A way for family and friends of Pat Mensing to keep up with her.

Monday, November 30, 2009

jaw drop, pause, squeal, happy dance

That's the order it happened in. My jaw dropped, after a pause I squealed, then did a happy dance. Oh, you want to know why?

*ponders holding this information to herself for a day or five, but then remembers that she'll forget to post it*

Mom just called... her CA-125 dropped to 307!!!!!!!!! *does another happy dance*

I'm still not a fan of this drug because it doesn't make logical sense, but it keeps working, unlike all the other drugs she's been on, so *deep mock sigh* I suppose I'll let it stick around. ;)

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Finally, an update (sorry!)

Yes, I know, I've been extremely bad about updating. I apologize, things have been crazy with me and working, both at work and around the house/yard. Mom has had three rounds of chemo so far, with her fourth round coming up on Monday. Her counts have been 669 on 9/24 (up, ew), 643 on 10/16 (down, yay), and 579 today (down, yay again).

Seeing as how chemo is a cumulative thing, she's been wearing out quicker and for longer periods of time, but she's still doing as much as she can, mostly without pushing herself too far.

Chemo brain kicks in every now and then, and she means to make/return a phone call or send an email, and just gets sidetracked or forgets. So feel free to call, email, or write her. She's been spending more time on her computer, checking her email and whatnot, and loves hearing from y'all. =)