It's great to be home. Maria and I arrived home on Saturday night. I've just
been slow in writing and trying to adjust to my new medications and home life. Larry has been
sick with a nasty cold and sore throat. We have been sleeping in different rooms and I miss
being with him. We give each other air hugs. I got to enjoy watching conference in our family
room with Larry and Joseph and Christina.
I think that I have the most awesome family in the world. I feel so loved and cared for. I want
everyone to feel that way. I think of some people that struggle and don't have support systems
and my heart aches for them. But, the greatest support system is from God. I feel of His love
for me and His loving arms wrapped around me. I feel peace and a calmness inside knowing that
He cares. We are all His children, of course He is there for each of us.
I have an organized schedule of pills that I take. I take 33 pills a day. It's actually more than
Larry takes. Getting good at swallowing pills. Most are amino pills others are for specific
purposes. The Sodium phenylbutyrate is to decrease the size of the tumors. Tykerb is to target
my Her-2 receptors. This medicine stops messages from being sent to cancer cells that tell
them to grow. So, I am diligent about doing what the doctor tells me to do. This Thursday, I
meet with my oncologist and will start another medicine through the IV to target my CD20 that
was found. What a blessing to know what I have wrong with me and to have medicines to help.
At the same time, I am on a very healthy diet. Lots of greens, very little meat if any. No red
meat. A variety of fruits and vegetables...wheat grass..xango mangostein, sunrider products,
essiac tea, lemon water, apricot kernels...etc.
Basically, I've been told that this particular illness is caused by chemicals or genetics. My
brother, Stephen has had a health problem that he is dealing with. They are still trying to
discover if he has lymphoma as well. They really don't know what he has. So....I have a list of
people that I am praying for and I remember to include myself. Thank you
for caring, praying, donating time or money or both to my cause. I really do appreciate all you
do for me and I need your help. We each have our own individual trials that help us to grow and
draw closer to God. Like one of my friends said to me, "It's just a test".
