Jake's B-day

So not only was today Mother's day but also Jake's B-day. He is now old enough to get his permit (scary!) He has been studying for a while, so he wants to go this week. Anyway, he had a sleepover with friends friday night and then we had the family party tonight. I always make a poster every year for everyone's birthday and put it up on the wall and then put streamers around. This morning Kent and the boys actually made ME breakfast in bed (french toast, sausage, eggs, juice.) It was fantastic! Jake said that today was all about me, even though it was his birthday. He is a very sweet boy!

Baldness...

So here I am in all my glory! It's been a good week. Haven't gotten sick yet! Although the nurse screwed up (Sorry, Mary, I love you!) and so one, they didn't schedule me for two days of chemo, so I missed them and two they gave me the white cell booster shot on friday but should have waited until next wednesday. The doctor was very upset! (By the way, I have Dr. Craig Nichols- world renowned oncologist- he was even Lance Armstrong's doctor. So we are feeling very blessed!) So anyway, about the booster shot. There is a possibility that it will be ineffective because I am taking some oral chemo this week as well, and it could counteract. We are hoping that because I am on antibiotics and other preventative medicine that I will be ok. Keep your fingers crossed, or your prayers going, or whatever you do! I can use all the help I can get!

Chemotherapy

So I'm sitting here in the infusion room, getting my chemotherapy and we brought the computer. Horray, I can blog today! 2 weeks ago I got this wicked sore throat and then sores all over my mouth and then I ended up with a fever of 104 and in the hospital. I was sick and miserable! It was horrible and I don't want to do that again! My white counts were down to 200 (normal is 4000) so anyway, I was in the hospital for a week and they fixed me up and now my counts are up to 6600 (I'm superhuman!!) So now I'm back to the outpatient stuff. Oh, so, I'm completely bald now! My hair was falling out like crazy and getting all over everything! So, saturday night I went ahead and pulled the rest out, it just came out in clumps (crazy!) Anyway, we are all doing good now and glad to have me home! I will post a bald pic when I get home (I need the adapter.)