Sacrifice: The forfeiture of something highly valued for the sake of one considered to have a greater value or claim. (The American Heritage Dictionary) “I love you mommy, and I would do anything for you.”
He said “that would be magic” and I said “I believe in miracles”.
Understanding what we were contending with took some time. The short story is that our surgeon pegged it right from the start and this was seconded by the surgeon in NYC from whom we sought a second opinion. The longer story is that I underwent an MRI, a CT scan and a bone scan in one day,…
I like Cowboy{Girl} Songs, 9/12
I’ve been trying to make more sense of the Cow Girl metaphor. Today I remembered favorite songs from a long time ago and far far away. The last two lines of the refrain was a lot of how I felt when I was 18. “‘Cos they’ll never stay home and they’re always alone. Even with…
Cycle 1 Day 4 Saturday, 9/12
Going to A’s soccer game and talking with parents and friends. Taking a walk in the woods. Napping with the katz. Baking a blueberry pie. Picking scrumptious sungold and sweet 100 tomatoes from our garden and making pesto out of fresh basil. Going to the dump with E and giving in to his request to pick up a hot dog…
Cycle 1, Day 2
OK so this girl wasn’t seeing any technicolored hearts or anything last night. No matter what I invisioned the port-o-love sending into my system, the end of Day 1 had me relating to the mangy fox. Actually she probably felt better than I did. I went home and sat on the deck, writing yesterday’s blog, feeling pretty good. About 2…
Chemo Day One
So, P and I have differnt metaphors for this. I’m fighting, she’s riding the range rounding up li’l wayward doggies. I’m on search and destroy mission. So my take on chemo is a little bit different too. Mainlining big bags of toxic stuff, that incidently causes you to empty your guts out, and loose your…
9/9/09 Chemo day one
“Hey cowgirl, are you ready to round this thing up?” B’s warm body enshrouded mine as I was blinking the sleep out of my eyes. The kat-man-budda (our large siamese boy) crawled in with me for an early morning touch. I got out of bed and put on my boots. I’m quite a sight with my new…
Lifted
As we called and emailed loved ones, friends and colleagues, a web of light began like a tapestry around us. The love mill spreads fast. I came to appreciate email because although it seems at first impersonal, it tended to give the reader some time to absorb such unexpected information. Like this blog, we are…
Telling Family
For the first few days in Tucson, the only people who knew about my diagnosis were my surgeon, my primary care doc, B, S (the friend I was visiting in AZ) and I. After the visit, I attended a work related summit at a very luxurious resort. It was from that spot that I called…
9-3-09 Acupuncture
I’m fascinated at my willingness to let a man I just met stick 3 to 4 inch needles in my feet, legs, shoulder, and gut. There really is no hesitation on my part to balance the world of allopathic medicine with a more intuitive and natural approach. It’s not even a choice. It feels so…
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