It helps my energy to be only blogging once a week. When I was doing the nightly ones, I would often get home late and then stay up later to blog and also to do my soak. I continue to get tired and often need an hour or so to nap each day. Sometimes, my schedule does not allow this and then I am really tired at night.
The big news of this past week just came in this afternoon. It has been 6 weeks since I have had chemo and I learned this afternoon that my CEA marker is down a tad (2.4 now, 2.5 then). That is an encouraging sign and an inspiration to keep up the routines.
The research manager continues to do her thing and learned this past week that Curcumin is as effective, if not more effective, in fighting cancer stem cells as the 5FU that I have been taking with chemo and would also be taking if I did the maintenance program. So, we continue to be committed to our program.
Last Thursday, I got my hair cut and that revealed a small scratch on my forehead. I thought that I remembered a super hero that had a mark on his forehead and decided I would look it up and claim that I was that hero. However I discovered that my memory was faulty and that the mark on the forehead was a sign that God is protecting you. I will gladly claim that also. I heard of two more churches praying for me. How fortunate can I be?
The only downside of the week was with the Driver. The research manager and I had to go to Jupiter Florida this past Saturday ( 8 hours of driving there and back). I suggested to the Driver that since it was so enjoyable driving me, she might want to drive us. Someone listening in said that they would be busy watching their paint dry and the Driver said that she had to pack for a trip that was two weeks away. Talk about rejection!
Never mind. I still have my 4 rubber duckies. At least they care.
One final note: The bile salts are proving to be effective. The shingles pain continues. I have not yet stopped wearing red shirts.
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