tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21265643681663710052024-03-18T02:59:50.823-04:00Tales of a Golf Gal fighting SarcomaSjnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01248247475325728054noreply@blogger.comBlogger482125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126564368166371005.post-23356295425656802222013-09-17T19:51:00.000-04:002013-09-17T19:51:09.969-04:00In Loving Memory<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Our "Super" Golf Gal </span></b></i></div>
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It is with a heavy heart that we announce Sandy has lost her battle with Sarcoma. She passed away after a long seven year fight. She was surrounded by family and we are at peace knowing she is not hurting any more. We know this blog was a great outlet for her and introduced her to lots of internet friends. Thank you all for your years of reading and encouragement. We miss our Golf Gal terribly.</div>
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<br />Sjnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01248247475325728054noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126564368166371005.post-72408228549663945212013-05-14T09:16:00.000-04:002013-05-14T19:32:02.892-04:00Radiation is done, on to chemoSo I met with the Sarcoma Surgeon last week. He said he could operate on the tumor in my abdomen but because it abuts my right kidney he'd have to take that out too. He recommended against the surgery since I would need my kidney to fight off the toxicity of chemo.<br />
I met with my Oncologist the next day. I am approved to start the drug Afinitor (Everolimus). There is currently a clinical trial at Emory University using Afinitor plus a second new drug under research. I will find out on May 20 if I can start the trail. The thought being two drugs have a better chance than one. If I can't get into the trail in a timely manner, I'll start the Afinitor on my own next week.<br />
Thursday I go for my 3 month CT scan. Let's see what's going on in my abdomen and how much larger that tumor has grown off chemo.<br />
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<br />Sjnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01248247475325728054noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126564368166371005.post-19499321933704096892013-05-06T10:01:00.002-04:002013-05-14T09:16:58.973-04:00Sarcoma treatment update <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The month of April I've had radiation to the chest mass near my heart everyday for 20 days. The only side effect I've felt is some skin burning and peeling on my back like a bad sunburn. I go for 3 more stereotactic treatments to the other lung mass starting this week. After radiation, we'll concentrate on my abdominal masses. I have an appointment tomorrow to meet with a Sarcoma Surgeon to discuss my options for surgery. Wednesday I meet with my Oncologist to get her opinion and plan from here. I know she has a few different chemo's in mind to try. Since my cancer is systemic and not all of it operable, I know I will have to do chemo, but it's such a "crap shoot". No guarantee it will work but with side effects that wreak havoc on your body. I'm hoping surgery is an option for these new masses. We'll know after tomorrow. </span><br />
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<br />Sjnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01248247475325728054noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126564368166371005.post-11472848140953501232013-03-08T08:18:00.000-05:002013-05-22T22:55:07.528-04:00Health update: still growing So health wise it's been a difficult 2 months. January and February the auto-immune disease was hitting me hard. I think I felt badly every single day with joint pain. I finally got a prescription for Prednisone to help until the Plaquenel kicks in. That has helped on a daily basis, but I still seem to get a flare up once a week. This past week on Sunday into Monday I was really suffering. By Monday I had dehydrated myself. I fainted on my way to the bathroom and ended up on the floor. After that scare I decided to go to the emergency room for some relief. They diagnosed me with severe dehydration, gave me 2 bags of fluids thru IV, and ran some other tests. They did a chest ct to check for clots (none found) which showed my nodules have kept growing, even on 3 weeks of the new chemo drug Sutent. The large one near my heart is now over 7cm and getting too close for comfort. I need that one gone! My Onc is already investigating what new drug to try next. I go in on Wednesday for a biopsy of the abdominal and the lung tumors to see if the "biology" of my cancer has changed in some way. Hopefully we'll chemically determine what the best line of attack should be. I also am questioning Ablation as a possible form of treatment, if the proximity to my heart would allow that. 6+ years into the fight it's gotten much tougher. The cancer is relentless and with chemo as my main or only option it makes it a guessing game as to what will work.<br />
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<br />Sjnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01248247475325728054noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126564368166371005.post-81497818899658098342013-01-01T08:21:00.000-05:002013-03-08T08:23:04.140-05:00Holidays 2012<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We are blessed to have all our kids come visit for Thanksgiving and Christmas. We have family traditions that the girls do not want to sway from and I'm grateful for that. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Thanksgiving was a fun week with lots of cooking, baking and playing with the little boys. Nolan was just 12 days old on Thanksgiving day. My Mom was here for the week too! Cindy hosted the dinner but we all cooked for the big feast. Thank goodness for my girls Alex and Kristin, because I woke up that day with a bad flare up of my achy joint/muscle problem and was even feeling faint. I didn't even get out of bed until the afternoon. Alex and Kristin cooked all the vegetables and baked an apple pie. I rallied after a hot shower and some Alleve to mask the pain and we went over to my sister's ~ 3:00 for the afternoon. The meal was delicious and the company as always fun! