I am getting so excited for the holidays. Last year at this time I was still going through chemo treatments. This year I am feeling so much better and my markers are looking really good. My score went down again to 2.5 this past week. I'm OK if it even bumps up just a little but stays under 5. My doctor has been great.
Mike is doing well..he turns the big 40 this year. I keep teasing him that he is finally catching up to me. We will actually be the same age for a week before I turn 41.
Today we picked out a headstone. Quite morbid to have your name on a headstone already but it looks really nice. We got a large monument that will have Mike's parents and us on it. The company is having some end of year deals so we took advantage of the sale price. It is nice to have that all figured out already and done.
Hope everyone has a great holiday season....I know that I will as I am spending it with my family in Seattle. YEAH!!!
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Feeling Good!!
I am feeling so much better on my new chemo regimen. I take 3 pills twice a day with breakfast and dinner. So far there have not been any of the yucky side effects. I'm feeling pretty normal...not 100% but a lot better than I have in the last 6 months. My latest CEA score was 2.6...it came down just a little more. Hopefully it will hold steady for a while. My doctor is just not sure what the cancer will do or how soon it will start to grow back. He's not up to letting me take a full break from chemo just yet. So that is how I am doing...I'm getting excited for Christmas and spending time with my family in Seattle.
The funeral went really well. Mike did a great job with the eulogy and I was so proud of him for doing it. We both commented to each other at the end of the day that his mom we're sure enjoyed the day and the celebration of her life. It is still hard to think that she is no longer with us. Mike is doing really well though. We went to the Grand America for thanksgiving dinner with Mike's dad. The food was good but we were missing Jean. I'm not sure we'll do it again because there is nothing like a home cooked thanksgiving dinner.
The funeral went really well. Mike did a great job with the eulogy and I was so proud of him for doing it. We both commented to each other at the end of the day that his mom we're sure enjoyed the day and the celebration of her life. It is still hard to think that she is no longer with us. Mike is doing really well though. We went to the Grand America for thanksgiving dinner with Mike's dad. The food was good but we were missing Jean. I'm not sure we'll do it again because there is nothing like a home cooked thanksgiving dinner.
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