Oct 15 was my last blog update. At that time my treatment was changed to a 3 week chemo/1 week off cycle. I am still in the same cycle which is really good. The dosage of the medicine was recently increased but the cycle remains the same.

I have good and bad days and some in between. The bad days can be brutal, I usually find myself in bed for the entire day using all my energy to turn my head. Those bad days are few which I am thankful for. An 'in between day' is part good part bad (which is probably obvious to you)but the bad part is much milder than a bad day.

I am back to bowling and am really happy about that. It gives me something to look forward to, social activity and physical activity all at one time. I did not bowl the month of November, there were several bad days that month.

Jim and I spent Thanksgiving by ourselves, Jenn had dinner at her house and Jimmy and Josh went there. I was not feeling up to going out that day so we stayed home. Jim made a turkey dinner for us and he did a fantastic job. I spent the day laying on the couch watching him. I honestly don't know what I would do without him. He does everything for me, housework, laundry, shopping, cooking, name it he does it.

We had a great Christmas. I actually went Christmas shopping three times which Jim and I thought was great. Considering how little I get out and how much energy it takes it was pretty good. I know how much my body can take and I know when to stop.

The kids came over Christmas Eve to exchange gifts and it was really a nice day. What made it even better was I was feeling good that day so I was able to be up and around and participate instead of watching from the couch. For anyone who has a FaceBook account you can go see some of our Christmas pictures.

This year will be the first year in many that we will be staying home for New Year's Eve. Normally we would be in Boston and even with the good weather they are predicting (45°) I don't think I would be comfortable in Boston. I never know when the 'bad' is going to hit. So this year we will stay home, order Chinese (doesn't everyone??) and watch the 3 Stooges Marathon until we fall asleep...which most likely will be 9:30...lol

As far as my health the Dr tells me I am doing very well. This treatment plan is working well. I had a CAT Scan done on Tuesday of this week and had planned on calling for the results today but SURPRISE! the Dr's office is closed today. I will have to call on Monday. For now, I am going on the theory that no news is good news. I believe they would have called if there was something significant going on.

I hope the New Year brings all good things not just for me but for everyone.
Thank you for your support as I go through this difficult journey. A note, email or card always puts a smile on my face!

I am going to try to update more frequently as it is next to impossible to recall everything I've been through in 2 1/2 months.

Happy New Year everyone!