"Here I am in the middle of a perfectly good fairy tale, & THIS happens! Right now, I'm perfectly healthy & happy. Well, "healthy" is apparently a matter of perspective! I've been informed that I have this blood-borne cancer in my body that'll kill me in 6 months if I don't do something drastic immediately. HUH??? Therefore, there's no choice other than"drastic"! Even with immediate action, there is no cure - only an extension of my life.

Feel free to tag along as I, & my husband, & some amazing friends commit to this journey. I'll share as much as I can! Yes, the medical team will have to make me very sick in order to suppress the cancer, but they'll also try to build up my immune system at the same time. We're in Texas, & there's an old sayin' in this part of the world: "Hold my beer, I'm goin' in!" Yeah, THAT applies. We have no idea what to expect, & I don't drink beer; but we're GOIN' IN!"

- Gayle -

Wednesday, May 10, 2017

May 10

It's Wednesday, & here's what I know:
The good news: We leave on Monday for MD Anderson. I'm "healthy", so I'll be an out-patient & travel back & forth for treatments. They say to plan on staying anywhere from 1 day to 5 days. Dyana will dog & house sit.
The not-as-good news: As of yet, the pathologists have NOT found a target chemo for my specific cancer cells. That's discouraging. A targeted treatment would add about one year to my life expectancy.
The weird news: We went to the American Cancer Society in Austin today. The front desk person looked at us like we just landed from Mars when we asked for info & assistance. She said we could phone the national hotline for advice, but their office wasn't open to the public. What's wrong with this situation?
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