The Journey So Far...

  I began chemo in September, there were 5, 21 day cycles and each round was different. On the first one I threw up every day I had chemo, after the chemo days were over I ended up being admitted to the hospital with a fever for 5 days. The next round was a little better, considering the fact I didn't have to go to the hospital. Unfortunately, the third round did not go so well. While I did not throw up on the chemo days, I did have a terrible bout of wreching and (I hate to talk about it) diarrhea. Because of that I ended up in the hospital again for a total of 6 days. The last two rounds were pretty similar, throwing up, lots of sleep, and MISERY. In some cases it gets easier towards the end but in my case it got harder. My doctors almost had to postpone my last round because my counts were low, nevertheless I got to start my chemo and keep it on schedule. After the last round I went to the hospital for 10 days. I finished chemo and was out of the hospital the Sunday before Christmas. I feel very blessed by the fact that I wasn't in the hospital during Christmas and I know that there were a lot of children and their families that were not as fortunate in that way. I hope everyone had a very merry Christmas and is enjoying the new year. Your new cancer buddy, Aubrey.