Amy's Boobie Blog ..............MY Cancer Story

CELEBRATING WITH A VACATION I finished my last chemo treatment on June 12, 2012 and I pray I never have to do that again.  If I am ever diagnosed with breast cancer again though I will.  Life is worth the fight.  My chances of a reoccurrence are 20%, much better because I decided to treat it aggressively.  The only thing I opted not to do was the mastectomy.  And if it comes back I won't hesitate to do that too. Radiation starts on July 9th.  I meet my Radiologist on the 2nd, the day after I return from vacation. No need to think about that now.  It is CELEBRATION time!  I am blogging from a 12th floor balcony overlooking the beautiful beach and ocean in Gulf Shores, Alabama.  Tropical storm Debby has decided to head east and for that I am very thankful.  She hung out in the Gulf for a few days while making up her mind and it was looking pretty bad here when we arrived yesterday.  Double red flags were up and the Coast Guard was kept busy looking for people who thought they were

CHEMO DONE :-) I'm on day five after my last chemo treatment.  It's going slower than I expected, probably because the meds have been creeping up.  After my first treatment of this medicine I ended up in the hospital.  We made some changes afterwards that included cutting back on the dose and working our way back up.  This last one was back at 100% and I can tell. I'm SO sick of my bed and the couch!  I know that is where I need to be because I feel better after doing so. I'm just so board.  HGTV is my favorite, but I'm really starting to hate my kitchen the more I watch it.  LOL.  I dream about remodeling it.  I also dream about making an "Income Property" in my basement (that I don't have), buying a home overseas (which I don't want to do), and more. It's going to be a tough week but will be great in the end.  

QUALITY TIME WITH HUBBY This past weekend Jeff and I celebrated out 22nd wedding anniversary.  22 YEARS, Oh my!  When I think about all we have been through.....  struggling to eat and pay bills, me wrecking the car ...again, Jeff's heart problems, struggles starting a family, extended family trauma, Jeff's health again, and then my breast cancer, I can't believe how far we have come.  And I can't imagine doing it without him. This past weekend we took a romantic trip to French Lick and stayed at West Baden.  It was like a trip back in time to a much simpler era.  My energy is still low and I can't walk too much without feeling like I've gone 10 times as far.  Jeff was so understanding and attentive.  He didn't once make me feel like I was holding him back.  Stairs seem to be the hardest for me.  After walking up several, without even asking, he quickly found a comfortable place for us to rest until I was ready to move on. Saturday we took a stroll thr