Happy Holidays Everyone,
I've had one Dr appointment since my last post. It was just as routine as all the rest are with out having results because no scans were done. It's a little no actually becoming a fight to go these days. The Dr says he'll schedule another scan in or just before February. No reason to do any scans prior to that since he's planning on doing treatments until February 9. After we get the results from the scans we will decide what path to take. More treatments or be done with treatments. Feb 9 is my dad's birthday. Wouldn't that be a nice birthday present for dad. To tell him that I don't have to have treatments anymore. Unwrapped presents are always the best. If I don't have to have infusion treatments I believe I would be put on oral chemo drug that I would take at home. That is what was mentioned when I started chemotherapy anyway.
Side effects are about the same since I started this drug. For 2 or 3 days after treatment I have a major head ache. Bone achiness for 24 hours. Short fuzzed is the major side effect that effects everyone around me. Not sure how long that lasts. Any length is too long. That's all I really have to report on the health front.
Family update is a little different than the last post. Emily is now doing basketball and not swimming. This is her first time playing.. She is tall for her age so I guess she was recruited after a night at open gym which she had a great time at. Her games will be on Saturday morning ! So nothing lighten up on the family schedule on Saturdays. After Christmas break James will have basketball practice , Emily will have basketball games , and Rachel will have cheer competitions. Luckily Paul has the 4 Saturdays off in January off so we can divywill up being 3 places at once.
Everyone traveling away for the Holidays please be safe. I hope everyone has a wonderful, peaceful Holiday season.
What songs do you enjoy listenting to at this Joyful time of year? My favorite o nes are
Silent Night!
Joy to the World
The little drummer boy
Kelly
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Friday, November 18, 2011
Give Thanks
Thanksgiving is near. What are you thankful for?
I sit here a wake in the middle of night. Thinking of what to post on this blog. Today was my treatment day, yesterday was my Dr appointment. I found out the results of my MRI of the brain and ct scan of my chest and abdomen. The news is they found that I did have a brain and it does not have any cancer in it. I'm thankful for that. My CT scan showed stability again. I'm thankful for that. My tumor marker, a blood test showed a decrease! That is great news. This is the first time it has dropped after 4 different drugs...I'm thank ful for that.
Thank you God for listening to all my prayers and to all the prayers said for me.
I'm thankful for the medicine that is being created everyday to help all diseases.
I'm ever so thankful for everyone that is playing a part in the journey that I am on. *I could never mention every ones name.* chemo brain or no chemo brain.
James, Emily , Rachel I'm so thankful for. They are understanding and wise beyond their years. Love them so much.
Paul the best care giver a wife could ask for. Doing above and beyond as a dad and husband.Love Him !
And another Thank you to those that helped plan and organize the wonderful benefit that was a huge success because of all the people that donated, and attended.
And last but not least everyone at Lemmen Holten Cancer Center that help those of us diagnosed with tis little "c" called cancer.
Heres to all of you family and friends that have helped me stay strong along this journey. I'm thankful for all of you.
As far as my chemo treatments I asked how many more rounds and the Dr said after a long sigh. I don't have a number. And then said something I had not heard before. "this is a long process" . "we are finding that the longer it takes to go away...the longer it stays away. Sounds great that I'm on that trail. BUT c'mon now. This gets old after 10 months. A normal feeling I would think. Not knowing answers are always fearful and frustrating. I'm fighting to get off the infusion stage and get on those oral chemo pills that have not been mentioned lately.
updates on the family are Rachel has been working on getting her back hand spring and came home today saying she did it on the springy(tumble track) by herself. Very excited about that for her. Her first competition is Dec 3. Her first 8th grade report card will come home soon. She is doing well academically. Emily has adjusted well to 6th grade. Having class switches and more homework. Age Group swim will start after Thanksgiving and she is excited about that. James is signed up for Saturday basketball where they practice for an hour and then split into teams and play games for an hour. He has been doing good in school too. Paul has tomorrow and then the one more Friday class to teach and he will have about a month and a half off before the next round of teaching starts.. But this time its only 2 hours a day twice a week.
Thank you for reading my blog and giving support in the way that you do.
Thank you for who you are in my life!
Peace to you!
