Not a bad day today....after Linda losing three hours of sleep during the night. She actually slept during her chemo session today. The good news is that she finished with the one chemical (after 5 straight days) and Monday she has the second dose of the nasty one (with 2 hours of hydration)..then three weeks off (with radiation alone).
Daughter Janine is visiting today and then comes back Sunday....Son Jim and granddaughter Jillian come Monday.....Jillian stays for a full week.
After the radiation session, we met with the Radiation Oncologist. We meet with him every Friday after the radiation session. We meet with the Medical Oncologist on Mondays (or Nurse Practitioner). Today we learned a lot about how the radiation works (in messing up the DNA of the cancer cells so when they divide they die). We learned about what is done after the chemo and radiation to see if Linda remains cancer free (no cough...pain...etc..etc in the body which are indicators.....no signs through examination by the Doctor and no signs on scans)..we learned what it means to be cancer free for two years and five years. We learned a bit about what happens if the cancer returns and where it can show up and why.
The Doctor is very impressed with Linda's resolve...he believes she is a winner and has beat the cancer however this turns out and even asked her for a hug.
Linda continues to be fatigued and balances the energy she has available. She is in good spirits.
Linda ate good yesterday and continues to eat good today.
Dave
Friday, August 10, 2007
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My thoughts and prayers to both you and Linda. Keep up the fight.
Hope this weekend allows you to rest up and recuperate from the week. You have been a true winner through this and will continue to be! Have a great time with Janine and then Jim and Jillian. Say hi for me.
Love you, Wendy
Just letting you know my heart and thoughts are with you linda. Been reading your posts since the beginning but it wasnt until the river and spending time with janine she explaned the mysterious confusing blogging that dumb me figured out how to comment. you have always been a powerfull behind the scenes force in my life since we first moved out here 25 years ago and from the people i have meet when they look up survivor in the dictionary it says see LINDA. thinking of you, Monty
Great news Linda! We're so happy you're progressing through the treatments so well.
All the best,
Roger and Lisa
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