We have seen so much sun in the past couple weeks, I couldn’t resist mentioning it. I even had to start wearing sun screen. I can hear some of you saying already, “BUT WHAT ABOUT YOUR FACE?!! You’re just starting now? UVA rays can get you through your car’s windshield.” Easy. Calm down people. I lived in Tucson for 11 years and I do not want a face that looks like a baseball glove from the times when Sammy Sosa wasn’t juiced. I wear at least SPF 15 on my face every day. It was just that more skin was exposed to the sun than usual. It was sunny and 80 last Tuesday; irresistible. Seattle is a place where people have “dress” fleece for crying our loud and the weather requires a lot of waterproof-breathable gear. The majority of my skin has not seen sun in months. Trust me, one kind of cancer in my lifetime is PLENTY. ¡No más, por favor! Here’s Adjuvant Therapy: Week Two…
1. Full week of radiation under my belt (literally and figuratively).
2. Second dose of Cisplatin proved to be trickier for both veins and stomach, but I still came out ahead.
3. Coached Eastlake girls again…so close for one team…they lost 6-7,6-7 for a state berth.
4. Chemo brain has proven to be beneficial on the tennis court…who needs to think when your reflexes still work!
5. Went to Tutta Bella for the first time…pretty darn good but nothing like taking a train from Roma-Napoli for the sole purpose of pizza off Via Tribunali.(pictures on flickr)
6. Got a hair cut (yes I still have hair and should keep it); first one since before surgery…thank you Sonja Olsen!
Sheesh. This is hard work taking in thousands of dollars of poison and making every day FRYday 
Some might think that I may harbor some bitterness towards cancer and life itself, or the fact that I might not ever celebrate a “real” Mother’s Day…not really. Cancer, quite frankly, can kiss my ass right on that daisy tattoo of mine. (I bet some of you didn’t know about that one; tennis ball in the center of the daisy to boot.) Plus the Fab Five are on their way to Reno on Monday; first-class liquid nitrogen tank. Anyway, here are some highlights from Adjuvant Therapy: Week One…
Fear of the unknown has been the biggest hurdle for me get over. And today was yet another hurdle to navigate. My first chemo did not go poorly and I was only there for 4 hours this time. I have been told that the infusions go faster as you go along. It wasn’t too bad and the liquid Benadryl hit me like I had just beer-bonged a six-pack…not that I would EVER know how that feels. This being, we must keep in mind, that I have no cumulative effect going on and no radiation going on yet either. I know at one point there is a VERY good chance it will suck royally. But for now, with my arsenal of anti-nausea drugs (Zofran, Dexamethsone, Compazine-oral and suppository, and Emend Pack), I am dealing.
