Getting back on Track!

Week 13 of treatment sees me back on track with my chemo treatments.  Since my two week "vacation" this week was the 11th infusion with two more to go on the protocol and then I can begin the four treatments of the FEC infusions that fall at 3 week intervals.  They tell me that the FEC infusions are a walk in the park, so I am looking forward to finishing the protocol treatments and moving on. Between the change in the treatments, I will have a complete battery of tests to evaluate my progress.  All looks good so far.

I feel stronger this week, strong enough to be bored yet still weak enough to know not to over do.  A walk around the block today was my big accomplishment and doing some work over the phone just sucked the rest of the life right out of me in time for a three hour nap.  Now that the family feels that I am well enough to be on my own, I realize how much company my care-givers were.   Libby took me to dinner last night and it was good to see that my appetite is working.  The loss of over 28 pounds is making all my clothes just hang on my frame and I am working at having at least two protein milkshakes a day on top of my regular meals.

Since Ruby is still at "Cousin Chili's" for summer camp, it is pretty quite around here.  I miss her, but at the same time I know that I still have a way to go to be up to having her back home. Maybe by the weekend we can try to have her home! She is learning to stay cool by jumping in the horse trough and is enjoying the country lifestyle. ;-)

Kelsey went back to work this week and has taken little Evie with her.  I can't imagine the amount of energy that working with a baby wrapped around your body must take, but she seems to handle every challenge.  Next week Evie will begin staying at day care and I can hear a slight quiver in Kelsey's voice every time she talks about it.

Keep the prayers, letters, cards and phone calls coming!  You have no idea how much they mean and help....