Treatment #3

First let me say that I have only updated after a treatment.  I don't do weekly updates.  Too much laziness or taking it easy to worry about my blog.
Secondly,  I have done much better with this drug.  I am glad that they switched to it. Even though I have been able to eat better because this drug does not give me any mouth sores or nausea.  However I continue to lose the weight.  The doctor isn't too concerned with that yet as I have a few to give freely. LOL.
 Now I pray that this new drug works better on the tumors too.  The first drug didn't shrink  any lung tumors but did a little on the liver.
After this treatment the doctor decided to do one more treatment before doing a C.A.T. scan.  That way there may be a better chance of seeing some results.  I have no idea what the plan would be if there was/or wasn't progress.  He may want to do more treatments, he may say I can be done with infusions and  go onto the oral chemo. 
The anglim's are very excited for the warm weather to get here.  The pool is open but no one has been in it.
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Only 8 1/2 days on the count down for school to be done.  Field Trips and Field Day will take up much of the remaining days of school.  All the children have had a great year. They have matured and have done quite well with their grades.  Mom and Dad are very proud of them.

Everyone grass should be green with all of this rain we have had. Saving on the water bill....yippee.
Enjoy your holiday weekend!
Kelly

A Toledo woman once told a friend of mine. "From the day that you're born, 'til they take you in a hearse, thing are never so bad the they couldn't be worse."

Has Spring Arrived?

Sure  was nice to wake up to sunshine and warm temperature!  What a great  start to a Mother's Day weekend,
My last chemo treatment was this past Thursday  and went like normal. Arrive and wait.  Sit and wait and finally get your cocktail and leave,  I think it averages out to be about 6 hours I am there.  This new chemo is treating me tons better than the first drug I was on.  No  sores in my mouth, no nausea.  The trade off is bone pain.  Still have fatigue with both.  That is tolerable.  Who can't handle taking a nap right.   One more treatment with this drug and then I will have another CAT scan to see if it is shrinking the tumors.   If it did maybe I can go on the oral chemo...less side effects.  Or maybe the Dr will want to do another 3 round to see if the tumors will shrink more.   The idea is to get the tumors shrunk and then  go on the oral chemo to maintain the shrinkage.  After I am on the oral chemo its like treating high blood pressure or diabetes.
Paul is being the father of the year.   Working, teaching a  night class that just got done, running the kids to their activities. Taking care of me.
Rachel turned 13 on the 30th  of April.  It's official.  She has been busy with the Equestrian team through school.  She fell off for the first time this year after 4 or 5 years of never falling.  Had to do it right in front of mom too!
Emily is doing Girls on the Run.  She is training for a 5k run which will be the last Saturday in May.
James has been going to a reading program  until last week so now he just has boy scouts keeping  him busy.
We joined Gilda's club and that has been great for everyone.
Thank you for praying and thinking  of the Anglim family. 
Love Kelly
If you reached the end of your rope tie a not and hang on.