October 2009

I am going on my fourth night in a row with no sleep. I have been finally going to bed around 4am each day. The strange thing is that I don’t feel as tired as I should during the day. Time seems to be flying by! I still can’t believe that it is almost November.

I signed the papers today with JMK construction to have both of the bathrooms remodeled. I have been in .. Read More

It’s 3:30am and once again can’t sleep. Steve (brother in law) and I went to CTCA last night because I started having horrible stomach pain. We were there until 2am and then finally came home and got to bed around 3:30am. I was exhausted today, but adrenaline and the thought of all of the things that I needed to get done today kept me going. Steve has been so helpful the past few days with getting me .. Read More

Today is day 2 after chemo. Yesterday I had my third official round of Taxotere and Ulimpta infusion. This is the first official chemo that has shown on the Petscan to be working to stop the growth of the cancer and actually shrink the tumors. Debbie Meyers, my dance teacher from when I was younger in Park City came to be my caregiver for the week and was with me during chemo. She sat patiently as .. Read More

Following are notes from caregiver Deborah Meyers on her stay with me

Care Giver notes for Monday October 12 thru Thursday October 15 Deborah Myers

I arrived at the airport this morning as Lisa (sister) was dropped off. Melissa is so happy to be home right now and it shows she looks so pretty and it is great to see her driving. It has been about 2 months since I saw Mel and at that time she was still in .. Read More

Another day of nausea…it seems to be the norm now. At least I was finally able to go to the bathroom. I have been in a constant state of constipation for the past few days and I was starting to get a little worried. I finally spoke with the scheduler and got my schedule for the upcoming week. Tomorrow I go to CTCA to have follow up meetings with all of the docs and possibly get .. Read More

That what I got last night…a big surprise! Yesterday I felt a little nauseous and like I was starting to feel a little sick. Wes had been sick the past few days and I was fearful that I was starting to catch whatever bug he had so I spent the entire day relaxing inside at my house. Sister Lisa kept harassing me to get out of the house and prepared me for an afternoon nail appointment that .. Read More

Another night of little rest…maybe because we went to bed too early and I took several naps today. I have been having a hard time staying asleep during the night. It’s really annoying.

I have been nauseous again the past couple of days. It is the strangest thing. I was feeling great during the time that Christine was here. We were running errands all around town and I was walking everywhere. Then Tuesday I started .. Read More

Today I had my Petscan appointment at CTCA. I also had several follow up appointments with the other docs and was nervous because this was the first time that I would be navigating the waters by myself. I was totally late for the Petscan. I was having a really hard time putting myself together this am and felt nauseous. When I finally arrived at CTCA, I spent the entire am in the Petscan room preparing. They .. Read More

Following are notes from Christine’s Visit

Thursday Oct. 1, 2009 Melissa picked me up from the airport at 1:30 and we headed back home to her house. Melissa was excited to be out of Cancer Treatment Center, but c/o increasing back pain. She made a list of errands that needed to be done and we were off. Around 3:30PM she stated that back pain was not subsiding and c/o abdominal pain as well. We returned home for her to rest, she .. Read More

I made it another day at home! Christine had to travel back to Boston today, which left me home alone for the first time in awhile. Today I started feeling sick and nauseous again and ended up sleeping most of the day. I did go look at another rental property with Wes today up at Pinnacle Peak, but the place ended up being too small. Most of the places that are available are too small!! .. Read More