Author Archives: michelle
Chemo Plan
Alright folks, we have a chemo plan. Starting the week of June 20th I’ll start a total of 16 cycles of chemo (or as my friend Andrea B. calls it – super powers!). For those of you that have any understanding of chemo drugs…here’s my cocktail of super powers: * 4 cycles of Adriamycin and … Continue reading
Good news!!
I had a VERY good doctor appointment yesterday. It was a follow up appointment with my awesome surgeon, Dr. Christine Lee. She said everything was healing up perfectly (more about that below) and that the pathology report on the tumor and lymph nodes was VERY encouraging. Basically the tumor was exactly what they had suspected … Continue reading
Meals
p.s. I know Brian’s food preference page makes it very intimidating to cook for me. I appreciate how thorough it is, but really I’m not THAT picky. 😉 One of my besties, Jen, is going to post some recipes and food ideas. She’s a nutritionist at Seattle Cancer Care…so she’s literally an expert. So look … Continue reading
Waving the white flag
Hi friends and family. Well, it’s been a trying weekend, to say the least. Desmond started getting sick Saturday morning…he was running a fever. He seemed to get better on Sunday morning, but his fever shot up to over 103 in the evening. We checked on him at 9:00 last night and it was over … Continue reading
Weird symptoms
Hi friends. Well today was a day for some odd symptoms from surgery. The past few days I’ve had difficulty taking any deep breaths. Then today I noticed I wasn’t able to see clearly. Kim was on duty today (Erin was babysitting me yesterday) and noticed I looked “odd”. She finally figured out that my … Continue reading
I’m back.
Brian is a hard blog act to follow…but figured it was time for me to jump back in the fray. It is amazing to be home and able to spend time with Desmond. Th toughest part of all this is my inability to pick him up. But I’m trying real hard to follow doctor’s orders. … Continue reading
Weekend Reflections
I’m sitting here in our new “tree house” looking at the trees and the city and thinking how peaceful our new house is. We had a wonderful, exhausting weekend celebrating the new house and, most important, Desmond’s 1st birthday. Luckily, I have the most amazing friends and family who all pitched in and got the … Continue reading
Kittens being kittens
My lovely friend, Franni, does some marketing work for a wonderful local animal shelter called Howeward Pet. Â She sent me a picture of one of the kittens at their shelter (below). Â I think I should get a kitten or two as part of my therapy. Right?
Cupcakes and Wine
Desmond just went to sleep and I am sitting down to enjoy my nightly mini cupcake and glass of red wine. Â It’s my ritual to unwind at the end of the day. Â I’m feeling a little stretched thin this week. Â It’s amazing that us busy people can juggle it all…with our careers, kids, family, friends … Continue reading