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I started into decorating for Christmas even before Thanksgiving by putting up the tree ahead of time. I wanted a new theme for my tree this year, a winter wonderland, and was anxious to see it all come together. It turned out beautifully with all white, silver and crystal ornaments to give it that frosty snowy look. (I really wanted a flocked tree, but got voted down on that!)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I decorated the rest of the house that weekend after everyone left and it looked so festive and ready to celebrate! Of course then the shopping began.... some online and some in the stores. We got Kelly and Lincoln an iron bed, Alex a red leather recliner, and Kristin a DY bracelet and Ryan a new Sport Jacket and accessories. The other big hit was a thing called a "fit bit" which tracks your exercise and consumption and sleeping habits. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Christmas Eve and Christmas day were so much fun with the little boys to share it all with. It was a wonderful Christmas, the best yet!</span><br />
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<br />Sjnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01248247475325728054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126564368166371005.post-54437708884614450362012-12-20T09:22:00.000-05:002013-03-08T08:25:25.730-05:00Gingerbread tradition continues<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In December 2010, I wrote about our <a href="http://countryclublivin.blogspot.com/2010/12/christmas-memories-starting-over-again.html">Gingerbread House party tradition.</a> Well this year, while Nathan was visiting for Thanksgiving, we started the tradition for this next generation. The boys were a bit young at 2.75 and 1.5, but we all had fun anyway. They mostly wanted to eat the cereal, raisins and candy, so the Moms helped out a lot!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I have photos to post and will be back soon to do that!</span><br />
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<br />Sjnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01248247475325728054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126564368166371005.post-37586921903077858452012-12-09T14:41:00.001-05:002012-12-09T22:31:34.829-05:00Back on chemo<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I had a CT scan last month in November, after being off chemo for 4 months, due to the Shingles. The scan was not good news. My four lung nodules have all grown, my prior radiated chest lymph node is showing activity again, and I have a new mass in my abdomen near my liver. That was the most shocking to me, a new mass. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I met with Dr. Movva, my Emory Onc and she gave me the bad news. We talked about different chemo drugs and she thought Sutent would be a good one to start. By the time I had all the pre-tests to start the drug, I already had an appointment with my new oncologist, Dr. Gina D'Amato. (Dr. Movva has since moved on to Fox Chase in Philly). She spoke with Drew and I for ~ 1.5 hours going over all my history. We talked about the possible drugs to try also. Since I had previously been on Temodar + Avastin and it had showed shrinkage, then stability, we decided to try that combo again. It was a matter of the known (side effects and results) and an unknown. I know I will try Sutent next, sooner than later if the Avastin/Temodar don't show strong results. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So I'm back on the pills for a week, then the infusion on the 8th day, off a week, then back on. So far so good. I did get nauseous the first night on the meds despite all the anti nausea meds I also took. Oh well, just my body reacting I guess.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I've also been battling a cold/cough for ~ 2 weeks now. (Carter had croup and I couldn't avoid it) I think I'll be calling tomorrow for an antibiotic to get rid of this infection. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The other strange health issue I've had is a systemic achy swollen joint, sore muscle pain. I went to an Internist to test for what it could be and my SED rate was 75, normal is 30. The tests came out inconclusive for anything specific, so she referred me to a Rheumatologist. I'll be seeing him late January, as that was the first available!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">That's the health update for now! Back to Christmas prep and parties! xoxo</span><br />
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<br />Sjnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01248247475325728054noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126564368166371005.post-85571012038824770212012-11-05T20:54:00.000-05:002012-11-10T08:13:57.921-05:00peek at a project... complete!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">These are the makings of gift stockings for an Advent Calendar <i>or</i> the Twelve Days of Christmas that I am making. That will depend on if I make 12 <i>or</i> 24! I'll string them up together to hang in number order. I think I'll clothes-pin them to the string, that way the boys can take them down for their surprise!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The one they sell is $78... I thought I could do better. I bought 2 yards of burlap, 2 yards of lining, 14 squares of felt and 2 spools of ribbon for $24. Mine is not as trimmed out, but I think it will end up just as cute! I'll update when I complete the project. