it is a great resource for people who are going through chemo and don't quite understand all the medical jargon as well as their family members who are generally asked to come along to remember everything and STILL don't know what everybody is talking about!
but here's a quick facts about Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy, in its most general sense, refers to treatment of disease by chemicals[1] that kill cells, specifically those of micro-organisms or cancer.
Chemotherapy has played a role in cancer treatment for more than 50 years. Here is a quick snapshot of additional information about chemotherapy.
Chemotherapy drugs are often given into a vein. Once the drugs enter the bloodstream, they spread throughout the body. Clolar is given by intravenous (IV) infusion, meaning the medication is injected directly into a vein over a period of two hours.
In some cases, chemotherapy may be just one drug given to fight the cancer. But in many cases, chemotherapy is given in combination with other drugs. Most newly diagnosed people with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) receive a combination of chemotherapy drugs.
Because chemotherapy drugs target rapidly dividing cells, they can also damage normal cells. This is the cause of many common side effects such as nausea, vomiting, and fatigue.
Your doctor may prescribe certain medications to help prevent or lessen the side effects.
Some chemotherapy drugs may put the patient at risk for dehydration. Drinking plenty of fluids may help prevent this potentially dangerous condition.
Also another great site i just found is this one, it has a huge glossary of cancer terms that you might not understand and want to look up later! GLossary Of Cancer Terms
anyway I'll post more about it later...i just thought you might want a few quick notes to keep you informed!!!
You took your coat off and stood in the rain, You're always crazy like that. And I watched from my window, Always felt I was outside looking in on you. You're always the mysterious one with Dark eyes and careless hair, You were fashionably sensitive But too cool to care. You stood in my doorway, with nothing to say Besides some comment on the weather.
[Pre-Chorus 1] Well in case you failed to notice, In case you failed to see, This is my heart bleeding before you, This is me down on my knees, and...
[Chorus] These foolish games are tearing me apart, And your thoughtless words are breaking my heart. You're breaking my heart. You're always brilliant in the morning, Smoking your cigarettes and talking over coffee. Your philosophies on art, Baroque moved you. You loved Mozart and you'd speak of your loved ones As I clumsily strummed my guitar.
You'd teach me of honest things Things that were daring, things that were clean Things that knew what an honest dollar did mean So I hid my soiled hands behind my back Somewhere along the line I must've gone off track with you
[Pre-Chorus 2] Well, excuse me, guess I've mistaken you for somebody else, Somebody who gave a damn, Somebody more like myself.
[Chorus] You took your coat off, Stood in the rain, You're always crazy like that.
Wow! Impressive. "We can expect great things from you." You must have read the books several times or are just really good at remembering which spell does what. (Or in a more disappointing case, you used your knowledge of Latin phrases to ace the quiz.) I myself didn't know all the spells until I started writing this test. Nevertheless, congratulations! You're in the upper-echelon of wizardry!
it's 5 am and i'm wide awake. so i decided to write a letter...
Dear Matthew Wesley White,
Today is our three month anniversary. And right now I feel the need to write you a letter to tell you all the amazing things you have already put into motion in these past three months.
Firstly, you have made the stress of my life so much more bearable. Before you I was on my own in dealing with this stress. Yes I had my friends and I had my mom, but when you don’t want to add more stress to them who do you turn to? You have become my confidant, my best friend, the one person I know I can turn to no matter what the situation. Gomi’s chemo has been really hard on our family, and despite what you may think you really have brightened out home.
Before you, Gomi used to sit in her room and cry because she was so depressed. Mom was still so depressed from the divorce she would come home and do the same. Which left me to doing pretty much the same thing as well.We all would just stay in our prospective rooms and watch TV. Then you bounced into our world and turned it upside down for the better. You sauntered into Gomi’s room and made her smile. You sang to her and mom and made them laugh. YOU brought laughter back into this house that have been so dark and gloomy previously. No one has been able to do that. You made our whole house open up day by day until we just couldn’t imagine how we ever got by without you.
You healed our hearts. There’s no other word for it. You HEALED us. And we are forever grateful.
Not only have you helped with the stress but you also taught me what real love means. The bible has many verses about love. It says love is patient, love is kind, and is not jealous. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. it always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. you have proven that all of these are true.
You are always patient with me, even when I know you just want to tell me to chill out and shut up and leave you alone. You are always kind to me and you really do have the kindest heart I have ever had the honor to share mine with. Even though you do get jealous sometimes you are never so jealous that you become rude or controlling, and like I’ve said a little jealousy always makes a person feel wanted. You do not envy, or boast. You are a proud person but proud of the things you should be; like of your family and friends, of your accomplishments. You are proud of me and that just blows my mind. You are never self seeking if anything you’re selfless. I’m pretty sure I’ve never seen you angry, though I have seen you upset, and even when I upset you, you always forgive me right away. You never hold a grudge and you have a truly genuine heart. I know that from now on till the day I die you will protect, trust and hope in me. You will do anything in your power to keep me safe and happy. And I hope you know I would do the absolute same.
I know that I pester you about certain things and I tend to nag. And I shouldn’t do that. I will make my utmost effort to no longer harass you about things of that nature. I don’t deserve you, and I don’t deserve your effortlessly given forgiveness. Its almost like I’ve already been absolved for anything I could possibly ever do. And I really don’t deserve that. You have such an amazing heart and soul. I believe, beyond all doubt, that you are my soul mate, my kindred spirit, my heart’s desire, my one true love, the man I’m going to marry.
