One reason we created this blog is to keep you in touch with our family and with my cancer in specific. Since our daughter Sarah's treatment is happening in tandem with mine, we can keep folks updated with hers as well.
Sarah, our thirteen year old, has had her 2nd dosing of chemotherapy now, and is not QUITE as chipper, but is hanging in there. The plan is to go to OHSU for the first dosing, (the 1st Monday was August 21). The 2nd dose, which is 3 different drugs, happened the 2nd Monday, Aug. 28th in Portland. Since she tolerated the first time ok The second dose can happen in Corvallis. She was on oral Prednisone for 2 weeks, and an oral chemo drug for one week. Now, she gets two weeks off with no drugs!! Two weeks on, then two off. She has to get her PICC line dressing changed weekly, which is a real drag removing tape, cleaning around the tubing, and replacing the tape and gauze so nothing can get in there and provide a host for bacteria. We're glad that we can do that in Corvallis. If the clinic wasn't tired of Hazletons after 20 weeks of one-day a week of Jeanne and Pat, we can really test their mettle now, by adding even MORE to their already crazed weeks!!!
And for those that didn't know, Nicole, our 24 yr. old was involved in an auto accident and is in some physical therapy for that as well. She's making progress as long as she doesn't overdo it. That can be a problem :D
And the latest update, as of Sept 7th, Valerie, our 21 year old, also recently was in an accident, and her car was totaled. She went to see a doctor as a precautionary measure, to check for injuries. So, hopefully there will be nothing long term to worry about.
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