Things are going well...

The Cytoxin regimen has been tolerable so far. Its a four day treatment and im halfway done with it. After that I will be receiving a week of Neupogen shot while continusly being watched for infections and doing blood work. I take about ten pills a day, its such a pain but I know they are just preventive stuff and I know its better than coming down with something horrible like pneumonia or something. I do hope that this good fortune will continue and the tumor will continue to shrink and slow down the growth.
Its sad that Valerie, one of the Cancer Care nurse, no longer work at the clinic. She was such a wonderful nurse and human being overall. So caring and she took care of me well. I wish her the best to whatever she choose to do from here. I will miss seeing her face and caring personality at the center.
Yesterday was the first time that I was able to go to the stores and shop in a long time. It was really nice to be out and about and do something that I love to do which was shopping and it was so much fun! :)
That is all the news I have and I hope that everyone had a good hump day today.

xoxo,
Rina

And it continues ...

Im happy to say that the lack of update was because my health has been improving. Although the cancer and the swelling is there, the growth of it have been under control and slow. I was able to be more active within the past week and are able to do the stuff that I want to do. Although I am feeling well my weekly blood work showed that my red, white blood and platelets shows that I am prone to infection and are not at the level that is safe.

My platelets are low and they usually do not treat patients with the count of 46, but Dr. P had decided togo and treat me tomorrow. Please pray that everything will go smoothly and that my health continues to improve!

10K Nike Human Race...

My friend, Kim, ran the 10k Nike Human Race in Austin, TX. She suprised me by running the race in my honor. Kim has been a wonderful friend and support. She is definitely a "winner" in my road race. Thanks Kim!

Things are progressively getting better. The sores in my mouth are gone and even my taste buds are back. I can taste the food that I eat again and its wonderful. I am still struggling with my fever despite having taken Tylenol, my temperature would always go back up to around 101 to 103. Also, the mystery rash on my chest is still there and now its starting to itch. My mom would put powder on it which would relieve it a little bit. Whenever I am in pain I keep remembering that God still cares about me and he would not give me a challenge or difficulties more than I could handle. I know that all of this has made me into a stronger person. There is always a positive that comes out the negative.

So there's wildflowers growing outside of my backyard and I saw some sunflowers blooming, I decided to pick one up and put it in my room. The flower looks gorgeous on my desk. The other thing that made me happy was the fact that I was outside and was able to enjoy the nice weather.

Over the weekend there was a car wreck that killed three OSU students and one of them was a close friend of mine. Christian Wright had an addictive personality and was someone that you could count on for anything. When I heard that he and his girlfriend as well as another person passed away I couldnt believe it. I saw Christian not so long ago and he gave me a hug and said "you get well soon, I dont like seeing you sick" haha! He made it sound like it was an order that I have to finish. I will miss him greatly and my condolences to the family of Kelli Mellon, Christian Wright and Chris Bellmer. I really hate when something like this happens. :(