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Lily and Laura bracelets are handmade by women in Nepal. They are beautiful pieces of wearable art. They are a current obsession of mine. I feel good supporting this business, women helping women make a better life for themselves. This is from their website:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Namaste. We are the producers of <a href="http://lilyandlaura.com/">Lily and Laura Bracelets</a>. Our handmade glass beaded bracelets roll on over any hand. Laura and our women artists in Nepal custom design these creations which are handcrafted in the Kathmandu Valley. We use the finest glass beads in the world in our bracelets. Our business focus is to pay more than fair trade wages to our artisans in Nepal thereby improving the quality of their lives while providing you with beautiful, top quality, handcrafted glass beaded bracelets. All beading is done in the comfort of their homes or on rooftop decks during nice weather. Our artists also have the freedom to work only when they are inspired. Please visit our <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lily-and-Laura/170733712970741" style="color: lime;">Facebook Page</a> for the most current Lily and Laura Bracelet pictures, bracelets news, and to view our video of how the bracelets are crocheted. Thank you.</span></h2>
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<br />Sjnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01248247475325728054noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126564368166371005.post-68827448241064312162012-09-26T20:04:00.001-04:002012-09-26T20:12:02.835-04:00the last 2 months...<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Seems like I've gotten away from blogging... since it's been 2+ months since my last post. So I thought I'd try to look back to see what I was up to. The Shingles took quite a while to get over. The nerve pain and itching lasted about 6 weeks. I didn't do much of anything during that time. My Oncologist took me off chemo and I'm still on a break. I feel normal again! I started back to golf in mid-August and tennis started on August 22. It felt so good to run around the court again. I hadn't played ALTA for the past year because of surgery, radiation and chemo. We've played 2 matches so far and I've won both, hooray!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I flew down to Orlando to visit Kris, Ryan and Nathan and stayed for a week. We got so many projects done! We upholstered her guest room bed, reupholstered a rocker in her bedroom, chalk painted and glazed a cabinet and built a sewing cabinet in her office room closet. It was a productive week and a great visit!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We spent Labor day weekend at the Lake house with Kelly and Carter and Alex. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I planned, designed and contracted with a company to renovate our master bathroom. Demo to start in ~ 2 weeks. That will be a mess to contend with for sure!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And this past week, in mid-September, we met the extended family in Hilton Head for a week's vacation. What a fun time we had! My husband and the girls and their families, my sister and her husband, my brother and his wife and their daughter and her boyfriend, and my husband's brother and his wife. My Mom lives there too, there were 17 of us in total! We golfed, played tennis, cooked, rode bikes, played at the beach, swam in the pool and hot tub, read books, puzzled, shopped and had a great time together!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This week I was back to tennis and Gal Pal golf, and yesterday I painted baby Nolan's nursery. He'll be here in ~5-6 weeks! I've got quite a bit of sewing to do for his nursery... better get to it!</span><br />
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<br />Sjnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01248247475325728054noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126564368166371005.post-3869282692467532362012-07-17T17:07:00.000-04:002012-07-17T18:18:37.346-04:00Shingles<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">If you've had them you'd shudder at that word. The word means "pain".</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It all started last week, probably early in the week, when I felt a slight pain behind my left ear, like the frame of my eye glasses was putting pressure on me. Then on Thursday evening I noticed an ear ache, in my middle ear. I had no congestion and I wondered where an earache could come from. I even thought maybe there was a lymph node putting pressure on my ear. When you have cancer you think like that. By Friday the ear pain was throbbing, coming in spurts now and then. I took a decongestant and some ibuprofen to ease the pain. It didn't really help. On Saturday I noticed a few bites on my neck but didn't remember being bitten. They were extremely itchy and when I touched them they oozed clear pus. By Sunday the rash was in front of and behind my left ear, and by that evening it was all the way to the back of my neck into my hairline. We were home from the lake by then so I put it out on the Sarcoma Website to get everyone's opinion. Three people immediately responded "Shingles". I Googled it and after some research thought they were right. Monday morning I got into the dermatologist who confirmed the rash and told me what to expect and handed me 3 prescriptions. I called my Oncologist who said to stop the chemo this week and just come in for blood work on Thursday. By that afternoon the nerve pain was coming fast and furious. Like no pain I've ever experienced. When I move my head or neck I get a shooting tingly nerve pain that radiates through my whole neck. OUCH!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Another side effect from cancer. I got this now because I am immunodeficient from taking chemo. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This has got to be the worst side effect yet. </span></div>
