Pics of Thanksgiving with Family

This is my sister, Doretta. Can you believe she turned 79 on Thanksgiving day? She doesn't look a day older than me.... :) She and her husband, Jim, drove in from the great state of Texas. We are so glad to get to spend the holiday with them....these times are precious for us.

Here we are working on a Norman Rockwell puzzle....The Family Feast.

This is Doretta's husband, Jim working it with me. He is the master puzzle worker.....

Got the Port Inserted and Had 1st Chemo Treatment All in TWO Days!

I got my port inserted on Tuesday, November 18th. Here it is in all its glory....I really am not as sad as I look in the picture....I just didn't think my face was going to be in the picture...

This is where I sat for my 1st treatment....I am wearing a prayer shawl made by my daughter, Traci. I actually thought I would probably get cold, but to my surprise I was hot for most of the treatment. Others seemed to be cold....I don't know if this will be normal or not.

The people around me who were also receiving treatment were very upbeat and friendly. There is even a nice little outdoor patio that we can go to if we have enough battery power on our pumps.
Thank you for your continued prayers and cards. They are working and very uplifting.
When I went home, I had a very designer...black fanny pack I got to tote around for 46 hours. I had it removed on Friday and got to enjoy a wonderful Thanksgiving with my family on Saturday.
Please continue to stop in for more updates.....

Have You Ever Seen This Guy?

This is Terry Fator, the guy who won America's Got Talent! He is a ventriloquist and can sing/imitate just about any celebrity.

He came to town and I got to see him!!!

This is my 2nd time to see him in person....I went in May while in Las Vegas....both shows were AMAZING!!!

If you ever get the chance to see him, please take the opportunity...you won't be sorry.

My New Haircut....

This is my new haircut done by my granddaughter, Cortney. I can't do any color until I know how my hair is going to react to the chemo....so, you are going to get to see the REAL ME!!!

I am in the same outfit as my last post because I went to get the haircut right after my Dr.'s appointment that day.

Didn't she do a lovely job?

Update on My Colon Cancer

Well, here is the latest....

I have been accepted into the colon cancer study group...

They tested the tumor and it had an elevated risk of returning which meant that I would be in Group A or Group B.

Group A = Traditional 6 month chemo treatment

Group B = 6 months of traditional chemo with a booster of "Avastin" that would continue for an extra 6 months beyond the chemo.

The randomizing put me in GROUP A

I will be getting traditional chemo for 6 months.

I will go in every two weeks....get my lab done...see the Dr....if all the labs are ok....I will do a chemo treatment...which will last about 2 hours.

I will then be sent home with a designer fanny pack...just kidding...a fanny pack that will continue the chemo pumping for 46 hours.

I will return to the Dr. in 2 days and have the pump removed and the cycle will begin all over again for 6 months. I am being treated at Cancer Care Associates in Tulsa.

They SAY that I will lose little if ANY hair.

They SAY that I should not experience nausea....

I'll let you know.

This is a wonderful little lady that has Stage IV Ovarian cancer....

The family is just amazed at her progress....

She was so precious...please say a prayer for her and her family.