Julie's Friends

Hi everyone - I want to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving!! I hope you all enjoy this special day with family and friends. I am thankful for all of your friendships, kind words, food, and support. I couldn't have gotten this far without you!!!!!! Well a quick update on me: CHEMO is officially done. Last Monday was completion day and I have been recovering ever since. I am not bouncing back to quickly this time. I think I have told you in the past that my hands and feet are numb as a side affect to the chemo well 2 days before chemo I fell down a small flight of stairs and sprained both of my ankles. Very embarrassing and VERY PAINFUL. I stumbled painfully into chemo and then have basically been home since. Everone who comes over finds me in the same place - my big blue overstuffed recliner. I'm going to surprise them someday and be in a different spot. I can't wait for that day. Our bedroom is in the basement and finally after a week managed to sleep in it. I'm making progress.
More about what happens next with me: After speaking with the doctors lately it has been made clear that my cancer was much more aggressive than we originally thought. Because of this, I will have to go every 3 weeks for an IV treatment of a preventative drug called Herceptin. (I was very depressed about this because I thought I would be done with IV's and I wanted my port removed) I will have to do this for a year. They also took some blood and sent it to a high tech lab to do some genetic testing so I can see what my future and the future of my children hold. Pray that the result are negative!!
I must tell you that Grace is screaming at me to get out of the tub so I have not proofed this letter - I hope it makes sense. Happy Thanksgiving - Love, Julie