Wednesday, March 4,2009

Hi everybody, Sorry I haven't had much chance to write recently.  For those of
you who don't know, my mom--who has been my caretaker--promised my dog last
Wednesday that she would take him for a walk.  She is a very loyal person and
had to "keep her promise", so she took him for a walk in the dark and fell and
broke her left wrist.  We now have to have a chauffer to drive us to all of our
radiation appointments.

Yesterday (3/3/09), I had probably the best time a person should have at the
hospital, having to have my liver biopsy!  We walked in to the most gracious,
loving, kind nurse you could imagine and every chance she got, she kissed my
forehead and told me she was praying for me.  When I was wheeled over to the
room for my biopsy (and I was not sedated),  I served as the "horn" on the bed
and shouted out (not too loudly), "Honk, Honk, would you please tell that man to
get out of the way!"  The man was my dad and he was looking for us anyway.

The biopsy went very smoothly and everyone on the hospital staff was extremely
kind and my day was one of the best of this current trial.

Today is  3/4/09 and probably my 2nd best day in this trial.  I had my 6th
radiation treatment and many "firsts".  Today was the first day I "walked" into
my radiation treatment with NO walker; the first time I was able to "sit" and
wait for my treatment (instead of having to lay down on my back); and my first
treatment that I have had without vomiting!!!! (I have had to endure 4-5 hours
of nausea and vomiting following each previous radiation treatment.)  This is
also the first time I've written this blog myself--previously, I have only been
able to dictate it from laying on my back.  Needless to say, I was VERY HAPPY
today!!!!!!!!!!!

I hope all of you are well, happy and as blessed as I am!

I LOVE YOU!  Jana