DEAR FAMILY AND FRIENDS,

I HAVE NOT WRITTEN IN SOMETIME NOW. THE LAST FEW WEEKS HAVE BEEN PRETTY TOUGH AND I HAVE NOT BEEN AS POSITIVE AS I USUALLY AM. I GOT MY PORT 2 WEEKS AGO AND IT STILL HURTS QUITE A BIT. THEY TELL ME ANOTHER WEEK I WILL BE FEELING BETTER. AT THE END OF THAT WEEK MY SCALP STARTED BURNING AND MY HAIR STARTED TO FALL OUT. MY SISTERS WERE THERE FOR ME ALL THE WAY. MY HUSBAND TOOK ME AWAY THAT WEEKEND TO PINERIDGE AND MY SISTERS AND MATT AND JOHN ALL CAME BACK TO OUR ROOM AFTER DINNER AND SANG SONGS . IT WAS SO HELPFUL AND UPLIFTING. IAM SO LUCKY TO HAVE THEM ALL IN MY LIFE, ESPECIALLY MY HUSBAND. HE HAS BEEN SO WONDERFUL AND LOVING AND A GREAT COOK TO. WHEN WE GOT HOME AFTER THAT WEEKEND MY HAIR STARTED TO FALL OUT WORSE SO I DECIDED TO SHAVE MY HEAD. MY FRIEND TIFFANY DID IT FOR ME. I AM SO GRATEFUL TO HER. IT WAS PRETTY TRAUMATIC BUT IN ONLY A FEW DAYS I AM OVER IT. I HAVE FOUR DIFFERENT WIGS AND IM HAVING FUN WITH IT. I ALSO GOT 7 HOURS OF CHEMO ON FRIDAY, ONE OF THEM BEING A NEW DRUG AVASTIN. I WAS LUCKY TO GET IT AND IT ONLY COSTS 6400.00 A BAG. I COULD NOT BELIEVE IT. MY FIRST VISIT WITH MY ONCOLOGIST IS NOT THE EXPERIENCE I WANTED. HE WAS PRETTY CLINICAL AND DRY AND I DID NOT KNOW WHAT KIND OF A RELATIONSHIP WE COULD HAVE. I JUST HAD MY SECOND VISIT WITH MY ONCOLOGIST AND TOLD HIM THE EXPERIENCE I WANTED WITH HIM AND THAT I WANTED TO KNOW THAT HE CARED ABOUT ME. I WAS GOING THERE EXPECTING TO FIRE HIM BUT HE TOLD ME HE CARED AND HE TOLD MY HUSBAND THAT HE HAS A LOT OF CONFIDENCE THAT HE CAN HELP ME. WHEN I FIRST GOT DIAGNOSED WITH OVARIAN CANCER MY CA 125 BLOOD TEST WAS OVER 4000. AS OF FRIDAY IT IS 28 WHICH IS WITHIN THE NORMAL RANGE. I AM SO HAPPY ABOUT THAT AND BACK ON TRACK TO MY POSITIVE OUTLOOK ON LIFE. I KNOW THERE MAY BE MORE BUMPS IN THE ROAD AND I MAY HAVE SOME OFF DAYS BUT WITH YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT I AM CHALLENGING MYSELF EVERYDAY TO BE GRATEFUL FOR EACH AND EVERY EXPERIENCE IN MY LIFE. THANKYOU SO MUCH. LOVE DEB