In the past three months you have shown me how to live again. You make me smile so easily, and laugh so effortlessly its like you have a window to my soul and can read me like a book. You have the key to my heart. I believe you always have. It just took us both some time and some trials to figure it out. I love you so very much and I can’t imagine a life without you. So thank you for the most amazing three months of my life and I can’t wait to spend the rest of many months with you and your wonderful family and mine.
well i'm starting this not really knowing what to talk about...other than the fact that i need to rant a bit
firstly, and this is gonna sound really self centered i know but I'm sorry...my grandmother has cancer, yes? therefore she's on chemo....and therefore has no immune system....so i cant bring any germs in the house.... so as you can imagine it's very frustrating when your boyfriend is home sick and there's nothing you can do to help him. i had to go take him his meds he left over here and just leave! i couldn't even stay the night... now don't get me wrong i understand why but it's still so very frustrating!!!
secondly....don't get me wrong I'm ecstatic about getting this computer but it's also very frustrating when it keeps having windows randomly popping up....grrrrrrr is all i can say... i had to download a spy ware killer-er! hopefully they can fix it!!!!
in other news....gomi starts back chemo on the 29Th which is Monday....for those of you who don't know she had to cancel her chemo she was supposed to have before Christmas because shed had to get more surgery on her bewb....anyway she's all healed now and has been given the go-ahead to start her treatments back... so yay...
i just love this picture so i decided to put it on here....
anyway on the relationship front as you can see matt and i are doing amazing... i absolutely adore him in everyway imaginable...yeah i know be jealous!....i totally plan to marry him someday....when taht day is and if he's willing is another story....but we shall see....until next time...
i'll leave with some awesome lyrics
Caley Mischelle
Blue October-Calling You Theres something that i cant quite explain i'm so in love with you you'll never take that away
and if i said a hundred times before expect a thousand more you never take that away
well expect me to be calling you to see if you're ok when i'm not around asking if you love me i love the way you make it sound calling you to see do i try too hard to make you smile to make a smile
well i will keep calling you to see if you're sleepin are you dreamin and if you're dreamin are you dreamin of me i cant believe you actually picked...me
i thought that the world had lost its sway (its so hard sometimes) then i fell in love with you (then came you) and you took that away (its not so difficult, the world is not so difficult) you take away the old show me the new and i feel like i can fly when i stand next to you so what if I'm on this phone a hundred miles from home i take the words you gave and send them back to you
i only want to see if you're ok when i'm not around asking if you love me i love the way you make it sound calling you to see do i try too hard to make you smile to make a smile
i will keep calling you to see if you're sleepin are you dreamin and if you're dreamin are you dreamin of me i cant believe you actually picked...me
well i will keep calling you to see if you're sleepin are you dreamin and if you're dreamin are you dreamin of me i cant believe you actually picked...me
i will keep calling you to see if you're sleepin are you dreamin and if you're dreamin are you dreamin of me i cant believe you actually picked...me
so my friend has been pestering me to get a blog...or at least find my old one...well i just decided to make a new one and find the old one later... (no it's not turned wrong....our Christmas tree is upside down)anyway i had an amazingly blessed Christmas this year...i got a new computer...well a refurbished one anyway....with a purple keyboard and mouse...though the mouse isn't optical...*cringes*...alas beggars cant be choosers...i also got burn notice and ncis on dvd!!!! and in the past day my mother and i have watched 6 episodes...i have also been blessed with the most amazing man on the face of the planet....though he would say that...here he is with one of his presents that he was none too happy abouti got him a cook book in the hopes that he would learn or at least make the effort to learn to cook....and i felt bad about this gift because before hand we had a bit of a tiff because he felt like we were treating him like a child and basically saying that we though he was a giant moron for not knowing how....and i had to tell him that that wasn't the case it was just an important step in EVERYONE'S life to learn to cook...and he got upset and his feelings were hurt...which was the last thing i wanted...so i tried my best to mend what i had hurt...so in the end we fixed everything and i told him that i wouldnt say anything more about it....this year we had three babies over at my grandparents house and it was a total blast!!! as usual my favorite is henry....but he was very much a brat this year..... for example: every year i take a picture with my uncle on his lap....it's a tradtion....well this year henry did NOT like me sitting in his daddy's lap so he came up and yanked on my pants and said "NO MY DADDY!!!!" i tried to color with him but he wouldn't let me.... so i took pictures of him instead....
so anyway it was a great Christmas.... and i wouldn't change it for the world...
oh by the way if you have trouble sleeping but never have trouble when it rains..... check out this site
So what to write…hrmm…well first off I’m extremely hyper, I love to have fun with my friends, I also do hear very well so if I talk loud I’m sorry….I just cant hear ya very well
I’m very ADHD which means basically that I was programmed for multitasking and carrying on like 6 different trains of thought at once…and occasionally I send two in the same direction and WHAMMO! Yes I just said whammo…anyway
Oh I love shiny things, and that’s not a hint for guys to buy me jewelry or cars….though I wouldn’t complain being a humble peon as it is….but no I mean I love finding quarters, and getting gumball machine rings, or shiny belts and whatnot…I just like shiny things….I’m a kid at heart don’t ya know! (sad with Wisconsin accent)
