Decision, Goodbyes, True Healer
EIGHT MONTHS---REALLY? I n many ways, I can barely grasp that I have been on this chemo medication for 8 months already. This means, I had 9 visits with the oncologists, 9 blood draws, 4 ECHOs, 4 EKGS, 3 neuro-ophthalmology exams, and 3 MRIs (related to my chemo drug—it includes initial baseline check, one in May, and one just recently on August 25 th which went much smoother). I actually had a 4 th one but it’s unrelated to the chemo drug, but still related to my disorder). If you remember from my previous posts, the chemo meds has been really hard on my body; there were so many times I really wondered how much longer I could endure the “fire” on my scalp, or the pain in my legs. Back in July, the pain in my scalp, face started to get extremely bad. After completing my 21 day cycle/28 day cycle, we noticed that even with my usual scheduled one-week break from the medication, my sores continued t...