April 18th seemed eons away when I sat with Brad the Pharmacist last fall to learn about my chemotherapy protocol: Taxol once a week for 12 weeks, the "Red Devil" once every three weeks for 4 treatments. Along the way, I spent four days in the hospital for fever, received a Neulasta patch three times to elevate my … Continue reading Getting My Bell Rung
Month: April 2017
Sorrowing & Soaring
Today was my first meeting with the surgeon at MD Anderson. Dr. Huang and her nurses, Nancy and Ethyln, were as impressive as the information they shared overwhelming. I wept on the table, on the way home (not giving my Whataburger order at the drive thru) and as I crawled into bed next to the … Continue reading Sorrowing & Soaring