Ahhh…Sleep!

Mood: Happy  😁I am feeling sooo much better today! Getting a good night's sleep makes such a difference for me, especially these days. I wish I could sleep this well every night, but it's usually only a few times a week.Good, quality sleep is so important while fighting cancer. I am on a few cancer …

No Sleep, again

August 9th, 2019 Mood: Exhausted  ☹So last night I had another night of only about 2 hours of sleep. I finally started to fall asleep about the time Bo woke up, 7am and I slept until my alarm went off.My oncologist explained yesterday that the steroids and the Benadryl are working against each other. Both …

Taxol #4

August 8th, 2019 Mood: Anxious  😕We kept my Benadryl dose at the same amount this week after telling my Oncologist about my sleepless night last week. He said that a sleepless night could happen again, but it is important that I stay on the Benadryl for now and we don't want to lower it too …

Day to Day Thoughts

August 7th, 2019 Mood: Anxious 😟 My thoughts can be overwhelming at times.... Work is an excellent distraction. I am thankful every day that I work from home and that I still have my job. I love my job and in many ways it is helping me "keep it together" from day to day. I …

No Sleep

August 2nd, 2019 Mood: Exhausted 😟 So my Benadryl dose was cut in half during my treatment yesterday.... I didn't sleep at all last night, well maybe 2 hours or so. When my alarm went off I knew I was in trouble. There was no possible way I could work....I couldn't form a thought to …

Taxol #3

August 1st, 2019 Mood: Hopeful 😏 I had some issues with the Benadryl last week. Not only did it make me sleepy, it made me jittery as well. I mentioned what happened to the PA and she cut my dose in half. I was not jittery this time so that was a huge improvement. Taxol …