Today I finally started chemo- Eloxatin & Fluorouracil . As brave as I may seem to be...sometimes I get scared. And the days leading up to this (including the surgery to insert the portacath) have been scary. Just not knowing- fear of the unknown. I was at the Cancer Center from 10:30 am till 4:30 pm and slept most of it. Once the iv was connected to the portacath, the scarcest part was over. They mixed benedryl in with the drugs which totally knocked me out. I seriously slept all of about an hour of the time I was there. I hope it's like that every trip there. I came home with a fanny pack carrying a pump- I've named her Becky- that's pumping more drugs into me at a very slow rate. It's like bringing home a new baby. :) I will wear this until Wednesday and have it removed then.
My sister Heather is here for the next 2 weeks and Tom's sister Penny is here for the next week which I'm so freaking excited about!! They made us taco salad tonight for dinner- so good. AND, they cleaned our bathroom and bedroom while I was getting treatment. How freaking sweet! Tom & I are both so close to our sisters and emotionally it's going to really wonderful to have them here.
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Thomas and Alison Kline, April 2008
- Alison
- Middle Of, Indiana, United States
- Ali was diagnosed with Stage IV Cancer (Neuroendocrine Small Cell) when she was 25 years old. Her battle with cancer was one more way her beauty shined through. She was grace and strength. Her faith and spirit are what drives her husband, family and friends. Tom's still writing at "Our Lady, Star of the Sea."
11 comments:
So glad to hear that more family is there with you. I'm sure that lifts your spirits. Thank you for updating. I have been checking regularly and wondering how everything was going. Also, I sent Tom an email that my boss wanted me to pass on to you. I didn't want to leave it on your blog comments.
You go girl...we and our love and prayers are behind you every step...God bless the sisters! Love you, Mom
Be brave! And enjoy the free house cleaning! Tell Penny I said hi!
YAY for your bravery!! And YAY for taco salad and sisters. (I've always wished I had a sister!)
Tolerate Becky until Wednesday and then send her packin'!! ;)
take care, Alison :) i'm praying for God to comfort you & give you STRENGTH!!!
Sweetie, I am so sorry you are going through all this scary stuff with the Chemo, but SO glad you have so much awesome, loving support. And a husband who is willing to GO TO THE MOON FOR YOU! I want to make some butterscotch cookies and mail them to you, but they would melt in this heat! Hope you and "Becky" have a good working relationship and become buddies and that you adjust to her soon. Miss you.
GOOD LUCK with the treatments, Alison. I hope you are feeling well. Yuck. You are so cute by naming your new pack Becky. =)
Tell Heather I said hello!! So awesome that they are there with you.
Becky! Ha!
Alison,
Thank you for sharing the good, the bad and the in between of the day. Thankfully you slept.
How wonderful to have your sisters here now.
You are a good photographer. You now have a photo memory of the serenity of the B and B.
We keep you in our prayers.
Love Penny and Bob Jacobsen
Hi Alison,
This is Connie, Kris's mom. He sent me an email to get to your blog. You have grown to be a wonderful, beautiful (not just on the outside) women. I am so sorry that you are going through all of this. I want you to know that you are in my prayers. I've also been to your husband's blog, and he has an gift from God with his words. I wish you and him all the blessing in the world and thank you so much for letting us into your life. Please tell Heather hello, I'm glad she is there with you. I love you both.
Connie
Alison, I am so glad you have dear sisters and sister-in-laws to take care of you. I know it can be scary, we are all praying for you, for God's peace to calm your fears.
PS ( a clean bathroom is a good thing!)
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