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<br />Sjnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01248247475325728054noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126564368166371005.post-74361083927073404382012-07-06T09:54:00.000-04:002012-07-06T09:55:28.550-04:00Sarcoma treatment updateI haven't posted on Sarcoma since my <a href="http://countryclublivin.blogspot.com/2012/04/five-years-of-living-with-cancer.html">last post in April</a> on my five year anniversary. In March I had come to a conclusion. My current Oncologist had come to the end of his expertise for my unique cancer. He was in touch with the Doctors at Dana Farber over my treatment, but they were still not sure about what chemo to try. I decided to go to Emory and meet with their new Sarcoma specialist, Dr. Movva. Our first meeting, she presented me with a research paper about my exact cancer and the drug combo they were using to fight lung mets. She wanted to use these drugs on me and she had a reason why. I liked that right off the start! So, I switched Oncologists and we started a new chemo protocol in March. I take Temodar pills, 200mg for 7 days and on the 8th day have an infusion of Avastin. Then I get a week off the drugs and start again. I've been doing this since March 8th. I had a PET scan on April 30th that showed shrinkage of the previously growing nodules. It was minimal shrinkage, but most of all hope! So we continued the protocol for 2 more months. After 4 months on the drugs I had another PET scan. The nodules were basically the same size as on 4/30, no shrinkage or growth. I was disappointed in this. I wanted my wonder drugs to attack and kill those nodules down to nothingness! But the good news is I was stable. "Stable" but unstable emotionally because now I had to think further down the road to the next treatment. We are doing the drugs for 2 more months, through the end of August and we'll scan again and assess. If still stable I may get a break to see what happens on nothing. We'll see. That's the hard part, the unknown...<br />
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<br />Sjnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01248247475325728054noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126564368166371005.post-64390603990179328172012-06-26T13:23:00.000-04:002012-06-26T13:24:15.908-04:00flip flop wreath<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A little craft project for the 4th! Wrap a straw wreath in ribbon, pin on wide organza ribbon, stick silk flowers through the flip flops and pin them onto the wreath! Easy and festive for the 4th!</span></div>
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<br />Sjnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01248247475325728054noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126564368166371005.post-28758945582977137492012-06-14T09:07:00.000-04:002012-06-14T09:22:12.283-04:00whitewashing brick<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">One of my spring projects at the Lake house was to whitewash the brick wall in the master bedroom. I had seen this done on another blog and loved the look. I thought it would update the room and it would look good especially since I was decorating with gray. The red and clay colored bricks changed to white and gray bricks. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Here's the how to: I watered down a can of flat white interior paint + primer by Behr. I brushed it on and had a rag handy to catch the drips. This was quite a tedious job, to get the paint in all the nooks and crannies takes time. It took me 4 sittings b/c I didn't have the patience to do it all at once. Boy was I happy to be done!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And while I was at it, I updated the yellow paint and country quilts in the loft. I painted the walls a "hemp" brown and decorated with blue quilts with a bit of a nautical theme. </span></div>
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<br />Sjnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01248247475325728054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126564368166371005.post-30757601534409869132012-05-09T09:01:00.000-04:002012-05-09T10:34:09.855-04:00My new walk-in pantry!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This room went from a small computer office when we first moved in, to a room for the dogs to basically a closet for stuff. We cleaned it all out and created a walk in pantry just 3 feet off the kitchen. The walls went from Venetian plaster terra cotta to creamy white. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We hit a slight snag when the closet company doing the install could not get the countertops to fit correctly. After 3 </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">attempts</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">, I fired them and searched for a countertop-only company.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I found a </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">granite</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> remnant at Premier Surfaces. A remnant ends up costing less because it's not as useful as a full slab but great for smaller projects. I wanted something that didn't compete with the kitchen granite. So... I found this green/gray that picks up the sage background in my kitchen countertop. I think it coordinates very well!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">from my favorite accessory store Home Goods!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> It's so neat and clean now, filled with my food,extra serving dishes and craft stuff. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A much better use of the space!</span></div>
