Blog Neglect

Alas, I am guilty of "blog neglect." I have not posted any news since February. Mea culpa. Forty lashes with wet noodle are due me.

To those of who you have checked.... and checked.... and checked.... and found nothing, I do apologize. I have started to receive emails, phone calls, cards in the mail. And today my old friend Susan Carr (visiting the old 'hood from Minnesota) actually pulled up to my house in her car wondering if I was ok!

Well, I am ok. There is actually very little to report since the last update. I am still on IV chemo 3 weeks on / one week off + oral chemo study drug. Still having CT scans and bone scans. I am now into the 17th month of this!

Yes, it is getting old. And so am I. This  is good; means I am still walking the planet and breathing air.

Scans are still showing lingering signs of the disease, with some areas diminishing in size. Scans are just photos. Wish they could sit up and talk and say, "Look, chica! It's working!" Or..... "Forget it, chica! You're all washed up; why do you even keep trying?" But alas... all we can do is stare at the photos and make stabs in the dark. The oncologist says it's all good, because there are no NEW areas of cancer. Ok, I'll go with "good."

There was a rib that showed signs of the disease months ago; now that area is clear. But there are still "shadows" on the scapula and skull.

And so I keep on keepin' on. Side effects still occur: fatigue, loopiness, bad bowel activity (joy).

 I will try to report more frequently, even if it's just to say, "same old, same old."

Sorry to have worried some of you. Thanks for asking; and for checking.

xoxox