Making of A Diva

Let’s see.  I joined the Fit to Fight program.  It’s an exercise group for Cancer people.  Meets twice a week at the local gym here in town.  I had the initial baseline test yesterday.  They do the sit to stand test.  You stand and sit in a chair as many times as you can in…

Went to my first support group meeting yesterday.  It was an open forum so we could talk about anything.  It was very insightful.  There are about 8 women at all different stages.  I’m the new kid on the block.  They serve lunch, which was soup and a salad with grilled chicken and a brownie.  It…

I thought I would be more emotional about the whole head shaving thing.  And I really wasn’t.  It totally wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. It was actually kind of liberating. Ten days.  That’s what this has been…a whole 10 days.  The first picture is March 5th.  The last time I wore…

Well, I taught knots in Boy Scouts so this shouldn’t be hard right?   HA!  Way different! Since my hair is now falling out in clumps.  It’s disturbing.  I have decided I really need to learn the fine art of scarf tying.  So my first attempt.  I remembered I had a box of old scarfs…

So I just registered for this program they have for cancer patients and survivors.  It’s called Fit to Fight and it’s a free fitness program that the local fitness club runs.  It’s an 8 week session twice a week.  I get a 2 month membership with it too.  So that’s kinda cool.  It’s broken down…

So whats it really like?  I know a certain picture is painted from one extreme to the next, and they are all right.  As I sat in chemo yesterday observing and listening to people it’s amazing how differently the body reacts to the different types of meds being pumped into your system. No two people…

Well today was my 2nd treatment.  So much easier with this port.  Which everyone now calls Perdita.  So good thing I got the name picked out.  Didn’t hurt at all, which was a shocker.  But now it starts. So here’s how chemo day goes.  I go in and they draw blood.  Run my numbers to…

All I got right now is that the hair is starting to come out.  Which makes me very sad and kind of freaks me out a bit.  But it’s only temporary, and it will grow back.  You can prepare for it and know that you will wear fabulous scarves and stuff but when you actually…