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Saturday, September 26, 2009 11:08 PM CDT

It has been a while. It has just been very busy around here. I started my radiation and am close to the end. Three more to go. It went fast, and is so much easier than chemo. I am pretty burnt and peeling...but it is doable knowing that i am at the end. My blood counts are starting to rebound. I will be happy when all are within the normal range again. At least my platelets finally rebounded. Now I need to work on the white blood count. Those probably won't get to normal until radiation is over. I have had to go on Coreg because of heart damage from the chemo drugs I am on. I was real nervous about the side effects, but am seriously not having any. I am thankful for that. I go for another heart function test on October 6. I am anxious for those results.

I am also trying to get on the drug Zometa. It is a bone strengthening drug that is infused once a month. It would be of great benefit to me, but my oncologist will only give it to me once i am metastatic. Frustrating. Time to find a new doc and to contact the other docs i went to for second opinions, because they recommended it. It is mind boggling to know you have to fight for what you need to keep yourself healthy and alive. I feel bad for those who just roll over and listen to these doctors and hang on their every word. They do not always know what is best. I had to fight to have my ovaries removed, and then once I had my cancer come back they had the nerve to tell me "it is a good thing you had your ovaries removed." Idiots! We will see where I get with this latest abttle...always something!

And, sadly two weeks ago we had to put our dog Bear to sleep. He was such a good boy, but was 14 and became very sick. He could barely walk and was in alot of pain, and it was just his time. We miss him so much, and I miss the clicking of his nails on my floor. I miss him curling up next to meon the bed. Will I get another dog? I will, but it will have to be one that just grabs a hold of my heart. I cannot just run out and try to "replace" good ol' Bear.

I celebrated my 40th birthday with some good friends and had a great time. My husband had a surprise party for me. Yes, there are some pictures that need to be deleted, but that just means we had a great time! I really do have wonderful friends!

Between school and football, it has been pretty busy around here. Not much time at all to sit and relax. Which is good, i think, because it keeps my mind going. I do not think about being tired from the radiation, the sadness that Bear isn;t here etc etc.....I feel if you are too bored you get wrapped up in the petty things in life. If you get out there and really live each day and enjoy it, you go to bed each night without regrets.

Hope everyone is doing well. Thanks for checking in. Just pray this drug is helping my heart, the chemo got rid of the cancer for good, the radiation was the icing on the cake, I can get on Zometa, and remain cancer free for many many many many many years to come.

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