Too sexy for my hair: a cancer blog

Monday, October 24, 2005

Feeling A Little Bit Of Everything

I have much on my mind this evening. Somethings I am afraid to write about. Maybe afraid is not the right word. I would definetly describe my mood as melancholy, depressed and sad. I swear it's the Taxol that brings me down. I have had to take my seroquel these last two days. I have had lots of anxiety, anger,and aggitation. Maybe its those mood swings that come along with menopause? They could be just natural feelings that I should be feeling considering all that I have been through and all that I will continue to go through. While I write about this I think of you Grandma Betty. I know you struggle too. Between you and I (and everyone else who is reading) I think my Grandama Riggs suffers from depression as well. I try and visit my grandma Riggs as much as I can. I will be visiting her tomorrow for her Birthday. She will be turning 88 years old! Wow! Happy Birthday Grandma Riggs!

Well onto something totally unrelated but most important to me and dear to my heart, my friend Lisa. Lisa is someone I had met via my blog. We have gotten to know one another well through this cyber world and we hope that one day we will meet in person. She really wants to come out to visit our city of San Francisco and I really want to show her around. Actually I wouldn't mind visiting her land, England. Back to the main topic, Lisa like myself is a cancer patient. Lisa's battle with cancer makes mine look like a walk in the park. It was first found that she had Kidney cancer but shortly after the Doctors had found that her cancer had spread to her bowels and her lymphatic system. Lisa has literally been through hell these last few weeks.
She describes to me that she has felt so ill and sometimes questioned if she could continue these gawd awful treatments she is undergoing. Lisa has spent the last several weeks in the hospital undergoing R-chop chemo as well as stem cell transplants. She is so ill right now and needs much prayer, positive energy, good thoughts whatever you want to call it as long as you call it for her! Lisa will be my first cancer patient on our new blog Mission: Remission. There I can go into more detail about Lisa's battle with cancer.

That reminds me. My husband and I have mostly completed the Mission: Remission site! Now the about me and other details need to be updated, but the basic design is complete. Please feel free to go check it out and let us know what you think. Slowly but surely things are getting accomplished. That I must admit is exciting to me. I just need to keep my eye on the prize. We are getting there.

Tired and ready catch some ZZZZZZZ's

5 Comments:

Anonymous gaela said...

Oh, sweet lisa. That is just unimaginable what you guys have to endure. I will be sending love and strength her way and your way. Tell her to hang on! Lisa, please hang on. You too Lori. You are so good to reach out to people the way you do. I am thinking about you all the time. And now, I am gonna go check out the new blog, for which I am very excited. I wish my dad were an online junkie like we are.
Anyway, chat to ya soon,
love,
g

10:28 AM  
Blogger jamie lang said...

I'm thinking of you both . . . Hugs

4:01 PM  
Blogger Kizzy said...

Hi Lori,

Man I wish I lived closer.....ah, just move to Alameda ok? :)

Are you feeling up to hitting any Halloween parties this year?

I'm going to one Saturday but still no costume ideas at all.

The new site looks really cool...I look forward to seeing it grow and grow. If you need any assistance with it let me know....i'd love to help.

Many lovies,

Kizzy

8:25 PM  
Blogger amanda said...

hello there, stumbled in here via a search engine. i'm 25, and my 24-year-old husband has had acute lymphocytic leukemia twice and is currently in the middle of a bone marrow transplant protocol at johns hopkins.
i have a blog too, it got really frustrating for us to not really have an outlet for everything since most of the support groups are meant for older patients. it's over at www.cancertalk.blogspot.com. if you're alright with it, i'd like to link to you on mine.
also, i read your "fuck cancer" mantra below and i wanted to let you know that my hubby just found a cafepress store where you can get all kinds of "fuck cancer" merchandise, at http://www.cafepress.com/cp/store.aspx?s=humorosis.51387 (i'm not affiliated with the store, just thought that it might be something you might be interested in). it beats all of the inspirational crap that is out there.
anyhow, best of luck with your battle and stay strong.

9:38 PM  
Anonymous Lisa in England said...

My dear friend Lori

I was taken back into hospital on Monday as I had a bad infection; I'm out now, feeling better and stem cells collected sucessfully!
I came to check on how you were doing and again, you brought tears to my eyes and made me lost for words - thank you so much for your words. I have got to tell you that you continue to be my inspiration and you give me such stength and hope to not only get through this but beat this horrible thing. We will both beat this thing and I'm already searching out places in London to show you and Cary when you visit here. You are right; San Francisco and my two amazing friends are awaiting me; I can't wait to see them!
Thank you also to Gaela and Jamieq. Mwah to you all!!!!!
Lisa xxxxxxx
PS. I am gonna start work on that proposition you left for me in the next few days Lori - Stay strong and smile that beautiful smile for me ;-)

10:37 AM  
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