Be a Hero Moved Due to Storms
Due to severe storms and flooding in the Chicago area, the Be a Hero Fun Run for #LightUpMBC has been postponed until Saturday, October 17. Treatment 123 has been relatively kind, but I am grateful for another day of R&R tomorrow. Thank you all for your love and prayers and support. You help me so…
1-2-3
Today is treatment 123. My appointment time was 3:30. They shifted my location because they are so busy today so I will likely get out of here around 6:30 and home around 10:30 pm. On Sunday I will be in Chicago at the Be A Hero Fun Run. My previous blog post had the link…
Be a Hero
I’ll be at the Be a Hero event in Plainfield on Sunday to raise money for metastatic breast cancer research. Off all the money spent researching breast cancer last year, only 4% went to researching metastatic breast cancer – the only kind of breast cancer that kills. I get treatment 123 tomorrow and I will…
But I Am Safe in Here
On repeat in my brain these days is, “What do you do with your time?” The disability claim specialist has really put me in a tail spin. I really didn’t need her assistance with the tail spin. I’m a pro. There was a meeting of a new-to-me volunteer group and it was not what my…
Reality Bites
I’ve been struggling this week. Treatment 122 on Tuesday didn’t help, although it has been kinder than usual. Fatigue and diarrhea are the big physical issues of the week. The company that holds my long term disability insurance policy is requiring me to re-qualify for the claim. This is the second time I have had…
I Don’t Know About You, But I’m Feeling 122
We left the farm a 5:00 am today. I had a whole body bone scan and a chest/ab/pelvic CT. I had labs drawn and saw my oncologist. Now I’m getting treatment 122. We will likely get home around 11:00 pm. We escaped the medical campus for lunch at Applebees. Don’t tell anyone! I’m not supposed…
Chicagoland #LightUpMBC Be a Hero Event
My team is Heidi’s Hope. I would love to have you join me on the walk. It is just for fun and we stroll around the beautiful Settler’s Park. All proceeds go to Metavivor which funds research for metastatic breast cancer. I will be honored for surviving 7 years with MBC. https://raceroster.com/events/2026/114785/chicagoland-number-lightupmbc-be-a-hero-fun-run
CXXI – Chemo & Diet Coke
We left home at 4 am to travel to Siteman Cancer Center for treatment 121. It’s 9:40 now and we are heading home. BED will feel good! My marathon of medical appointments is over for now. I come back in 3 weeks for a very long day of neck-down scans, an appointment with my breast…
The Masked MBCer
We left for Barnes at 2:30 am today. I had a brain MRI scheduled for right when they opened and then met with my radiation oncologist. She only has preliminary results when we meet, so she calls me on the way home with final results. We were relieved when she called to say there are…
Not Dead Yet – Part 7
Seven years ago today, with Dave gripping my right hand, I heard a nurse practitioner say, “There is no easy way to say this.” I felt myself being pulled down into a black abyss as I heard the words “breast cancer” and “innumerable masses on your liver.” The only thing keeping me in my seat…
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