I realized it has been quite a long time since I last did an update.  Life has been very crazy! 

Since March I have been through 12 sessions of some pretty nasty chemo.  I lost every inch of hair and had some pretty significant nausea and neuropathy.  It was quite unpleasant, but I made it through.  I then got three weeks off before I started radiation and a lighter dose of chemo.

It is now September and I am in the last few weeks of treatment.  I started 25 radiation treatments in August - set to end on September 16th.  I also started my last 6 chemo treatments that are done in conjunction with the radiation to make it work better (at half the dose of my previous chemo).  My type of cancer is a bad one and the doctor threw everything at it we could to prevent it from sneaking back up on me.  So even though I am exhausted and nauseous most of the time, I am optimistic about my survival.

After my treatment is done I will do a scan at 3 months and then a scan at 9 months.  Then I think I will do scans every six months for a year or so and then yearly.  I'll update you all after my scans.

I have been able to keep working through this all - which has helped me keep a positive outlook and my mind busy.  I nap A LOT and am listening to my body.  I have not been able to run or even walk the neighborhood yet due to my fatigue and my tummy (new digestion due to my surgery - still not regulated all that well yet).  I hope to return to my running beginning October 1st.  I plan to start over from scratch and build.  I am going to do a 5K Turkey Trot - I just know it!

My people, my family, friends, and colleagues are out of this world!  I truly feel loved every day.  Thanks for reading!