[Magdalen] Chemo tomorrow

[Susan Hagen]

I'm glad you're home safely.  Praying that the side effects won't get
you down.  Looking forward to 'meeting' Harold.

On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 11:53 AM, Eleanor Braun <eleanor.braun at gmail.com> wrote:
> Home safe, and everything under control, for now.
>
> Pictures of Harold will probably dominate my FB page starting Friday,
> probably including his "cousins" -- dogs from the same breeder who are part
> of some friends' families.
>
> Eleanor
>
> On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 11:16 AM, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com
>> wrote:
>
>> I hope you are home safe and everything is under control!
>>
>> I'm eager to hear regular Harold reports!  This is a sweet breed that I
>> first met in a home in England in 1960 (eek!) when they were a genuine
>> rarity, unlike their numbers today.
>>
>> Marion, a pilgrim
>>
>>
>>
>> On 1/9/2017 5:26 PM, Eleanor Braun 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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