Disappointmet already

Yesterday I was supposed to have my third Gemzar treatment, but my white blood cell count was too low and so the treatment was cancelled.

It's a weird feeling.... chemo is not something that is fun to do, but it is still upsetting to have it cancelled, seems like a bad sign.

Apparently though, it is very common with the drugs I am on to have this happen. My oncologist is unconcerned, and told me to view it as a sign that the chemo is "making stuff happen in there".... she will likely do a dose reduction for my next treatment so that this doesn't happen again.

Joanne's quote of the day: "We must never despair: Our situation has been compromised before, and it has changed for the better; so I trust it will again" - George Washington

OK, here goes....

Well...........

Thanks to Steve and Judy Tremblay who suggested I get myself a blog..... This seemed a tremendously "new-fangled" idea, but I've decided to crash into 2006 and give it a try. I have no real idea what I am doing, so prepare for mistakes, but here's the deal...

I'll try to keep up with my blog, and that will spare the email updates for all of us! You can check in on us, or not! AND... if I figure out how to operate the blog, you can talk back! So far, it is just me talking (what else is new!!). Looks like I'll need "blogging" lessons...... who came up with the word "blog" anyway?

The photo is of me and Michelle just before she got onto the plane for her travel study course in Italy, lucky girl