My mother and I have had one disaster after another happen to us ( Read more... )

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I've always liked Easter.  A few days ago I planted some tomato seeds in paper cups and they've already sprouted.  Then I planted some pansy seeds in a medium size pot.  They're old seeds -- from 2013 -- but they just might germinate anyway ( Read more... )

Our forsythia bush is just starting to bloom.  I read a quote today that I liked:

"...at our human roots lies a need for flowers as solace to the disappointments of life."
-- Maureen Gilmer


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My oncologist says that my chemotherapy is working.  My liver tumors are either smaller or they've disappeared altogether ( Read more... )

On Wednesday, March 8, we had a terrible windstorm.  It toppled our giant pine tree into the neighbor's front yard, and did some damage to the front of his house.  About an hour later, half of our giant maple tree crashed down on top of our house.  We lost electricty and our land line phone shortly after that ( Read more... )

I had blood drawn last Tuesday so that my cancer antigen number could be assessed.  The number had been steadily climbing for months and it was alarming, to say the least.  The higher the number, the more "cancer antigens" are present in the blood, so it means that my cancer was increasing all that time.  Just today I looked at my most recent test ( Read more... )

I had another chemotherapy treatment this past Tuesday, February 28.  About ten minutes into my infusion, my entire head suddenly felt super hot.  I dinged the bell (the nurse had given me) to alert her that I was having a "reaction" to the medication.  Several people showed up to help.  One nurse said my head looked like a tomato (it was so red ( Read more... )

These are photos of three teenagers who stalked me when I went for a walk on February 23, 2017.

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I started a new round of chemotherapy a couple of weeks ago.  The drug I was infused with is called Taxol.  My hair's starting to fall out pretty heavily, so I'll probably cut it very short soon, and wear a hat when I'm in public.