Woo-Hoo!

I have had a pretty decent last week since chemo #2. I had a couple days that I fought the borderline nausea feeling, but fortunately nothing ever came of it! My meds helped, but I know with my delicate system, they also add to the stomach twists and turns. My Neulasta shot gave me its usual bone pain and some mild muscle spasming, but this time I was armed and ready so aside from having one night where I really was wiped out, I did okay. Food is still not tasting great, but that is just a minor setback at this point since there are more important things to consider.

I am halfway now with chemo, so that is a good feeling. There are days here and there where I get bogged down with all that is to come, but overall I truly am trying to take life as it comes. Yesterday started out as one of those sort of "blah" days. Even though I felt pretty good, my mind was just sort of feeling sluggish. Little did I know at that point that my mind would be anything but sluggish by the end of the day! Courtney started off the day really excited as she was invited to take an extra ticket a friend had and join them at Mamma Mia last night. I was so happy she could go (okay, insert JEALOUS) as I really wanted to be able to take her to that show this year, but with all that happened and since it fell on a chemo week, I didn't want to commit to tickets and then spend the whole time not feeling well. The day progressed and the friend's sister, who originally couldn't get out of a required function, was finally told she could join her family. The bummer was that left Courtney with no ticket. We totally understood the circumstances, it was just the way it worked out. I decided to check online and see if there were any tickets left and there were actually some good view seats left. My mom and I talked, and decided we were just going to "fly by the seat of our pants" and go! By the time we reached our decision however, the seats were no longer available online and could only be purchased IN PERSON at the box office 2 hours before showtime. We all got ready and hopped in the car within about 20 minutes so we were there in Portland to get seats right when they opened. Even better, when we got there, the lady told us there was a student discount for the show if you bought last minute, so we ended up saving some $$ on Court's ticket and had GREAT seats. To appreciate this story, you have to understand a few things about our family: 1) We NEVER do anything this last minute...I mean NEVER! 2) This was my Dad's very favorite musical and he had talked about taking Courtney this time to see it long before he died. So, to have all of this work out so smoothly, and to have Courtney's friend's family still be able to have their family together as they had originally planned was amazing! It couldn't have worked out better! We had a great time and enjoyed every minute of the show. Plus, we all knew that Dad had a front row seat and was dancing in the aisles with the rest of us! :)

Another great addition to the day was that when we returned home, we saw that Courtney's boyfriend and her best friend's family are joining our team of family and friends to walk on Race for the Cure day. What a great feeling to know we will be together and bringing awareness with hundreds of other racers that day! And to those that continue to donate to our team, thank YOU! We appreciate it so much!

One last woo-hoo....I just received a call from Dr. O'Brien. My PET/CT scan came back clear, with the exception of the breast tumor we already knew about. Now I can move forward KNOWING that the cancer is not roaming through my body. Although we didn't think the result was a surprise, I must say it is a good feeling to know for sure. WOO-HOO!