This time has been a strange ebb and flow of symptoms and feelings. It could be that my body is trying to release a dead egg at the same time it is being poisoned. Or it could be an after effect from the Neprogen and all of the other antibiotics that were pumped into me … Continue reading The Days After Chemo Number Four
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Chemotherapy Treatment Number Four
I was so excited for this treatment. I had fought so hard to make it so that this treatment happened on a Friday instead of the following Monday. It was a day later than normal, but at least I am still on my schedule. I woke up ready. Not only was it a right hand … Continue reading Chemotherapy Treatment Number Four
White Cell Problems Part Free…at Last!
I have finally been sprung from hospital jail! After three and a half days and three nights, I get to finally go out into the world and breathe the humid Uruguayan air. I don't have to walk around with a plastic tube pinching my vein. I don't have to be woken up at 7 for … Continue reading White Cell Problems Part Free…at Last!
White Cell Problems Part 2
I was forced to return to the hospital on Sunday do to a sudden fever. Thanks to my math teacher friends, I now know what that is in Celcius. With a 37.7 fever and low white cells, it was necessary to stay overnight. This was the worst news to me. A hospital stay means having … Continue reading White Cell Problems Part 2
The Hope in Others
I received this article from a fellow cancer fighter and fellow UAS teacher that gave me a lot to think about. Serendipitously, Amy and her husband John (both of whom worked at UAS a few years ago) were visiting for the Thanksgiving holiday at the exact time that I got my official diagnosis. I cannot … Continue reading The Hope in Others
The Days After Chemo Number Three
I will not admit defeat, but I will admit that this chemo gave me a nice little right hook. I wasn't completely knocked out. But there were moments I was on the ropes and needed a breather. Pardon the boxing metaphor. I think the most difficult part is knowing that I am sick because of … Continue reading The Days After Chemo Number Three
Chemotherapy Treatment Number Three
I woke up feeling a bit yucky. I don't really know why. My stomach was a little out of sorts and I just didn't feel that surge of energy, that "let's kick this thing" attitude that I felt for the previous two treatments. It could be that I am already getting sick of this mess. … Continue reading Chemotherapy Treatment Number Three
To My HHS Family
I received the sweetest video from my HHS family. I love you all so much. You have no idea how much this made my day! I miss you all like crazy and want you to know that ya done made me cry and laugh and feel very very very loved. To Carmen: You look amazing, … Continue reading To My HHS Family
The First Cut
As I said before, I noticed my hair falling out this week. The thing about long hair is that it falls out A LOT! I´m talking serious rings of a lion's mane around my desk at school, clumps in my bathroom, strands and strands on my sweaters. I just could not get away from my … Continue reading The First Cut
I Noticed…
I have extremely thick curly hair. And my hair sheds like crazy! I distinctly remember a time when our upstairs shower was not draining. Mom opened up the drain and basically pulled out an entire wig. I mean no exaggeration, we could have donated the thing to Locks of Love it was so much hair. … Continue reading I Noticed…
Teach Abroad Coyle-Gamero 