July 8, 2021

One year!!!!

I cannot believe that this day last year I was diagnosed with Stage IV Breast Cancer. It is hard for me not to think back to how sick I was when I was starting treatment.

1. I could barely walk around the block, now I can walk 2-3 miles.
2. I had right sided weakness, is now 90%+ better.
3. I’d throw up just because, I wouldn’t even feel it coming; in the car, in the bushes and lots of other places which is now under control.
4. I had horrible mouth sores from radiation and chemo made them worse, my appetite was horrible, it’s not much better.
5. I was so tired that I’d fall asleep mid conversation with people, now I only nap 4-5 times a week.

Given all that I have been through, things that I don’t even remember, I feel I have come pretty far and want to continue getting “good/improved” scans. Speaking of scans, my next ones are the end of August. Fingers crossed the medicine is still working.

I am looking forward to my brother and his family coming out in a few weeks, and then my Mom and her friend Maria in August. I’ll be done radiation on Monday and taking a break until after all my visitors leave. Then I may start radiation on my left hip.