Under the Weather...

It's not that I haven't wanted to blog, it's just that I can't remember ever being as sick as I have been lately. This is the 3rd full week of me vomiting, not even keeping water down. The doctor's think that during radiation they could have possibly hit either my intestines or some nerves. All I know is that I'm miserable. If I'm still in this condition next week they're going to consider doing some scans to see what is going on. Yay, a month of puking my guts up...fun!! Just to lighten the mood, I can only think of my weight watcher leader (Teresa) and think..."it's all about weight loss!" LOL.

If I'm not up to blogging again before Christmas, I sure hope that each and every one of you have a joyous holiday filled with love and laughter.

Peace to you all ♥ Love, Genie

All Done...

Yahoo...radiation is over! Although I am glad that I no longer have to drive across town to Rancho Cordova (which is about 40 minutes away) everyday for treatment, a tiny bit of me is sad that it's over. I met some very sweet ladies in radiation who are obviously going through similar journeys of their own. I met one lady who has anal cancer and not only had to have radiation near her bottom, but also around her vaginal area as well. I felt so bad for her, she's such a sweetheart. Then there were a couple other women who were there with breast cancer who were having their breasts radiated. I also met some of the technicians there that I will miss, they were extremely pleasant and made it a more comfortable atmosphere. Forgive me if I've shared this before, but I leave there with thoughts of my mother-in-law (believe it or not) because she gave me a bracelet that sums it all up, which reads:

Cancer is so limited...it cannot cripple love...it cannot shatter hope...it cannot corrode faith...it cannot destroy peace...it cannot kill friendship...it cannot suppress memories...it cannot silence courage...it cannot invade the soul...it cannot steal eternal life...it cannot conquer the spirit.

Yes, believe it or not, it's very tiny writing, but it's on my bracelet that I wear everyday :)

Peace to you all ♥ Love, Genie

Two More Days...

Two days left of radiation...yahoo! I don't mind the actual radiation itself (heck, it's quick and easy), but it's the way I feel afterwards that I can't stand. My stomach has been on the verge of vomiting for the past week and a half, and I'm so sick of it. Now that I've started taking Zofran on a regular basis, it's helped me to keep the food down, but it hasn't helped me feel much better. I don't know what is worse, vomiting and getting whatever is upsetting your stomach out, or always feeling like you're going to vomit, but you don't. Well, I'm on the ladder part of the two options and it's such an awful feeling. I keep bags and paper towels in my car, just in case. I know, this is a gross topic, but it's exactly what I'm going through right now and it sure is the pits.

Tomorrow is my Christmas party for work, I sure hope I'm able to make it. I used to be on the entertainment committee at work and we would spend nearly the entire year preparing for this event. It's kind of weird no longer being involved, but at least John and I can go and relax now and I don't have to hurry off to "work" the party.

Peace to you all ♥ Love, Genie