So last night I hung out with my boob buddies: the other ladies in the adjuvant therapy support group. It was held at one of the ladies' homes, a beautiful townhouse on a peaceful tree-lined street a few blocks away from Stuyvesant Town.
She had a pair of Rhodesian ridgebacks, a breed of ridiculously cute (but seriously large) dogs which are good with children. (My older niece, the one with 2 little boys, has a sweet female one too.)
It was neat to hang out with everyone in a more relaxed setting than the hospital, and the amount of food...! See the cupcake I brought home? Now imagine an entire tray of dozen plus, in addition to numerous, NUMEROUS other dishes of hummus, babaganoush, crudites, cookies, cheese & fruit... you get the idea. [*burp*] And I think of these ladies as my mentors, since they've gone through much, MUCH more aggressive treatments than I have.
Speaking of nice people, my friend Brian and his wife brought me a jade bracelet from Beijing when they were visiting his family in Brooklyn last week. Isn't it beautiful? There are some Chinese beliefs that wearing jade promotes good health, and my mom says some Chinese believe it protects you from injuries.
I was very touched by their thoughtfulness and have been wearing it every day -- and hoping I don't chip or break it since I am rather hard on my jewelry, having grown up a tomboy. If wearing a seamless piece of jade promotes good health, I don't want to know what happens if I break one!
Okay, it's really late, so I will post a more detailed update soon, but the key points are:
RTBT: friends who give you good health charms, nice oncologists, chocolate cupcakes and boob buddies!
She had a pair of Rhodesian ridgebacks, a breed of ridiculously cute (but seriously large) dogs which are good with children. (My older niece, the one with 2 little boys, has a sweet female one too.)
It was neat to hang out with everyone in a more relaxed setting than the hospital, and the amount of food...! See the cupcake I brought home? Now imagine an entire tray of dozen plus, in addition to numerous, NUMEROUS other dishes of hummus, babaganoush, crudites, cookies, cheese & fruit... you get the idea. [*burp*] And I think of these ladies as my mentors, since they've gone through much, MUCH more aggressive treatments than I have.
Speaking of nice people, my friend Brian and his wife brought me a jade bracelet from Beijing when they were visiting his family in Brooklyn last week. Isn't it beautiful? There are some Chinese beliefs that wearing jade promotes good health, and my mom says some Chinese believe it protects you from injuries.
I was very touched by their thoughtfulness and have been wearing it every day -- and hoping I don't chip or break it since I am rather hard on my jewelry, having grown up a tomboy. If wearing a seamless piece of jade promotes good health, I don't want to know what happens if I break one!
Okay, it's really late, so I will post a more detailed update soon, but the key points are:
- today was chemo round #4 out of 8 (Yes! 50% done!)
- I really like my new oncologist and her team
- bought a supercheap ($65 with tax!) portable DVD player to replace the fried CD player so I can listen to audiobooks during chemo and/or watch movies (having a catheter stuck in my right arm for an hour precludes much moving around, even to flipping pages)
- the chemo nurse du jour was really nice (but then, this seems to be the norm in their chemo unit)
- am scheduled for an abdominal ultrasound on the 27th, in case my appendix is causing all of the fevers
- will be scheduled for the BRCA gene mutation test (I told you I like the new doctor!)
RTBT: friends who give you good health charms, nice oncologists, chocolate cupcakes and boob buddies!
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