Ringing in the New Year

As we prepare to ring in the New Year we unfortunately end on a very sad note. My mother-in-law, Eleanor Bellerive, is preparing to enter the kingdom of heaven. She has suffered from Alzheimers for a number of years and recently fell from her wheelchair breaking her hip. She had a partial hip replacement on Dec. 26th but has since refused to eat. The family made the decision not to insert a feeding tube as per her wishes. Unfortunately it is only a matter of time now. Please pray for a peaceful journey for her and comfort her husband, children and grandchildren. We wish everyone a Happy and prosperous New Year.

Another treatment done

As the year comes to a close I have another few treatments under my belt. Only one more this year, December 31st and then on to 2010. By mid-January I will have completed one year of treatment:) All things considered it is not bad. I am now on Tamoxifen in addition to the Herceptin. At my last visit with Dr. Rabe she decided to put me on this for the next few years. Although technically my tumor was estrogen and progesterone negative, it was 6-7% positive. Because of this and my age she decided tamoxifen was the best course of treatment. I may have to have a hysterectomy later but that depends on if I start ovulating again. The chemo put me in menopause but I may come out of it in which case more surgery. Let's hope not. The herceptin treatment isn't bad the pre-meds are probably the worst. Today was Herceptin and I feel kind of sluggish. We are all looking forward to Christmas although we could do without this bitter cold weather. Makes it harder to get motivated in the morning. I have decided to work with a trainer to get back into shape. He is kickin' my #$% so far! I guess I didn't realize how much the past year took out of me. I will get back to where I need to be, it is just going to take a little longer than I thought. Noah has moved into basketball season and of course is loving it. Alex & Regan are gearing up for finals and have begun cheering for basketball. They spent the afternoon at the gym running the beep test to determine their fitness and endurance levels. They are both in wonderful shape, oh to be young! Have a wonderful week everyone and stay warm!!!