"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 -



Thursday, June 8, 2017

Sedation

Here's a (very unflattering!) photo as I wait with an ice pack on my broken arm, heavily sedated, watching re-runs on TV. Notice my very loyal but tiny nurse at my side!
So far, MD Anderson has had no luck with finding a targeted chemo for my specific cancer cells. Last week, they went back in & did another biopsy to begin testing again. This means that chemo is postponed for another 2 to 4 weeks.


- Gayle -