Well, I’m cruising along toward the finish on my radiation treatments – four more to go, and I’m very pleased about that. Even though they gave me a “skin break” on the overall irradiation, the area around the scar and towards my armpit where they did the boost is extremely red and quite sensitive. No [...]
Archive for November, 2008
November 23, 2008
Posted in breast cancer, cancer, chemo, health, ovary removal, pulmonary embolism, radiation, recurrence, tagged Avastin, breast cancer, cancer, chemo, heart attack, julie martin, pulmonary embolism, radiation, recurrence, stroke, Taxol, tia on November 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
November 17, 2008
Posted in breast cancer, cancer, radiation, science fiction, video, tagged breast cancer, cancer, insomnia, julie martin, plate of shrimp, radiation, repo man, Robin on November 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So I am totally burned. No, really. Literally.
Under my left arm, and on the left side of my breast I was extremely red and in pain Thursday, Friday, and Saturday – guess it’s a good thing they’re giving the rest of my skin a break, because I wouldn’t want to have it all feeling this [...]
November 13, 2008
Posted in breast cancer, cancer, chemo, dog, radiation, sarcoidosis, tagged julie martin, cancer, chemo, breast cancer, Robin, dog, sarcoidosis, radiation, games party, midnight party, Man Bites Dog, Pass the Popcorn, Shetland Sheepdog on November 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Well, the Games Party was loads of fun – we had 33 attendees – the one who traveled furthest came from Georgia! We polished off 5-1/2 half-gallons of ice cream, two cans of whipping cream, a giant bag of Doritos, one of Ruffles, one of Fritos, two types of dip, a meat/cheese platter, most of [...]
November 1, 2008
Posted in breast cancer, cancer, tagged breast cancer, cancer, despair, dread, J.R.R. Tolkein, julie martin, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King on November 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Siege of Gondor, The Return of the King, Part III, The Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien
“In vain men shook their fists at the pitiless foes that swarmed before the Gate. Curses they heeded not, nor understood the tongues of western men, crying with harsh voices like beasts and carrion-birds. But soon there [...]
