Anyone that has followed my mom, Grandma M’s cancer journey will know how much we hoped for the best out come. Well, we got the news a couple of days ago that the cancer is completely GONE! That huge tumor is GONE! I cannot describe the feeling when she told me only to say it [...]
Thursday the 16th of February of 2012 was the last day of Grandma M’s cancer treatment. Yes, we still have to wait a month to make sure the tumor is dead. I have great faith this will come to pass. Unfortunately, I was not able to be with her on her last day of treatment. [...]
We in the blog world know that all caps are the equivalent of yelling in the real world. Today is Grandma M’s last day of chemo. NO MORE CHEMO! Oh yes, she, I and all of us have earned the right to shout that phrase. This is week six of everything and after Thursday (last [...]
Yesterday Grandma M attended her second to last chemo treatment and she now has only a week and a half of radiation. Her doctor is pleased with her progress and how well she has handled the whole process. I must say she looks great. Much better than at the beginning. We met a new partner [...]
That is we are in week 4 of Grandma M’s radiation treatments and week 3 of chemo. I must say, so far, so good. She is starting to feel the fatigue from the radiation although I believe she is doing much better then at the beginning. She seems to breathe better and she is walking [...]
The middle is about where we are at in Grandma M’s cancer treatment. We are about to complete week three in radiation and week two in chemo. Why then does it feel a whole lot longer? I am guessing because stressful situations tend to blow up like balloons and can pop at any given moment. [...]
The other day I was able to see the huge radiation machine used in Grandma M’s treatment. The table she lays on is under a ball shaped apparatus that emits the radiation beam. She tells me that during treatment arms protrude and the ball rotates around her. When the ball returns above her she knows [...]
Round one of Grandma M’s chemo started on Monday. She received two chemo drugs, benadryl, a steroid, and fluids. I must admit when I heard the word steroid I was catapulted back to when Butterfly, my granddaughter received steroids during her treatment for leukemia. That girl was a lean, mean eating machine. Not to mention [...]
When my granddaughter, Butterfly went through treatment for leukemia we all pulled together. It was not an easy time. There was many sleepless nights and grueling days. There was meltdowns over french fries and burrito wars. Tears were commonplace along with some head banging. Grandma M went to her chemo training today. It brought back [...]
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