Done with #6! 🥳🥳🥳

All went pretty well today! Last week I liked the nurse who put my IV in and she said I could request her again this week, so I did. I’ll definitely be requesting her from now on! She’s very calm and reassuring. And she calls me Sal as if we’ve known each other for years lol.

So happy my friend Heather came to visit today! 😊❤️

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Time to celebrate! I’d love to go pour myself a captains and coke 😉 but I’m not really supposed to drink. So anybody want to take one for the team and have a drink for me tonight?? Lol🍹

Chemo is on Tuesday this week because of the Monday holiday. So #6 tomorrow (halfway!!)

Probably a good thing anyway since Ben and Ellie gave me a cold. Gives me another day to rest. By the way, chemo side effects plus a cold is really fun, if anybody was wondering. 🤧😳

If anybody needs us, we’ll all be on the couch probably watching the Cars movie for the millionth time. 🤦🏼‍♀️

For me Valentine’s Day this year is a little different. It’s not just about flowers and chocolates. I’ve never been more thankful for the family and friends who love me and are supporting me every step of the way during all this.

Sending so much love to all of you who are helping us through this. Everyone who is reading this blog, thank you. Everyone who is sending me emails and texts to check in on me, thank you. To my parents who have been coming up to help with the kids a few days each week, I’m SO grateful for your help. To my friends who remind me I can do this and keep me laughing -love you all so much. And to Eric, Ben, and Ellie, you three keep me going ❤️❤️❤️

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Things went pretty smoothly today!! 😊

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All hooked up for chemo. So far so good. Bored. So I thought I’d share this cute picture Ben drew the other day of our family. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

This made me laugh. I feel as confident about tomorrow’s chemo as this dog probably feels driving this car. 😜🐶🚗

But after last week I’m really hoping tomorrow goes more smoothly! 🤞🏻🤞🏻

Much better day today. Feeling a lot more positive. Mostly because I got to see this cutie again! 😍

Chemo #4 was rough today. Nausea… restless legs … cold cap was hurting my forehead which gave me a bad headache which didn’t help the nausea. Oh, and I hate IVs with a passion.

People keep telling me I’m strong and brave. I just didn’t feel that way today. I felt defeated. For half a second I debated ripping the IV out of my hand and getting out of there as fast as I could. Definitely felt sorry for myself today. But then I looked down at all the pictures of Eric, Ben and Ellie on the blanket my friends made, and it got me through it. I’m not giving up. This sucks. A lot. And I’m pretty pissed off at cancer today. 😡 But I’m not giving up.

4 out of 12 treatments done ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅

Still don’t feel great today but I’m ignoring that at the moment because Eric’s sister had her baby! I’m an aunt!! 💕

We got to meet the baby this afternoon. Newborn baby snuggles are just the best!

Congrats you guys – we’re so happy for you! ❤️

Starting to figure out a pattern of side effects each week. The first half of the week has been pretty consistent since I started chemo.

Monday – Chemo Day

Tuesday – feel surprisingly great! Burst of energy, productive, gotta-get-stuff-done-while-I’m-feeling-good mentality.

Tuesday night – headache, face gets flushed, tired, nauseous

Wednesday – In bed most of the day. Upset stomach. (I’ll spare you the details).

The rest of the week I haven’t quite figured out because symptoms tend to come and go as they please. It’s a balancing act of prescription and over the counter meds to ease the side effects.

Fun stuff. And now it’s time for my first nap of the day. 😉😴