My life changed dramatically on Mother's Day 2013. Three days later I was diagnosed with cancer from my physician. This blog was made to keep my family and friends informed to what has been happening to me the past few weeks. When I find out news from different Doctor's through all of the procedures I have had, so many of you have wanted me to text, email, call, or someway contact you. It humbles me how many of you are concerned. Sometimes I forget to contact some of you. This way, you can stay in touch with what is happening now. Please feel free to comment. I hope I have it set up so you can. If not, I will ask Emily my daughter to help me, since she helped me get this set up.

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

My flag is going to Mount Kilimanjaro March 20.

I wish there were little frowny faces that I could put on this post.  Just pretend there are, OK?

I saw my radiation oncologist today.  Kim and I thought we were told a month ago when I finished up the radiation that today we would know how the tumors were doing since they got zapped.  Well, that didn't happen.  We had our hopes up to find out if 'operation raisin' worked or not, but now we have to wait for May 21st to find out. ( More frowny faces....I hope you can see them 'cause I can.)

When I went to see this young whippersnapper today,  (remember how I said he looked like he was only 12 years old), we had a talk about how the side effects had been, and still were.  I asked him to show me exactly where those 3 tumors were, and he drew me a picture, and told me they were easy the size of tennis balls!!  I questioned him on that and he said easily that big.  THREE OF THEM!!!!!! Seriously? Was he kidding me? I had no idea that they were that big.  I know I have 5 tumors.  So if three are that big, then how big are the other 2?  It explains to me why my stomach is distended so much and how I know I am not imagining it.  I do know that one of the things one of the tumors was doing was causing havoc with swelling of my left leg and ankle, and that has quit so that tumor must be smaller.  The other two are also going to be smaller. Just you wait and see.  If they were tennis balls, then they aren't going to be raisins.  Maybe golf balls? Shriveled up ones would be good.

Here is something fun.  Remember the Tibetan flags I showed a few posts ago?  Remember how they are taking my flag along with other cancer  patients to the top of a mountain and hanging them for good luck? Well, they leave for Mount Kilimanjaro Friday!!  The nurse who works with me when I see this doctor, is flying to some far away city where ever this tall mountain is, and she is taking the flags and will be climbing the mountain with a group of others.  She will be wearing a GPS so I can follow her and follow the flags going up the mountain.  Doesn't that sound fun? The Internet address to follow the flags is:
                          Radiatinghope.org

It has a facebook page and I am excited to follow Bonnie, my nurse, while she is climbing.  Holy cow!  I got to write on a flag for her today to give her inspiration, I use when I get down with my cancer.  It will be a surprise to her to get these inspirational flags for her to climb with when she leaves.

That is about all I have to say.  I can't wait to follow my flag with my very own name on it. Now I am writing happy faces.  Can you see them?
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