nickandbrookescheurer.blogspot.com
Nick, Brooke, Reagan, Elsa, & Cohen: The Light.
http://nickandbrookescheurer.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-light.html
Tuesday, July 7, 2015. It's wondrous how I can go from feeling so bleak, to feeling well in a short amount of time. By last Friday, I had spent 7 days feeling beat-down. It is discouraging. And it makes it really difficult to find any good in the world. Saturday, though, I woke up feeling well. It was Independence Day. I talked Heather in to going to Grantsville. Heather and Jeff did the bulk of the work, and let me just relax and visit. We took the kids to the parade. That which is of God is light;.
nickandbrookescheurer.blogspot.com
Nick, Brooke, Reagan, Elsa, & Cohen: Haze.
http://nickandbrookescheurer.blogspot.com/2015/06/haze.html
Wednesday, June 17, 2015. I had been told, and was fully anticipating that Sunday would be my "bad" day. By no means, was it a picnic. But I was able to eat, and function. And I totally thought, "this is going to be a cake-walk"! Monday, I was a little more worse for wear. But that's kind of a good thing. 24 hours after every round of chemo, I will need to have a shot of neulasta. It helps my body produce more white-blood cells; which I need. But that wasn't an option. My bones hurt, because the neulasta...
nickandbrookescheurer.blogspot.com
Nick, Brooke, Reagan, Elsa, & Cohen: August 2015
http://nickandbrookescheurer.blogspot.com/2015_08_01_archive.html
Saturday, August 29, 2015. So much good news the past week, it's almost too good to be true! First of all, who can resist the charms of this little brown-eyed, blond-haired boy? Since the new chemo drug is more tolerable, I buckled-down and got this kid potty trained. Finally. And completely. Kind of.. I still worry about his poor linguistic skills, and his short attention span. But if anyone can get him on the right track it's SAINT Miss Jolynne, the preschool teacher! And my feet hurt. A lot. Also, I ...
nickandbrookescheurer.blogspot.com
Nick, Brooke, Reagan, Elsa, & Cohen: Pollyanna, I Am Not.
http://nickandbrookescheurer.blogspot.com/2015/07/pollyanna-i-am-not.html
Friday, July 3, 2015. Pollyanna, I Am Not. That's the only way I can describe the last round of chemo. I tried to put a sugary spin on things, and would say things like, "tomorrow WILL be better". But to myself, that sentiment sounded really stupid. I'm not an innately "sunshine and hearts"-type personality. Tell it like it is. Pukey, pukey. Chemo sucks. And I don't want to do it again. I will do it again. But that doesn't mean I have to want to. The day-of, and the day-after chemo were OK. I spent the E...
nickandbrookescheurer.blogspot.com
Nick, Brooke, Reagan, Elsa, & Cohen: Summer Continues
http://nickandbrookescheurer.blogspot.com/2015/08/summer-continues.html
Tuesday, August 4, 2015. For the most part, I have not felt like I've been missing out on the summer. Our winter was so mild, that it didn't leave me anxious for the warm weather, the way it has in the past. And the fact that we got that California vacation in, right before I was diagnosed, was perfect. I've been content to think back on those happy memories. It hasn't bothered me to see other families taking summer vacations. Surprising. And a Tender mercy, to be sure. We all met up for lunch at. Of cou...
nickandbrookescheurer.blogspot.com
Nick, Brooke, Reagan, Elsa, & Cohen: July 2015
http://nickandbrookescheurer.blogspot.com/2015_07_01_archive.html
Monday, July 20, 2015. Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow. The two things I loved most about my appearance: my hair and my smile. I was having a very difficult time coming to grips with the fact that I was going to lose my hair, after I found out that I had cancer. It has been traumatic, for sure. But I'm coming around to "owning it". My hair grows SOOOO slowly. It took me 6 years to grow it to the length it was before chemo. And, yes, that was my natural color. No dye jobs for this girl. I kept that haircut for ...
nickandbrookescheurer.blogspot.com
Nick, Brooke, Reagan, Elsa, & Cohen: More Lucky than Cinderella!
http://nickandbrookescheurer.blogspot.com/2015/08/more-lucky-than-cinderella.html
Thursday, August 13, 2015. More Lucky than Cinderella! My time at the ball lasted 48 miraculous hours! Plus, it's pretty awesome that I have kept my eyelashes and eyebrows, and some of my hair. That's a far better than the deal Cinderella got. Pshaw, a glass slipper. Who wants something like that, really? I was pretty wired after chemo, and didn't feel THAT great. Nick and I came home and watched. I doped myself up on sleep meds, and went to bed. I went for a run. The morning after chemo! Monday thru Wed...
nickandbrookescheurer.blogspot.com
Nick, Brooke, Reagan, Elsa, & Cohen: Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow...
http://nickandbrookescheurer.blogspot.com/2015/07/hair-today-gone-tomorrow.html
Monday, July 20, 2015. Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow. The two things I loved most about my appearance: my hair and my smile. I was having a very difficult time coming to grips with the fact that I was going to lose my hair, after I found out that I had cancer. It has been traumatic, for sure. But I'm coming around to "owning it". My hair grows SOOOO slowly. It took me 6 years to grow it to the length it was before chemo. And, yes, that was my natural color. No dye jobs for this girl. I kept that haircut for ...
nickandbrookescheurer.blogspot.com
Nick, Brooke, Reagan, Elsa, & Cohen: Assessments After Round 1.
http://nickandbrookescheurer.blogspot.com/2015/06/assessments-after-round-1.html
Monday, June 22, 2015. Assessments After Round 1. There's also been: dry mouth, wicked-bad acid reflux, trouble remembering words; and my sharp organizational skills have taken a vacation. Bone pain, especially in my hips (at least, up until I had an energy healing session, and then the hip pain went away). Painful acne around my mouth. My nose is constantly runny. My hands are perpetually shaky! I constantly feel like I am melting, and sweat profusely. Jenny gave me a book called,. Strangely, though, I ...
