I'm Done With Chemo!

Last Tuesday (July 7th) I had my final chemotherapy treatment! They are complete.

I'm a little weird in that I don't get as excited for completing things as I do for starting them. So, at the end of my treatment I didn't ring the gong. I was feeling really ill at the time so I passed on that tradition. My plan is to ring it when I go back to have my PICC tube removed this coming Tuesday. After that I'm hoping to get some delicious lunch take-out in St. Catharines.

Now that my treatments are done, they are going to wait about 4 weeks and then do a C.T. scan to look for tumours. A few weeks after that they will give me a P.E.T. scan for the same reason. So, I'm supposed to be cancer free now, but I can't know for sure for a while yet.

My immune system has been offline from the chemo but it should get going in about 3 weeks.  My hair will start growing back too. I wonder how it will grow back. Will it be grey, curly, or just regular?

Jen and I are hoping to celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary with a few nights away in Stratford, ON. We were married on August 12, 2000 and spent our honeymoon there. We're looking forward to it.

Thank you for your interest and love for me and our family. I am so grateful for all the prayers and kindness shown.


Comments

  1. •J•O•A•N•July 12, 2020 at 4:45 PM

    hooray! congrats on finishing chemo. thanks for being faithful to update this blog! praying for you still!

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  2. UnknownJuly 12, 2020 at 4:56 PM

    God is good! I'll be waiting with curiosity to your hair colour. :> May you and Jennifer have a wonderful time away.

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  3. PatriciaJuly 13, 2020 at 11:54 AM

    Wow amazing so happy for you Jen and family. God love is wonderful. Enjoy your trip together to celebrate 20 years together. Love and prayers. God bless. In Christain Patricia.

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  4. UnknownJuly 13, 2020 at 10:17 PM

    Sending you all my love. Please be well and enjoy your 20 year anniversary

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