I got my first doses of chemo today. I am the one getting it, but I am not doing this walk alone. I have a whole lot of support. I am so lucky to have a large group of people sending me good wishes, positive thoughts and that are praying for me. Also family and friends are giving me things to make me more comfortable. Not the least I have my three companions that walk next to me, supporting and…
I can’t start climbing until I’m prepped properly. Purple is my favorite color and lucky me, today I got a purple line installed. It is going through a vein in my left arm to right above my heart – more specifically to the superior vena cava. This line will be used to administer the chemo – and to draw blood. No more poking my arm to get IV or blood drawn. That’s a good thing. The so called picc line…
This week on Thursday Stine begins to climb the first summit – chemotherapy.* Chemotherapy is risky and full of potential side-effects. Most of my time the last two weeks has been spent on primary research to determine what can factually be done to reduce the risk and ameliorate side effects. There is a lot of hype and false marketing so rather than searching through various claims I looked at published data, clinical where possible and pre-clinical if other evidence was…
Just a day after Stine’s surgery on Jan 27th it was time to execute the post-operation plan. She would soon be allowed to start eating again! However with the antibiotics she received it was a near certainty that her gut Microbiome was gone. She also needed food that was easy to digest, but that would not bind her up. She also needed to start light exercise. Much to the nurse’s surprise, Stine was up and walking almost immediately, without any…
A lot of hard work is put into making a path in order for people to get to their desired destination without injury or getting lost. Branches and roots are trimmed and removed, and rocks are moved and stacked. A lot of years of research and clinical studies are laying the base for my path. The path is not specific for my cancer, because it is so rare, but it is tried and tested on many many people with colon…