Chemo coming up

So I will start my first chemo session tomorrow - Taxol. I will probably be laid up for a bit.
I want to tell you about a fundraiser coming up.
A fundraiser for the American Cancer Society and Cameron Relay for Life.

On April 26th, we will be having a Knitter's Fundraiser for our neighbor, Lori Barringer, who has been diagnosed with Stage 4 breast cancer. It will be from 10 am until 3pm.

It will take place at the First Christian Church community center in Lathrop. The address is 400 Center Street in Lathrop MO 64465. Take I 35 - exit 40; go west 3 miles - Turn left at the Shell station and it is the tan brick church on the right a few blocks down.

There will be BIG yarn, knitting needles, and pattern magazines giveaways -All Free. There will silent auction of wonderful pattern books, sweater kits, and sock yarns. We will raffle off a handmade yarn swift and ball winder combination and there will be a yarn organizer bag with sock yarns and sock pattern books for the door prize. You must be present to win.

Of course there will be snacks and coffee.
There will be novelty yarns to make chemo caps for donation. A Pattern is available at http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/kff-chemoCap.html.


Bring your projects in work, gather around a table, Knit, Chat, celebrate being a knitter, and give to a worthy cause - All funds raised will go to the ACS to advance the fight of Cancer. Donations will be gladly accepted.

Update 10

We visited the radiation Oncologist and the brain tumors have shrunk in size and volume and should continue to do so - they will check in 3 months or so again. He also said I had the most profound case of Cushing syndrome he had seen - it is called moon face syndrome - which explains why I look like a bowling ball or smiley face - while I was mulling that over, Gene asked if it would go away and the answer was yes - it is another side effect of the steroids. So I guess I will once again have cheekbones and a chin. I am glad to know that. He always asks the good questions.
My sisters came to visit this weekend and it was great. I had such a wonderful time with them.
I am getting stronger daily and am very determined to get full function back - I had a 4 inch gap in strength between sitting in an ordinary chair and standing but that is getting better daily and I still can't do more than a 2 or 3 inch step up but I am working on it. 2 weeks ago I couldn't sit up for more than 2 hours and now I can do 6 or 7 hours at a stretch so I am making great strides in strength. So the latest steroid taper is going well.
Who knew I'd be in the small percentage that reacts so weirdly to steroids- part of that over-achiever thing I guess?
Life continues to be good.