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<br />Sjnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01248247475325728054noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126564368166371005.post-89733466904376669892012-04-22T22:36:00.001-04:002012-04-25T08:49:05.439-04:00my outdoor room with a view<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I LovE outdoor spaces and have always wanted a covered porch. Our roof line doesn't lend to adding on a real roof for that, so we decided on an adjustable pergola. It's solar powered and with the push of the remote, it opens and closes rain tight. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The guys finished it after the rains on Tuesday and Wednesday, and then I got to work on leveling the once shrub and pinestraw area up against the house. I put down landscaping cloth and covered it in bluestone. 15 bags of 40 lb rock carried one bag at a time from the front yard to the back. I say I earned my workout that day! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We're on a little lake so the view is quite pretty.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> The rugs I had from last year, and the patio dining set is ~20 years old. It's cast aluminium and will last foreva'! I just updated it with some new PB striped cushions. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> The all-weather wicker is new from Sears. It's sooo comfy to sit and relax on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> I continued the PB stripe on the sofa with a throw pillow and also added a coral pillow that they have this season. The colors are perfect with the orangey-red covers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The lanterns were a find from Home Goods, can't beat their prices!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">All ready for entertaining.... planning my first garden party, who wants to come?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Through the past five years I've had:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">20+ CT scans of the abdomen, chest and pelvis</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">40+ barium shakes and 20+ contrast IV's</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2 PET scans</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">countless blood draws and needle sticks</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2 abdominal surgeries</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2 VATS surgeries</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 hospitalization for an intestinal blockage</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">3 trips to Dana Farber in Boston for 2nd opinions on treatment</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">30 radiation treatments to the abdomen/pelvis</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">20 radiation treatments to the chest</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2 different chemo protocols</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">nausea, heartburn, diarrhea, constipation, and the aches and pains of healing,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">numerous tears spilled along the way from anxiety, confusion, and fear.</span></div><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">but... in the past five years I've also had the unrelenting support of family and friends</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">lifting me up in prayer, sending cards, letters, flowers, delivering meals...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">In that time I've had the joy of a wedding for my oldest daughter, and the life-changing joy of two babies being born into the family, our grandsons. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Life is a challenge, life is good, life is full of joy making the hard times worth the fight. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I'm happy to be celebrating 5 years today!</span><br />
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<img align="left" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/182/8420B666685335D8B4A0D3B68949E78C.png" style="border: 0;" />Sjnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01248247475325728054noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126564368166371005.post-11405166047016759092012-03-24T09:37:00.001-04:002012-03-24T09:43:45.642-04:00First days of Spring<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The weather has been beautiful, except for the pollen being off the charts high in the 9,000's! It's a nice temperature to get out and walk or just play outside. We live on a lake with lots of wildlife and Carter likes to investigate. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Every little boy needs a net to catch things.... fish, bugs, whatever! Carter and I scoped out the lake for fish but none were around at this moment. All the sunbathing turtles dove back into the water when they heard us come outside. So we looked for bugs. We saw some ducks but they're too smart to swim too close. Not a good catch that day, but we'll be back.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ9L6_GAOEwuKSeXDxFys1GvTg6gNV7j9rUco0xldjmWiuzJ6Ju4Zifbne7vd4b3DqKgXsIV-hBMRR-b7oIxqTIEI0dWTGsROyyiQ1I2G7f6K5gEPdneQitykEkW5UGB9DSR1SDNBs0M8/s1600/010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ9L6_GAOEwuKSeXDxFys1GvTg6gNV7j9rUco0xldjmWiuzJ6Ju4Zifbne7vd4b3DqKgXsIV-hBMRR-b7oIxqTIEI0dWTGsROyyiQ1I2G7f6K5gEPdneQitykEkW5UGB9DSR1SDNBs0M8/s640/010.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBoGo4HNcCNoSp4IZ-Uhi4PrsWCgqWXzkMI7wkJHwtcCQThiQg798fMxlWxqRD1tmCnl4WOl47MgbLfaBrezljS_UcRSNky4lN1sBPrcYxU7sY3XZgl6sde6ud6HXkEuyswYlLShS2Xd4/s1600/006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBoGo4HNcCNoSp4IZ-Uhi4PrsWCgqWXzkMI7wkJHwtcCQThiQg798fMxlWxqRD1tmCnl4WOl47MgbLfaBrezljS_UcRSNky4lN1sBPrcYxU7sY3XZgl6sde6ud6HXkEuyswYlLShS2Xd4/s640/006.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhohdKVkHCfMQSY9hduuI4UXwhxAxvegxQ_9APmS5qHiMu4G3Gsw-GGdMPpAQ4LpWY6H4pAdMrygibHqPTwG53Vwh_2ABKEk58kIWuwuRTMSLGkGmS3N93-B3xLq_f2R0YioiMm0qSLRQw/s1600/001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhohdKVkHCfMQSY9hduuI4UXwhxAxvegxQ_9APmS5qHiMu4G3Gsw-GGdMPpAQ4LpWY6H4pAdMrygibHqPTwG53Vwh_2ABKEk58kIWuwuRTMSLGkGmS3N93-B3xLq_f2R0YioiMm0qSLRQw/s640/001.JPG" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPCUQ83fX28GIPBEd_TgD-k257RU6IY79_DlLgDcMawWR4naa_H-xNLTrIs4N06Mdk69JsCkxqbyr1oo-NlnFaAL4hT6Rk5aLZVN_6EYJ5g0NdjSWTnFOKJm8CjN2Pas4p_S9nmT5m2DQ/s1600/033.