All I want for Christmas...

...is a full head of hair! But we are making progress!!!! Check it out...














Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a healthy New Year. We have much to be grateful for. Let's not mess it up...

xoxo

5:00 Shadow

That's about the most fitting description of Nancy's hair right now. Traditionally, "a five o'clock shadow is beard growth visible late in the day on a man whose face was clean-shaven in the morning. The term comes from the traditional nine-to-five workday hours."

So maybe this would be better termed a "6 month shadow." Whatever we decide to call it, the good news is that it is real hair, very short, very soft but hair nonetheless. She is certainly making progress in that area. I am trying to get a picture posted here but that may be a bit tough. She's very protective on certain things....

Not much else to report. The neuropathy is still as bad as ever and we met with the pain team yesterday. They are going to try a different approach as the Lyrica doesn't seem to be doing much. So we'll give this new approach a month and see if she gets any relief.

During our visit to Cedars yesterday, we always like to stop by the infusion center to see the nurses. They like it when patients stop by so they can see them when they are mending as well. It does their hearts a lot of good to see the positive results sometimes.

Yesterday we ran into someone at the infusion center that I have seen around here and there. We sort of looked at each other like I know I know you. Once we got past the obligatory pleasantries, Nanc and I found out that his wife is back for her second round. Not second round as in second round of her current treatment. She's back for her first treatment of her second time around, as in her cancer has come back.

Nanc doesn't like talking about it but it is a realty. My heart just about broke watching them as she was going to get weighed in, knowing what was in store. You could sense the dread in her steps.

Once she heard that, we were out of there in a flash.

xoxo

So why so few posts lately?

I'm not sure if it's out of guilt or not, but I feel like I owe everyone an explanation as to why the frequency of the posts has slowed considerably since Nanc's treatments were done. You may not feel like you need one but I feel like I need to give you one anyway...

In a nutshell, it's because it's all about the recovery process now and like I told you last time - it's similar to watching grass grow. To say that Nanc gets frustrated with her progress would be an understatement...

So - rather than run the risk of being majorly redundant, I am waiting until we have some real news to report. That plus I am trying to get caught up at work...

xoxo

It's Official - We have Peach Fuzz!

I verified that fact last night. And it didn't require a magnifying glass either ;-)

It's coming in very evenly, very light in color right now and peach fuzz is just about the best phrase to describe how it feels. Her eyebrows are beginning to come back and a few small eyelashes were spotted as well making their appearance. You could almost hear Stravinskiy's Rite of Spring in the background....

And Erin Carr - thanks for posting a couple of weeks ago. It's good to know you're doing well. Erin was one of Nancy's angels at Cedars who is now doing a stint at John's Hopkins. Click here to see her picture in case you don't remember her.

I really which that there was more to report after such a long absence but this part of her recovery is like watching grass grow sometimes. Each day seems to bring very small advances overall. she is still experiencing pretty bad neuropathy and fatigue. It's funny how you get used to taking 2 hours to just eat and shower in the morning but that's what it's like these days. With little or no feeling in her hands, be careful if you sit next to her while she's eating. You just never know when her fork might just fall out of her hand. We are staying away from soup for the time being.

So, that's all the news that's fit to print. Say a prayer if you think of it for all cancer patients who may be struggling with their disease...

xoxo