Tomorrow starts my eighth cycle. To put it bluntly, I don't want to go!! I'm already tired of doing this. My hair can't grow fast enough. Right now it is in a very ugly phase & I can hardly look at myself in the mirror. Thank God for caps.
Please consider supporting Relay for Life of Rutherford county. My team has not yet made our goal. Go to relayforlife.org & click on Team Arthanise...Hope and a Future. Any donation is greatly appreciated.
Pray for me that God gives me courage, patience, & strength to forge ahead & not become discouraged. Many of you have asked what "indefinitely" was in my last entry. We will stay on the clinical trial as long as it is working. The oncologist doesn't want me to go off chemo with as well as I have responded. Being a stage 4a, the cancer has a much greater chance of popping up somewhere else. So as long as we are keeping it from spreading to organs or no new growth in the areas it first appeared, then the chemo is doing what we want. The fatigue, mood swings, & weight gain (mostly from fluid retention from steroids) are what get to me the most. The simplest of tasks have become more difficult for me. By the way, "chemo brain" is a very real condition & have I got a case of it!!
Now faith is being sure of what you hope for & certain of what you do not see. Hebrews 11:1
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I always wish I could find the magic words to just "fix it." You know that. But I just have to tell you two very important things...you are beautiful (I think your short 'do is WAY cute) and you are a trooper extraordinaire. Of course you have down days, but you always rise back up. I am so proud to call you my friend.
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