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPCUQ83fX28GIPBEd_TgD-k257RU6IY79_DlLgDcMawWR4naa_H-xNLTrIs4N06Mdk69JsCkxqbyr1oo-NlnFaAL4hT6Rk5aLZVN_6EYJ5g0NdjSWTnFOKJm8CjN2Pas4p_S9nmT5m2DQ/s640/033.JPG" width="424" /></a></div><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: center;">Relaxing,</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: center;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: center;">watching</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: center;"> the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, after playin' outside. This is Carter's chair, and he'll let you know it! But he let me snuggle in, and the pups too.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/182/8420B666685335D8B4A0D3B68949E78C.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img align="left" border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/182/8420B666685335D8B4A0D3B68949E78C.png" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px;" /></a></div>Sjnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01248247475325728054noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126564368166371005.post-19121789776468100272012-03-21T08:00:00.001-04:002012-03-21T10:25:41.586-04:001st week on Temodar + Avastin<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I'm currently on the "off" week of every other week on the pills and infusion. I was feeling pretty good the first week I took the pills, and grateful for that. One of the side effects from Temodar is constipation though and this past weekend that hit me hard, no pun intended. I will watch my diet a bit better from now on and make sure I stay more regular. Digestive issues have been the biggest side effect from treatment for me, from radiation to the abdomen and also my chest, and now on chemo. I've lost ~10 lbs since all that started last August, without trying to of course. I try to eat well when I feel good, lots of protein and calories. I'm not drinking wine very often though and that alone could account for half the weight loss. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I start the pills again on Thursday... here's to the 2nd round going well and staying on top of the side effects!</span><br />
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<img align="left" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/182/8420B666685335D8B4A0D3B68949E78C.png" style="border: 0;" />Sjnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01248247475325728054noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126564368166371005.post-45004575113374162542012-03-20T08:00:00.002-04:002012-03-20T08:18:05.381-04:00my first attempt with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint...<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">was a great success! I loved using it and was so pleased with the result. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I found this chest at a local consignment store for $40. I fell in love with the shuttered style of it and could picture it painted white or even blue. It's solid pine, no veneer here, and the sides and back are finished just as nicely in the shutter style as the front.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDJdTG20ZUZWegXu9IVZseAlscqWCh6ZTgibMwd7m2FCeicjnGW4L6oqNY8IGRTU-czTmXJ0NqmdU5nGUlbF1WRrAzqMFVbvjR04piHtcwKUrPWACPC1BpCCKGKDVLvq2V2-CbHYI_dSs/s1600/Iphone+pics+3.8.2012+005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDJdTG20ZUZWegXu9IVZseAlscqWCh6ZTgibMwd7m2FCeicjnGW4L6oqNY8IGRTU-czTmXJ0NqmdU5nGUlbF1WRrAzqMFVbvjR04piHtcwKUrPWACPC1BpCCKGKDVLvq2V2-CbHYI_dSs/s400/Iphone+pics+3.8.2012+005.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Although you don't have to pre-sand to paint with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, I wanted to smooth out a few nicks so I did it anyway. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I decided to take off the trim to update it more too.</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl603rCR8shQ8rKnx1tVgugQh3BuZIqqG90RvIBfqZTQ7NTyDTz2A2NEUXNoGAPLK9dk5pCxOSdK1dftNjZEfwo-qToYSMVtf4TT2O3PfX_UrWv7ZrkcBN7S1svrHIpoecE72jgeiESDw/s1600/Carter's+2nd+birthday+and+Nathan's+toy+chest+002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl603rCR8shQ8rKnx1tVgugQh3BuZIqqG90RvIBfqZTQ7NTyDTz2A2NEUXNoGAPLK9dk5pCxOSdK1dftNjZEfwo-qToYSMVtf4TT2O3PfX_UrWv7ZrkcBN7S1svrHIpoecE72jgeiESDw/s400/Carter's+2nd+birthday+and+Nathan's+toy+chest+002.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> All ready for the paint.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC9CLnIJbCvghWLPX5VwuBGRbNuJWEYARG7D7n2Z6sdBl2-3eLFCcfTFLzqvFu5dNC-1P-5WkYxLmd391icGvDxrcjrx5K1EMsc1LlMz0gJgRMZZOHdGgLBtaGDsF7rKEWpRmpul_WWNk/s1600/Carter's+2nd+birthday+and+Nathan's+toy+chest+005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC9CLnIJbCvghWLPX5VwuBGRbNuJWEYARG7D7n2Z6sdBl2-3eLFCcfTFLzqvFu5dNC-1P-5WkYxLmd391icGvDxrcjrx5K1EMsc1LlMz0gJgRMZZOHdGgLBtaGDsF7rKEWpRmpul_WWNk/s640/Carter's+2nd+birthday+and+Nathan's+toy+chest+005.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Duck Egg blue to go in Kristin's family room as a toy chest for Nathan.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_6Wl35ynN9ctoHXO4IOhGSEYr3rocDvB1ttrkjcnqMP5k6xi6XsftlfnaGnIl-LUK4mxNnNL9rWjajaEVifBjM4KXrkVPponHI4TH1GopWROxkgYSO6LqogSdc_VPAR1ckV6Y4amTuQ/s1600/Carter's+2nd+birthday+and+Nathan's+toy+chest+005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_6Wl35ynN9ctoHXO4IOhGSEYr3rocDvB1ttrkjcnqMP5k6xi6XsftlfnaGnIl-LUK4mxNnNL9rWjajaEVifBjM4KXrkVPponHI4TH1GopWROxkgYSO6LqogSdc_VPAR1ckV6Y4amTuQ/s400/Carter's+2nd+birthday+and+Nathan's+toy+chest+005.JPG" width="265" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> I sanded the edges after painting to give it a weathered look.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI0kTBaevVTiuE6fYx5344P7Zu7aNntFi_cQ8gCpZ_rt708qaVOan56jqbo1FUm-F-q0o7gR0CW9-J8FBtNn1mn2DTgVv1drfXSohgbDHDcaSdZN0Q-TWQG79f0x1YYaLSiksIq541ktA/s1600/Carter's+2nd+birthday+and+Nathan's+toy+chest+006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI0kTBaevVTiuE6fYx5344P7Zu7aNntFi_cQ8gCpZ_rt708qaVOan56jqbo1FUm-F-q0o7gR0CW9-J8FBtNn1mn2DTgVv1drfXSohgbDHDcaSdZN0Q-TWQG79f0x1YYaLSiksIq541ktA/s400/Carter's+2nd+birthday+and+Nathan's+toy+chest+006.JPG" width="265" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEwTubioKUiHPiJ7udcF1_OfGapEhGXL_dto0Xo-GPz-y7pIkilA60qi_fYeNe9r94jLLUkeykHYFNqIWtDlq8CchbwIO-e5B4-XZAS4FxeXXMQhAbavbfnqRLt-wqUQgyBG7ib0sVMEg/s640/Carter's+2nd+birthday+and+Nathan's+toy+chest+013.