Killing party today - 8 left!!

I had my 4th Taxol/chemo treatment today.  It went well.  I am getting more tired as time goes by.  I actually slept during my treatment today, which never happens. I have been experiencing a lot of tingling and pain in my feet and hands.  It is a common side effect of the Taxol. My joints have been hurting, but I think that is part of the Levaquin (antibiotic) that I have had to take twice already during my chemo.

I have been a little weepy all day, I don't know why.  I think it was because of all the questions I had to answer when the met with the guy from Wonders & Worries who is going to meet with Matt at his school and a couple of other kids to help him deal with me/us having cancer. I had been referred before but we decided it wouldn't be a good idea since he would have to go to a different place and it would be with total strangers.  At least if he goes to the one at Ridgeview, the place is familiar and he will more than likely know the other kids in the group or at least have seen them before.  Talking about how Matt and Devan have had to deal with this was hard and it makes me very angry that they have to go through this again.

Devan posted a comment on her facebook a couple of weeks ago -

Cancer. Don't avoid the word. Embrace it and fight it!'

My baby is so smart. I thought about her statement and decided that she is just like me.  I think we did a great job with her and she has learned what is important. This has been the attitude that Abel and I have taken in fighting our cancer. Some people think I share to much information - but I don't care.

When we talk about cancer and the signs, no matter how hard it is - there is a possibility that ONE PERSON might be saved. MIGHT find it early. For that ONE PERSON, I will continue to talk about it.

Thank you God for giving me the strength to do this.

On a lighter note,  thank you for the birthday wishes last week. Thanks to my family for cooking dinner for me last week and for the gifts!  Thank you to Mona Sarate and Pat Dryden for the beautiful blankets they made for me.  Mona crocheted a pink blanket for me and Pat made a flannel blanket with pink ribbons.  They will come in handy when I go for my chemo treatments..it is really cold in there! It makes my heart happy to have such wondeful people in my life, who took the time to make the something like this for me.  I love you!  

I will try to post pictures of the blankets later. 

Stil Smiling!!! :-D

Yolanda