Kelly
I sit here a wake in the middle of night. Thinking of what to post on this blog. Today was my treatment day, yesterday was my Dr appointment. I found out the results of my MRI of the brain and ct scan of my chest and abdomen. The news is they found that I did have a brain and it does not have any cancer in it. I'm thankful for that. My CT scan showed stability again. I'm thankful for that. My tumor marker, a blood test showed a decrease! That is great news. This is the first time it has dropped after 4 different drugs...I'm thank ful for that.
Thank you God for listening to all my prayers and to all the prayers said for me.
I'm thankful for the medicine that is being created everyday to help all diseases.
I'm ever so thankful for everyone that is playing a part in the journey that I am on. *I could never mention every ones name.* chemo brain or no chemo brain.
James, Emily , Rachel I'm so thankful for. They are understanding and wise beyond their years. Love them so much.
Paul the best care giver a wife could ask for. Doing above and beyond as a dad and husband.Love Him !
And another Thank you to those that helped plan and organize the wonderful benefit that was a huge success because of all the people that donated, and attended.
And last but not least everyone at Lemmen Holten Cancer Center that help those of us diagnosed with tis little "c" called cancer.
Heres to all of you family and friends that have helped me stay strong along this journey. I'm thankful for all of you.
As far as my chemo treatments I asked how many more rounds and the Dr said after a long sigh. I don't have a number. And then said something I had not heard before. "this is a long process" . "we are finding that the longer it takes to go away...the longer it stays away. Sounds great that I'm on that trail. BUT c'mon now. This gets old after 10 months. A normal feeling I would think. Not knowing answers are always fearful and frustrating. I'm fighting to get off the infusion stage and get on those oral chemo pills that have not been mentioned lately.
updates on the family are Rachel has been working on getting her back hand spring and came home today saying she did it on the springy(tumble track) by herself. Very excited about that for her. Her first competition is Dec 3. Her first 8th grade report card will come home soon. She is doing well academically. Emily has adjusted well to 6th grade. Having class switches and more homework. Age Group swim will start after Thanksgiving and she is excited about that. James is signed up for Saturday basketball where they practice for an hour and then split into teams and play games for an hour. He has been doing good in school too. Paul has tomorrow and then the one more Friday class to teach and he will have about a month and a half off before the next round of teaching starts.. But this time its only 2 hours a day twice a week.
Thank you for reading my blog and giving support in the way that you do.
Thank you for who you are in my life!
Peace to you!
Kelly
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Felt within the Heart!
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even be touched. They must be felt within the heart! I hope you were able to experience the best and most beautiful things this past Saturday because I sure did. Amazing! Thank you for all that helped with the benefit in anyway that you did. I seen people from bits of my life. Aunts and Uncles that I don't get to see as often as I should. Cousins that I haven't seen. People from my childhood neighborhood. My elementary school, high school friends, church friends, work friends, Paul's friends, the kids' friends, softball friends, neighbor friends, Brothers and sisters friends. Mom and Dad's friends. What a beautiful night you made it be. Thank You All!
I had a Dr appointment last week and I am going to have a CT scan and an MRI this month. I was at the appointment by myself so I told the Dr that Paul would want me to tell him that I am more forgetful now. We agreed to do the MRI of the brain to rule out no signs of cancer there. I'm confident it's just the "CHEMO Brain." and having the test done will put every one's mind at ease now that you know I'm having it done. Other than that things are status quo. I don't have any new signs or symptoms. My hip still bothers me more sometimes than others but mostly it isn't too bad. Treatments are tolerable. I get a headache for 3 days and few mild bone pains but tolera ble. Let's just hope it isn't as nice to the tumors.
Oh yes and then there is my eye sight . My eye sight problems have been resolved for now. The glasses I was putting on to see were actually making things worse. And this was going on for 3 or 4 weeks. I was feeling a little dizzy every now and then. I couldn't read words on the TV. I couldn't read the score board and football games. I couldn't read player numbers from the stands. I couldn't read road signs but I was driving. Scary I know. This past June my eyes changed for the worse some due to age and some due to the drugs but either way I needed stronger glasses. My prescription was a +5.25 I think for both eyes. And the new prescription was a +7. And now its October and the eye Dr tells me I'm right . The glasses are illegal for me to use to drive . I thought he was going to tell me I couldn't dive any more. But no wait....my eyes are actually better. Better than a +5 even. So after spending the bucks on progressive lenses in June I get to do it again. And new contacts too but I'm only buying a box at a time in case they change again. Some chemo drugs can do that ....so now I know.