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> See the back detail, nice huh?! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">All painted and ready for the wax. </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The waxing is a bit of a body-buster though so I purchased an electric buffer to use for the next project to save my weary muscles.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijMu5BhFMQ6R74AhLWtly2LNufpsTRj55Vq_DOyZwMGL8pOivc8Ar6VsmJ_mJdKm1gQI6PT3cJVkugLFZSVLpweOWH22PIqO_3lpdMBBQRNAbpaRAmmYiXVI31KBksARJELal2rpPgXjk/s1600/Carter's+2nd+birthday+and+Nathan's+toy+chest+016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijMu5BhFMQ6R74AhLWtly2LNufpsTRj55Vq_DOyZwMGL8pOivc8Ar6VsmJ_mJdKm1gQI6PT3cJVkugLFZSVLpweOWH22PIqO_3lpdMBBQRNAbpaRAmmYiXVI31KBksARJELal2rpPgXjk/s640/Carter's+2nd+birthday+and+Nathan's+toy+chest+016.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Look how well it matches her fabric in the room. I love it!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXN2za2hj52Hneh3yOOyoEluATh3vMrPqIOkOyXymFOV4Dobp3HVb5s1WHPLRjlweL-GsXPXTNhjwVKn5fBgoGEfDFcmv7fTmg1SoZpPUgF1VUpTX3FEqjAnXcQObTX82T3jU29u6C7KA/s1600/Carter's+2nd+birthday+and+Nathan's+toy+chest+009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXN2za2hj52Hneh3yOOyoEluATh3vMrPqIOkOyXymFOV4Dobp3HVb5s1WHPLRjlweL-GsXPXTNhjwVKn5fBgoGEfDFcmv7fTmg1SoZpPUgF1VUpTX3FEqjAnXcQObTX82T3jU29u6C7KA/s640/Carter's+2nd+birthday+and+Nathan's+toy+chest+009.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: center;">Ta Da! Finished and all ready for toys. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: center;">It's now safe at home in their Florida family room. </span></div><br />
<img align="left" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/182/8420B666685335D8B4A0D3B68949E78C.png" style="border: 0;" />Sjnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01248247475325728054noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126564368166371005.post-3922118113059526072012-03-18T10:15:00.003-04:002012-03-21T16:22:43.598-04:00a family weekend<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So I'm still catching up on February events and wanted to post about our visit from Kristin and Nathan in February. Since he was born last May, we have been very fortunate to see them every month since! I miss having them nearby and love seeing my little bub whenever we can!</span><br />
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LOVE them! </span><br />
<img align="left" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/182/8420B666685335D8B4A0D3B68949E78C.png" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px;" />Sjnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01248247475325728054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126564368166371005.post-81464649886448478382012-03-13T10:30:00.001-04:002012-03-13T10:31:32.396-04:00Sarcoma status from February Dr. visits<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Mid month it was time to be scanned to see if December's chest radiation had any effect. I met with my Radiologist to discuss the results on the Thursday after Monday's CT scan. He was pleased with his work and said it looked as though the 2 lymph nodes we had targeted showed signs of "necrosis". Friday I met with my Oncologist and he wasn't so sure the radiation had worked. He said our next step would be chemo, but not sure yet what drug. I then met with Dr. Force the following Friday to discuss what he could do for me. He didn't think the lymph nodes had been effected either and we still needed to deal with the 4 lung nodules. We reviewed the CT scan with him and he pointed out that the lymph nodes were inoperable and 2 of the lung nodules would be difficult to get and most likely not yield clean margins. He couldn't help me this time. This was quite a blow to me... he had always been my go-to guy, my surgery-savior, to rid my lungs of the metastases. That option was gone. I cried all day long.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">To take charge of my options for chemo I decided to see a new Oncologist at Emory, Dr. Movva. She had been on staff for ~2 years and was their Sarcoma Oncologist-Guru. She presented me with a research paper, a study done at MD Anderson, of 15 patients with my exact Sarcoma, Hemangiopericytoma. The study was for 2 drugs, Temodar plus Avastin. We talked about my cancer and she was so educated and smart, and had reasons for what she wanted to do. She gave me hope, I signed her up as my new Onc! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I started the Temodar on March 8th, I take 200mg per night for 7 days, then on the eighth day do a 2 hour infusion of Avastin. I'm on Ativan and Compazine as pre-meds for nausea. Except for the first night where I was sick for 3 hours, so far so good. We'll see what side effect if any the Avastin adds this week. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I'm grateful for my new doctor. I'm grateful for medical research, although rare in the Sarcoma world, that there is some new drug protocol available to try. I'll do a 2 month cycle and re-scan. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Praying for great results!!!</span><br />
