The picture above is from 2 yrs ago, the Vancouver "Weekend to End Breast Cancer" 60 km walk, and is (from the left) my dad, my sister, my brother and Michelle (daughter).... This past weekend was the first "walk" in Winnipeg. Michelle volunteered as "crew" for the event, and she struggles a bit with the emotional part of it, but I am very proud of her. I happened to drive past part of the walk route this year and it is very overwhelming and emotional in a way I can't explain. Seeing the walkers as they made their way to camp, tired but smiling.......It is very remarkable that so many people would go to so much effort, both in walking and in donating and even the organizing...... all to benefit people like me..... My sister, my 12 yr old niece, my brother and his wife (My SIL) will be doing the walk again this year in Vancouver (you can look them up as "Joanne's Team", and several friends whose lives have been profoundly touched by breast cancer are also walking in Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto.
Back to me.... (my blog after all, therefore all about ME !!!)
It's going OK...... all the meds they give for nausea, etc... seem to be working and I'm holding my own......... not running any races, but I'm not desparte either.... On Round 1, I was pretty down and out for sure for 5-6 days, so I expect it to be the same....
My Grandma Maloney used to say "What cannot be cured must be endured" (I think most of my aunts and uncles still say it) and that is pretty much what these big chemo weeks are like.... the good thing that with every passing hour, I'm closer to getting through the worst of it.
Hey, thanks to my blog responders, I feel very famous, but please don't anyone feel obligated!
Cheers, and I sincerely hope that you are all feeling better than me at the moment, and if you are not, I wish for you a stack of good drugs (certainly necessary for me at the moment).....
Joanne
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