Rachel is now busy with competitive cheer leading. Practice everyday. Tournaments on Saturday starting in December. Emily's has started swim stroke clinics. Those are just on Saturday mornings. James is currently not doing anything. Probably basketball soon. Halloween was a bit different this year for the Anglim's. Ever since my sisters kids were old enough to trick or treat which has been about 20 + years we have gathered at some one's house for pizza and the little kids going out trick or treating. And for the past ? IDK how many years maybe 10. The Anglim's/Crafts and Drakes have been coming to OUR house. Well this year James was invited for pizza and trick or treating with a friend. Emily went with a group of friends and Rachel wasn't sure if she was going out or not until she got on the bus Halloween morning. Paul was teaching a night class so it was just me at home to pass out the candy. So I built a fire in the fire pit in the driveway and passed out candy that way. My neighbor came and helped me get it started and visited for a bit.
Enjoy the sunshine that we have been having. It's shineing today! All of us here in Michigan know it won't be long and it will be hididng for quite some time.
May God bless all of you!
Kelly
I had a Dr appointment last week and I am going to have a CT scan and an MRI this month. I was at the appointment by myself so I told the Dr that Paul would want me to tell him that I am more forgetful now. We agreed to do the MRI of the brain to rule out no signs of cancer there. I'm confident it's just the "CHEMO Brain." and having the test done will put every one's mind at ease now that you know I'm having it done. Other than that things are status quo. I don't have any new signs or symptoms. My hip still bothers me more sometimes than others but mostly it isn't too bad. Treatments are tolerable. I get a headache for 3 days and few mild bone pains but tolera ble. Let's just hope it isn't as nice to the tumors.
Oh yes and then there is my eye sight . My eye sight problems have been resolved for now. The glasses I was putting on to see were actually making things worse. And this was going on for 3 or 4 weeks. I was feeling a little dizzy every now and then. I couldn't read words on the TV. I couldn't read the score board and football games. I couldn't read player numbers from the stands. I couldn't read road signs but I was driving. Scary I know. This past June my eyes changed for the worse some due to age and some due to the drugs but either way I needed stronger glasses. My prescription was a +5.25 I think for both eyes. And the new prescription was a +7. And now its October and the eye Dr tells me I'm right . The glasses are illegal for me to use to drive . I thought he was going to tell me I couldn't dive any more. But no wait....my eyes are actually better. Better than a +5 even. So after spending the bucks on progressive lenses in June I get to do it again. And new contacts too but I'm only buying a box at a time in case they change again. Some chemo drugs can do that ....so now I know.
Rachel is now busy with competitive cheer leading. Practice everyday. Tournaments on Saturday starting in December. Emily's has started swim stroke clinics. Those are just on Saturday mornings. James is currently not doing anything. Probably basketball soon. Halloween was a bit different this year for the Anglim's. Ever since my sisters kids were old enough to trick or treat which has been about 20 + years we have gathered at some one's house for pizza and the little kids going out trick or treating. And for the past ? IDK how many years maybe 10. The Anglim's/Crafts and Drakes have been coming to OUR house. Well this year James was invited for pizza and trick or treating with a friend. Emily went with a group of friends and Rachel wasn't sure if she was going out or not until she got on the bus Halloween morning. Paul was teaching a night class so it was just me at home to pass out the candy. So I built a fire in the fire pit in the driveway and passed out candy that way. My neighbor came and helped me get it started and visited for a bit.
Enjoy the sunshine that we have been having. It's shineing today! All of us here in Michigan know it won't be long and it will be hididng for quite some time.
May God bless all of you!
Kelly
Friday, October 21, 2011
Delay
Sorry in the delay of this post. I am having some sight issues so I have delayed getting on the computer. I have to zoom the page to be able to read the computer screen. This decline in my eyesight is due from chemo and its the second time its happened since starting chemo in February. I'm going to the eye doctor today to get a new prescription.
It's been about two weeks since I seen the doctor. The plan he says is to do 4 rounds of the drug and then do a scan and then do another 4 rounds . If the scan shows a need to change the plan then he will do that accordingly. One round equals 3 weeks. I never imagined having chemo for an entire year straight. And now that I type that I should say I never planned on having chemo this long either. Yes I know its a good thing to be able to have it and all but the positive me should have beaten the odds and been done already. It gets old.
This week is the end of the fall sports for James and Rachel. Monday starts tryouts for Rachel for competitive cheer. Emily will finally start her swim clinics on Saturdays. James will get a break for a while.
