Message from Cheryl:

Sometimes it is okay to "whine"- second week of chemo- Wed. night woke to blood and chemo on me and my sheets, turned out a malfunction of a part- so I called the number, drove myself over to the er, they unhooked the port, came home washed my sheets twice, showered and slept on the couch for the rest of the night. Went in today to get the chemo pack off and "whined" about being so nauseous- the nurse said-"well lets give you a shot for that!"- she said it should work for a few days- I think I will try whining more often!

Message from Cheryl:

For the first time in 3 months for the bi-monthly mother-daughter date Melissa and I go on- I was able to eat at Frostop with her! Little blessings you don't realize until your unable to do them. 3 weeks down of radiation/chemo- two more weeks til more testing. Friday was hard, on the couch, aches probably the build up of a weeks worth of treatment. Sat. just the opposite. Conference with Melissa, lunch at Frostop and shopping with Melissa until evening, visiting with 4 siblings in the evening, eating cookies along with everyone else. I sure appreciate the good days. Got up early today because I just wake up and thought it would be kind of nice to pamper myself and so I heated up a hot oil treatment and washed my hair in the sink, it might be the last hair treatment I do for awhile- don't know if it is the beginning or not but lots of hair came out when I combed it. I might be sporting a new "do" here- guess time will tell. Think I will go give myself a pedicure- my toe nails ain't going anywhere!