[Magdalen] Chemo tomorrow

[Lynn Ronkainen]

Eleanor and Molly, you're in my thoughts and prayers and on my heart 
tonight.
love
Lynn

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single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave me." 
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From: "Molly Wolf" <lupa at kos.net>
Sent: Monday, January 09, 2017 7:08 PM
To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Chemo tomorrow

> Loperamide is my friend.  Gravol is going to get pretty cuddly too, as one 
> of my anti-nausea meds cross reacts with another drug.  Hope you have a 
> safe trip home and an easy time with side effects.
>
> Yours in chemo land,
> Molly
>
> The man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no 
> other way. -- Mark Twain
>
>> On Jan 9, 2017, at 5:26 PM, Eleanor Braun <eleanor.braun at gmail.com> 
>> wrote:
>>
>> It's still going !  The team took 2 1/2 hours from the time I talked to 
>> the
>> doctor to get the treatment started. I have about 30 minutes to go. Then 
>> I
>> have a 2 hour drive back to the Cape. I'm feeling ok now, but if it goes
>> like last time, I'll start in on diarrhea in a couple of days. Hopefully 
>> I
>> can control it better this  time.
>>
>> And then on Friday I'm bringing home a Shih Tzu puppy named Harold. That
>> will definitely brighten my day.
>>
>> Eleanor
>>
>>
>>> On Mon, Jan 9, 2017 at 4:31 PM Molly Wolf <lupa at kos.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> Eleanor, how did your chemo go?  I seem to have done splendidly, 
>>> although
>>> side effects await.  Lots of protective meds on board, though.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Molly
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in 
>>> no
>>> other way. -- Mark Twain
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>> On Jan 9, 2017, at 10:11 AM, Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com> 
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>> Praying for you also, Eleanor.  Hoping that the doctors will have just
>>> the
>>>
>>>> right medication to stop the diarrhea.
>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>> Ginga
>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>> On Sun, Jan 8, 2017 at 8:21 PM, Eleanor Braun <eleanor.braun at gmail.com>
>>>
>>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>>> While you are at it, you might double up on chemo prayers.
>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>>>> I'll be going in for the second round of chemo+immunotherapy.  The 
>>>>> first
>>>
>>>>> round was not fun, as I ended up with about 3 weeks worth of diarrhea.
>>>
>>>>> We'll see if that repeats, and if I'm better at controlling it the
>>> second
>>>
>>>>> time around.  Like Molly, I have a kit to keep me entertained, 
>>>>> although
>>> I'm
>>>
>>>>> usually inclined to nap during at least some of the infusion.
>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>>>> Eleanor
>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>>>>> On Sun, Jan 8, 2017 at 7:47 PM, Molly Wolf <lupa at kos.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>>>>
>>>
>>>>>> The first of four rounds of chemo on a 21-day cycle.  Packing up for
>>> the
>>>
>>>>>> session (two prayer shawls, book, iPad, knitting, lunch bag,
>>> medications)
>>>
>>>>>> feels like packing a suitcase to go in for delivering a baby.
>>>
>>>>>>
>>>
>>>>>> I shall report on how it goes.
>>>
>>>>>>
>>>
>>>>>> Molly
>>>
>>>>>>
>>>
>>>>>> The man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn 
>>>>>> in
>>> no
>>>
>>>>>> other way. -- Mark Twain
>>>
>>>>>>
>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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