Paul is still teaching his classes. This week has been busy for him. He has been helping with the planning of Officer Slot's funeral. Its overwhelming to see how the police and fire departments come together to help their fellow family members (officers) in a time of need. Paul did know officer Trevor and I knew his family through Northview High School.
The weather is changing on us. Are you ready? I was hoping for a mild Halloween but I think its going to take more than my hope. This wind is reminding me of some harsh winters we've had in the past.
If you see Paul in the coming days.....wish him a happy 50th.... Oct 24th.
Thank you to all of you that have brought a nice warm meal over. On my bad days which are less than previous treatments they have been very helpful. Thank you to all that have prayed, and thought of us too.
Next treatment and Dr visit is next Thursday.
Happy Halloween if I don't post before then.
Peace
Kelly
It's been about two weeks since I seen the doctor. The plan he says is to do 4 rounds of the drug and then do a scan and then do another 4 rounds . If the scan shows a need to change the plan then he will do that accordingly. One round equals 3 weeks. I never imagined having chemo for an entire year straight. And now that I type that I should say I never planned on having chemo this long either. Yes I know its a good thing to be able to have it and all but the positive me should have beaten the odds and been done already. It gets old.
This week is the end of the fall sports for James and Rachel. Monday starts tryouts for Rachel for competitive cheer. Emily will finally start her swim clinics on Saturdays. James will get a break for a while.
Paul is still teaching his classes. This week has been busy for him. He has been helping with the planning of Officer Slot's funeral. Its overwhelming to see how the police and fire departments come together to help their fellow family members (officers) in a time of need. Paul did know officer Trevor and I knew his family through Northview High School.
The weather is changing on us. Are you ready? I was hoping for a mild Halloween but I think its going to take more than my hope. This wind is reminding me of some harsh winters we've had in the past.
If you see Paul in the coming days.....wish him a happy 50th.... Oct 24th.
Thank you to all of you that have brought a nice warm meal over. On my bad days which are less than previous treatments they have been very helpful. Thank you to all that have prayed, and thought of us too.
Next treatment and Dr visit is next Thursday.
Happy Halloween if I don't post before then.
Peace
Kelly
Monday, September 19, 2011
Saturday, September 17, 2011
CHANGES
I have devided to try Take Them A Meal website and put a link on the side of the blog if you are interested. The password is 3013. Let me know what you think. My emaiil is kanglim@sbcglobal.net
Have a good weekend. The sun is looking nice out there. How about them Tigers! Cmon Lions!
Peace
Kelly
Have a good weekend. The sun is looking nice out there. How about them Tigers! Cmon Lions!
Peace
Kelly
Friday, September 16, 2011
New Drug
I started my new Chemo Drug called Havalen yesterday. Time will tell how it treats me. It's the newest drug on the market and suppose to be good on the body. By the time I got home I had a killer of a head ache. I can ask for something before I head home next time to help prevent that. Side effects are the usual. Hair loss, don't have to worry about that, fatigue...got it, neuropathy-got it, constipation would be new to me. Those are the most common. I'm still on herceptin too.
I go for my next treatment next Thursday and then have a week off. So I will be doing the opposite of what I was on.
My CT scan of my chest and abdomen results were in. Stable through-out. Only one slight growth of new tumor in liver. One slight decrease in one of the tumors in lung.
My CT scan of pelvis was done two days ago and I go to the radiologist Monday to get those results.
Rachel didn't make the volleyball team but joined the cheer team now.
James starts football games this Saturday. Emily waiting for swim stroke clinics still. Paul is in full swing of teaching and he is busy. Wow.
stay warm everyone...lets see how long we can keep the furnace off. I have my winter hat on my head already.
Prayers for peace to all
Love
Kelly
I go for my next treatment next Thursday and then have a week off. So I will be doing the opposite of what I was on.
My CT scan of my chest and abdomen results were in. Stable through-out. Only one slight growth of new tumor in liver. One slight decrease in one of the tumors in lung.
My CT scan of pelvis was done two days ago and I go to the radiologist Monday to get those results.
Rachel didn't make the volleyball team but joined the cheer team now.
James starts football games this Saturday. Emily waiting for swim stroke clinics still. Paul is in full swing of teaching and he is busy. Wow.
stay warm everyone...lets see how long we can keep the furnace off. I have my winter hat on my head already.
Prayers for peace to all
Love
Kelly
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