There was a 5.4 earthquake this morning at about 11:30 a.m. So far I haven’t heard any reports of injuries or damages. Dwayne and I were getting into the car outside of a nearby cafe, and I wondered why the car was doing a little dance. Here is a link where you can get more…

My surgeon called this afternoon and said that yesterday’s MRI results are in: the tumor had a very good response to chemo! It shrunk by a lot, more than half, and the surgeon said she thinks she’ll be able to get the margins she wants. This is very exciting! Thanks so much to everyone for…

Two weeks after my last round of chemo, and I’m feeling pretty good. I exercise almost every day. I do get tired by the end of the day, but I guess that’s to be expected. I am scheduled for surgery on August 11 and will most likely be in the hospital three days, two nights,…

This is me, last day of chemo, outside of the doctor’s office, with 8 rounds of poison coursing through my tired veins., originally uploaded by applesandcheeses. I am alive.

Chemo a go-go tomorrow!! My last treatment, finally. In about two weeks, I’ll have an MRI. Then, there will be a follow-up appointment with my surgeon to discuss the MRI and to plan surgery. Surgery will be about a month from now, but apparently we can’t set a date until after the MRI results are…