<img align="left" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/182/8420B666685335D8B4A0D3B68949E78C.png" style="border: 0;" />Sjnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01248247475325728054noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126564368166371005.post-62341464028634559232012-03-12T09:23:00.000-04:002012-03-13T10:29:23.913-04:00Catching up on February, it was a busy month!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Our February started with a trip to St Thomas and St John! It was great to get away and soak up the sunny sunshine and warm temperatures. We had not had a vacation in 2011 due to health reasons, so this time away was very much appreciated! My brother and SIL from CT joined us and we're so glad they did!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We arrived at the Ritz Carlton, checked in, and then headed over to Red Hook to reserve a table at the Caribbean Cafe for the Super Bowl the next night. There was a fun mix of locals and tourists cheering on their teams in a close and exciting game! Fun for all, especially Giants fans as our team won!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8MmXk3Bl2TJflo8eymY3LP1OOcQ4BdV3C0WNPRodLfARORJpfvIKeeu9ESDUIqyVr-O4R1x7ME9g-8uf7ldGKKRI-iPPDp7y6djW48MoukqJvTUZNM785-TBi0QIHCNc4iWww0HGDbqA/s1600/IMG_4986.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8MmXk3Bl2TJflo8eymY3LP1OOcQ4BdV3C0WNPRodLfARORJpfvIKeeu9ESDUIqyVr-O4R1x7ME9g-8uf7ldGKKRI-iPPDp7y6djW48MoukqJvTUZNM785-TBi0QIHCNc4iWww0HGDbqA/s640/IMG_4986.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Ritz has a lot to offer and we indulged in it all, snorkeling, paddle boats for 4, too funny!, Hobie Cat sailing, walking the beach, rafting in the pool, and of course dining on all their delicious food and drink!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoSBu914jq6tJId8ry6wdANYR3w85rkcmQ-aGcGuCRDLmIdQ2oUtYAtejoa0CwSNLtpq6sngka3cK7Cjp30YVgQkyoU0kodYL1i0KakPNPJd9mxzfKP5m0QpVQr-N9w3oCxScFPi1Ou9I/s1600/IMG_5000.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoSBu914jq6tJId8ry6wdANYR3w85rkcmQ-aGcGuCRDLmIdQ2oUtYAtejoa0CwSNLtpq6sngka3cK7Cjp30YVgQkyoU0kodYL1i0KakPNPJd9mxzfKP5m0QpVQr-N9w3oCxScFPi1Ou9I/s640/IMG_5000.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijYZG1a_mm78DO911kvuXW6p6cE9_7dHym4X7RbO1TbM9DJcZITUaghGoNj9Bbyp0J0urFCwU73yuEjjKprp3twMlAppEUba0G3y3_QZeKeiT67v-cJMtp9aLdrohMAGaL-X-NRwigxDs/s1600/IMG_5008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijYZG1a_mm78DO911kvuXW6p6cE9_7dHym4X7RbO1TbM9DJcZITUaghGoNj9Bbyp0J0urFCwU73yuEjjKprp3twMlAppEUba0G3y3_QZeKeiT67v-cJMtp9aLdrohMAGaL-X-NRwigxDs/s400/IMG_5008.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We took a couple of days to venture over to St John. We hopped the ferry in Red Hook and w/in 20 minutes we were on St John for a little shopping and dining at Mongoose Junction, and swimming at their beautiful private aqua-blue beaches. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It was a much needed, enjoyable and relaxing time! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2NZqhhLj36STzrelVR8AWb5kKBqom5AeaWOSTQ-Q2p3mi-SGtdCtlR97L1c1qnBksblxuwCw95YiAgOI9J4SDgHFwx_dKm9ZYkQdgYaB4PGL1o72zhDYZ0e_sPtkTGmW8IBa_0k5nHqg/s1600/IMG_5010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2NZqhhLj36STzrelVR8AWb5kKBqom5AeaWOSTQ-Q2p3mi-SGtdCtlR97L1c1qnBksblxuwCw95YiAgOI9J4SDgHFwx_dKm9ZYkQdgYaB4PGL1o72zhDYZ0e_sPtkTGmW8IBa_0k5nHqg/s400/IMG_5010.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<img align="left" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/182/8420B666685335D8B4A0D3B68949E78C.png" style="border: 0;" />Sjnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01248247475325728054noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126564368166371005.post-35564687443933057152012-02-12T22:40:00.007-05:002012-04-16T07:29:23.507-04:00affordable drama... a wall of white plates<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Two weekends ago, my daughter and I painted her dining room walls "Amazing Gray" by Sherwin Williams. To add some pizzazz to the long undecorated wall we hung plain white plates that we'd been collecting for a couple months. Most of them came from HG, my fave store of course, and were so inexpensive, like $3.99 on average. I picked up several sizes of plate hangers at JoAnn's, white so they wouldn't show up too much. It makes such a clean and dramatic display for such a low cost. We both love the way it turned out... we even left it a bit uneven so we could add more!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMw_Z9zuRgL6JW3GX34FqmReMUIgsAMOQoVM2NB6JJCNVkBFEeTAqxypR51N9l_gnkMFC68TDjEruViYTZmqL_iPpnFhF2z1sVNgXABDUPtufLG68decOKkg7bPfAT8ubaG4V8APsKN3c/s1600/2012iphpne+pics+002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMw_Z9zuRgL6JW3GX34FqmReMUIgsAMOQoVM2NB6JJCNVkBFEeTAqxypR51N9l_gnkMFC68TDjEruViYTZmqL_iPpnFhF2z1sVNgXABDUPtufLG68decOKkg7bPfAT8ubaG4V8APsKN3c/s640/2012iphpne+pics+002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">so simple and so chic!</span><br />
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<div align="center"><a href="http://thriftydecorchick.com/" target="_blank" title="Show Us Your House"><img alt="Thrifty Decor Chick" src="http://www.homestoriesatoz.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/image34.png" style="border: none;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><img align="left" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/182/8420B666685335D8B4A0D3B68949E78C.png" style="border: 0;" />Sjnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01248247475325728054noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2126564368166371005.post-42392150301644214842012-01-20T09:15:00.002-05:002012-01-23T09:53:30.948-05:00I'm addicted to Home Goods<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Yesterday's find... this Drexel Hertitage chest from their Shelter and Shore Collection in antique white. Once I opened the drawer and saw the name plaque on the inside I knew I had to have it. It's good quality finished real wood furniture at a steal of a price!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFmzIoC8djdNrl1Hz-qvwliDfCTJ2j1oiQWZLkEIdyIRbLpSbdSl-R0bo40rieiRDx0ROd4u14bsUkY8CwmE3j9zm7qBSffgMZxxlwHWYb_LsTytdnKqKjqP0eyqKVxBbEC-CfGY45ZNc/s1600/newchest2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFmzIoC8djdNrl1Hz-qvwliDfCTJ2j1oiQWZLkEIdyIRbLpSbdSl-R0bo40rieiRDx0ROd4u14bsUkY8CwmE3j9zm7qBSffgMZxxlwHWYb_LsTytdnKqKjqP0eyqKVxBbEC-CfGY45ZNc/s200/newchest2.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I put it in my Keeping Room. I love it and I loooove HG!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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