my red cell count was still below the acceptable range. Went back a week later (last Wednesday) for another set of labs and […]

All systems go!

Good news: The platelet count is back up, and I’m cleared for chemo #4 tomorrow (April 5). YAY!!!! But my red cell count hasn’t budged, despite my best spinach-and-beef-eating efforts, so I have agreed to a blood transfusion, which I will get on Saturday. Hopefully, that will get me back to the acceptable range for […]