Chemo is Over!
I say chemo is over yet I know in my heart cancer can raise its ugly head and come back again...so I am praying the chemo I had this week was my final.
I am sitting here with the after effects of the neulasta shot which was given the day after chemo (they rescheduled the final chemo for March 16). The shot is a good thing and will, hopefully, keep my white blood cell count rising. The awful side effect is that it settles in my arm, leg and foot where I have stroke deficits and is painful. This was my fourth and final shot, and the pain yesterday and today has brought tears to my left side deficits. When I walk, I feel as though I am moving blocks of heavy cement.
I will, however, get through all of this and move on with life. I am so anxious to have a week of no blood work, doctor's appointments, and etc. It will feel so good to get outside and begin walking again and to feel the warmth of the sun on my body.
I did a photo shoot for the Susan G. Komen Cure for Cancer and my photo along with that of two other wonderful ladies will be be on posters and billboards around town. Even though there is no hair, the eyes can tell a story of a cancer patient.
My two daughters and I are finalists for a Dove soap commercial. I have been loyal to Dove for many, many years. What amazed the folks at Dove is how my facial skin retained as much moisture as it did through weeks and months of radiation and chemo. I used a ton of moisturizer! The girls are really excited about this!
I am working on an Educational Media Campaign for Post-Stroke Spasticity. The national spokesperson is Henry "the Foz" Winkler as he cared for his mother for many years after her stroke. I feel so much more info is needed out there in the public for stroke awareness and more funding from Congress.
I'm in a recovery mode with much to look forward to in the future. I continued watching our grandson two days a week during surgeries, radiation, and chemo and look forward to keeping on doing this. I would like to see stroke awareness rise to where breast cancer is in terms of recognition and funding.
I couldn't have made it this far without my Stroke Net friends. Thanks for being here for me. Hey, I should have hair begin to grow back in about three weeks and wonder if it will be newly curly or dark colored or grey. Whatever, I will just be glad to have it.
Thanks to everyone!
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