Chemo's Over!!

December 11, 2011

I had my very last chemo on November 14th.  It was a really good day because when i was finished I got to ring the special bell.  A good friend of mine gave the bell to the cancer center before he died of colon cancer.  

This is a picture of the bell:

Here's a picture of what is printed on the plaque.  It's so touching.

In this picture is my good friend, Leigh Ann (in the front), my friend, Sally, who's husband gave the bell (in the back), my son, Ryan, and his children.  I'm holding Walt, Ryan is holding Charlotte, and Clark is standing in front.  Love, love, love these people.  They all came to support me while I rang the bell.

I'm in the chemo chair with Clark, Charlotte and Walt.  Those kids bring the sunshine with them everywhere they go.

I've started radiation ... had three treatments so far.  I go everyday, five days a week for six weeks, and it's really easy.  The actual time i spend in the radiation room is probably a total of 10 minutes.  For real!  How could I complain about that?  I bought some rather expensive cream at the cancer center pharmacy that supposedly will keep me from getting badly burned.  I'm slathering that stuff on two or three times a day!  

I'm still getting a Herceptin infusion every three weeks.  That isn't bad either; it takes about an hour and I'm done.  Herceptin is the miracle drug for my Her2 positive cancer.  It's not chemo so there are no side effects other than keeping my hair from growing in as quickly.  I can't complain about that either.  When it's ready, my hair will make an appearance!

How cute is this picture of Sophia and her new little brother, my guy, Charlie?