Well, I got the two new sets of chemo this weekend. My tissue sample was good for the colon cancer specific drugs so we will see how this works. The first one has a major side effect of diarrhea, but so far I seemed to have dodged that symptom. The second drug causes a nasty rash on the upper torso and face/neck area. Pills and creams are what given to counteract the problem. The worse the rash the better effectiveness the drug. We will find out later this week when it should hit. Summer photographs might be out.
We have added to our cancer group. Karen, a long time friend, is battling stage 3 ovarian cancer and she is going with me every other week. She is on a weekly setup at a lower dose. She took he first dose with me yesterday and I hope her weekend goes well and she doesn't get to sick.
I also need to pass along good thoughts to our friends Eileen and Kevin, they will be losing their mother/grandmother in the next couple of days. She is having her kidneys shut down and is at home waiting to pass away. Many moons ago we used to go camping together, and I think we will have to restart our camping trips to enjoy some memories and perhaps down a couple of beverages at the same time over a camp fire. Life is always better with a camp fire and beverages. Laughing and crying always seem to go hand in hand, but it helps.
As always, thank you for your kind thoughts and thank you for caring and reading. Have a great weekend.
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