The marketeers at Nike have decided that "Just Do It" isn't enough anymore. Now we have to "Just do it...then do it again." For Denise and her chemo treatments, it's again...and again...and again...for a total of 6 treatments over 5 1/2 months. Wednesday marked only treatment #3 of the potent chemo cocktail.
So far, she's tolerated the Chemo drugs better than expected. And believe it or not, she's still smiling...and maintaining a busy schedule between working and gladly welcoming a steady stream of her friends and family.
Because the chemo drugs have a cumulative effect, the toxins are building up in her body, which means she's almost certain to experience greater fatigue and face the onset of new side effects. During the first couple weeks of treatment we anxiously and nervously maintained a 24 hour side effect watch. No more. Some side effects are now more predictable: mouth sores, some nausea, fatigue. We remain thankful for every good day Denise has and for the strength to get through the difficult days.
After treatment #2, Denise faced the loss of her hair head on.. (pun intended). And for the past two weeks the remaining tiny splinters of hair that held on are thinning quickly. Though she's found comfort in a colorful variety of hats and scarves ("The Sandra" wig still sits in the box it came in), she may soon boldly leave the house some morning topless (on her head, that is). My point is this, the "journey" continues on a path of hairpin turns and steep hills, but we're still moving forward and the wheels haven't come off....yet!
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