FARMER’S MARKET, UFOS, & SELLING CLUTTER 7/26/09

MEDICAL UPDATE Two weeks of radiation down! Only 4 weeks to go! I still feel fine and haven’t noticed any ill effects. On Friday I had a meeting with a doctor to assess my progress and see if I had any skin problems, but it was a short meeting since I don’t have any yet. [...]

ALMOST A ’10′, THANK YOUR SOUND GUY/GIRL, DEBRIEF-DEBRIEFS-DEBRIEFS! 7/20/09

RADIATION SCHMADIATION One week of radiation down! So far I am doing very well with it, and it has been easy. I know it could get harder as the tiredness may build up, but I am thankful for how well I am feeling. I will have 3 more weeks of morning radiation, and then I [...]

LASER BEAMS, SPROUL, TOP 10 LIST 7/15/09

Update 7/15/09 Thank you all again for your kind words and prayer. Radiation is going along smoothly! I have had 2 treatments, and they are really quite a breeze so far. THE WHOLE THING (RADIATION) GOES LIKE THIS – - Eric and I drive down to Hollywood, about a 30 minute drive, park in the [...]

RADIATION-DAY 1-7/13/09

Hey Team DWJC!!! J is is the homestretch now! -she finished chemo with flying colors!! -she finished her TWO lumpectamies with relative ease!!! -and now she embarks on radiation… Today was day 1 of her 6 week radiation series. I’m sure she’ll fill you in on the details later. This is just a heads up [...]

MOVIES, MARATHONS, MODELING (RE-) 7/12/09

Hello friends! Thank you all for praying for me (and Eric) about preparing for school in the fall — I have only 4 weeks left of summer!  Ah, where does the time go… MEDICAL UPDATE On Saturday I had my radiation xrays and tattoos done. They are just 4 small pinprick-size tattoos, and it hurt [...]

TATTOOS, TEETH, SUNBURNS, LESSON PLANS 7/8/09

RADIATION JUNCTION I have some news today about radiation. At today’s CT scan and planning meeting, I learned that radiation would start Monday 7/13/09, for sure, and I learned how things will go. I will have 5 weeks of broader radiation, and then one week of narrowed radiation to finish it off. The side effects [...]

HORMONES, RADIATION, PONDERINGS, KARAOKE 7/4/09

CANCER UPDATE So what’s new with cancer this week? Well, I went to see Dr. Shin and he seemed pleased with how my surgical site is healing and prescribed my hormone therapy medication. So I will take 2 pills a day for 5 years — they will block the effects of estrogen, which can cause [...]

6 YEARS, 1 DUCK, 1 RABBIT MONDAY 6/29/09

Hello friends! I am enjoying the freedom of summer these days. My summer will seem shorter than usual due to radiation being on every weekday (probably starting in mid-July. I’ll know more info at my planning appointment on July 8). Eric and I greatly enjoyed all our traveling and visitors, but it is so nice [...]