Hey there. I'm doing fine. Radiation is going quickly. I have completed 19 of 28 treatments. My body continues to change as a result of all the cancer treatments. Over the past week, I have lost almost all my eyelashes and eyebrows. My doctors say that it is due to my whacked-out hormones combined with chemo still in my system and something about how the hair growth cycle works. A little of my hair on my head is shedding. Meanwhile, I still have to shave my legs! The expected burn from radiation has just appeared on my chest. It's going to get worse before it gets better. Fortunately, the feeling in my toes is almost completely back after being numb since early December. There's always something happening with my body.
Over this past weekend I had a 36-hour bug which left me unable to do anything but sleep. It was just awful; my sinuses ached so did my throat, ears, head, joints. Fortunately for me, P.J. kept the baby and Georgia away while I recouped behind closed doors under the covers. I felt so terrible that I couldn't even watch tv or read. Today, I am better. Glad it was nothing serious. It feels great to feel good again.
Between all this craziness, I am attempting to train for the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. I haven't been to the Fitness Center as much as I had in the previous weeks, but have walked outside three times in the past week. I've organized a team of 13 walkers (so far) called 'Patrick's Platoon.' It's comprised of family and dear friends with some flying in from Atlanta and Washington, D.C. to walk with me. Please consider making a donation to support us at http://www/avonwalk.org/goto/janasjourney. If this link doesn't work, please look up www.avonwalk.org and locate the donate tab and type in my name. I will put up the link for our 'Patrick's Platoon' web page once I personalize it.
Patrick continues to bring us so much joy! Georgia was born to be a big sister. She is a natural. She does make us laugh when she dresses Patrick in her Build-a-Bear gold dress and plays Alvin and the Chipmunks version of Beyonce's 'Single Ladies' for him to "dance" to. He just goes along with it. They are cute together.
Thanks for keeping me and my family in your thoughts and prayers. I'm almost there!
Love,
Jana
