Merry Christmas

Ours was a very nice Christmas.  Normally we go to my family’s house for Christmas Eve.  But because Jenny cannot travel very far we opted to stay home.

So for Christmas Eve we made homemade pizza.  Katie and I competed at home for the best overall pizza.  She won... but under protest.  Alan made a pizza at work and brought it home.  It was very good!  In addition, our neighbors from across the street came over for pizza.  We had a great time and fun.

On Christmas day, my parents and younger sister came down.  I did a lot of the cooking with directions for Jen.  Though not quite as good as when she cooks, everything turned our fine.  We sat eleven people for dinner and no one went home hungry!

So, we had a Merry Christmas.  From our family to yours a very Merry Christmas!

Help Her To Win This

Yesterday Jenny started another round of chemo at MSK.  She had been a little depressed in the days leading up to this.  The reason being she has felt very good since last week’s blood transfusion.  And she knows that starting a new round means feeling crappie again….

Now that she is getting down to the last few laps, like in any race, this is where a strong competitor needs to push on.  As we all know, when starting any new endeavor/game/challenge, you are all revved up and ready to go at the start.  It is toward the end when the true winners stand out as they push as hard then as they did at the onset.  I am proud to tell you that Jenny is one of these real winners.  There is no giving up in this girl.

But we must continue to give her support.  This set of treatment will be particularly hard on her with the Christmas and New Year Holiday.  Jenny has always enjoyed a party but she is particularly fond of this time of year.  It is hard to be festive when you feel lousy.  I try to encourage her but I think she thinks I do so because I have to.  Though not true, it is hard to argue because I am her husband and, well, I do have to!

So if you have a spare moment, please give her a call or drop her an e-mail.  She will love it and like cheering your favorite team on, it will help her to win this!

Two Units Please

As I mentioned earlier, for the last few days Jenny has been feeling weak and tired.  This is the normal cycle based on her treatments.  We had hoped that the reduced BEACOPP would spare here the trouble of coming into NYC for a blood transfusion.  Unfortunately, this was not the case.

Jenny woke up this morning and decided that she was not feeling much better.  So, she called into MSK and they told her to “come on down”, not a trivial thing.  So around 12:00 this afternoon, we packed ourselves up in the car and trekked into NYC.  We tried a different route in by driving up to the George Washington Bridge and coming down the FDR.  Not sure if this was faster but it was easier.

More food and treats have arrived at the house.  I personally find this very helpful as it spears me the time in making meals for Jenny and myself.  For the most part Alan eats what he wants when he wants.  There a small downside, I am now sneaking “treats” as Jenny has become the Portion Nazi.  Amittedly I could stand to lose a few more pounds….

So here we are in MSK and expect to be here till around 8:00.  Thank you all for your continuing support.  To use Jenny’s play on words… Got Blood…  Two units please.

Keep Rolling Along

Sorry for the long gap between postings.  After Thanksgiving things started to move rather fast. 

Here we are in Jenny’s second week for this round of treatment.  Although she is getting a reduced BEACOPP therapy, she still feels rather weak at this point.  However, she still has her sense of humor.  She commented today that since see cannot get across the room without being out of breath, she must be “down to pints”.  A referral to the amount of blood she thinks she needs.

She is not scheduled to go into MSK in NYC this Tuesday.  But after some discussion, we decided that if she does not start to feel better by Monday, she will call in and see if they can take a look at her.  This is one of those things that we cannot control through diet or exercise.  Her red blood cells get reduced during the chemo treatment and it takes 1 to 2 weeks for these cells to replenish. 

There has been a surge in the amount of great food that has been brought over to the house both from the neighbors and Jen’s coworkers from RHS.  Some really outstanding meals, desserts and treats!  Here is the rub….  Jen found out how much I weight and now she is worried about my diet.  I told her that I am not has dedicated as her and will not go on the diet that she is on.  I could just not handle it has well as her!  This brought a smile to her face…..  But she is still monitoring what I eat!

We hope all is going well for everyone.  Please stop during this hectic season to give your love ones a quick hug, squeeze and a kiss. 

God bless you all and keep rolling along.