Even the Cat is Sick!

Matt called the vet and apparently cats can have allergies and colds. Who knew? Poor Smithia has been hiding under the bed sneezing all day long. Well, now I have it. I don't think that I got it from the cat (but who knows) but we are both sick. Now I have been sick since March 5th and I must say I am a bit over it. I understand and accept being immunosuppressed, but this is crazy.

I will go get the Z-Pac antibiotics (which always sounds like a computer thing or a car) and hopefully it will kick some butt!

If you scroll down you can see the latest posts from Marisa Acocella Marcheto at the "Hottest Pink Party Ever" which earned $4.5M in one night. All the stars were out Gwyneth Paltrow, Evelyn Lauder, Christian from Project runway, Elton John performed. My gal pals said the evening was a total blast and the goody bags were awesome. (Crying on the inside, we all know how I love a goodie bag!)

The latest excitement is that Sarah Park from MyBreastCancerNetwork.com is actually coming out to Seattle. At last we will meet. How fun is that? She is in charge of production and sounds really cool online.

Hopefully I will be perked up a bit.

This week has been Spring Break for the kids. Since we are obviously not in Hawaii or Sun valley we have had to entertain ourselves here at home. There have been play dates and staying up late. The girls have a mini-sleepover in each other's room every night. Yesterday we saw "Nim's Island" and we also saw "Horton Hears a Who" over the weekend. Two days ago we all went and had manis and pedis. Now Crash and Dizzy are bedazzled with flowers and rhinestones on their big toes and thumb nails and they look awesome.

The trip to the spa was Anya's choice as she was "Student of the Month" for March 2008. This was for the whole school and she got an award and a special letter from the Principals. WOW! We are so proud. well, just a quickie. Hope it was good for you!

A Bad Case of Cancer-itis!

When I showed up yesterday to The Cancer Institute for my monthly appointment and infusion (and harpoon) I felt off. I can't really put my finger on it but I just felt punky. Like I was coming down with something. Vague sysptoms that don't amount to anything, I just felt tired and shitty and worn out.

When I was having my blood draw and port accessed on the of onc nurses said "You don't seem like your usual happy self." I responded "I don't feel like my usual happy self." Generally, I am upbeat at these visits because I do so love Dr. Kaplan and his staff. For the most part I am always focused on how fortunate I am to have all the love and support that I do from Matt and my friends and family. Yesterday, it was a different story and it showed. The onc nurse said I must be coming down with a case of "chemo-itis." I asked her what that was and she said sometime around the 7th or 8th month a lot of people just get chemo-itis. They are just sick and tired of the chemo. Since I don't actually have the hardcore CHEMOTHERAPY yet I have decided that my diagnosis, the sense of ennui and anxiety rolled together like a friggin' crepe, is cancer-itis.

This clearly calls for a cancer-ectomy. But that's not an option so I will just have to roll with this cancer-itis. I am tired of being prodded and poked and harpooned. I used to be kind of excited about getting to second base with my physician every month. Now, it means nothing. My boobs could drop off while walking down the street and I would treat it like having a gum wrapper fly out of my pocket on a windy day. Oh well, there go my breasts, I hope I don't get fined for littering.

I used to await the call from the doctor's office about my CA 27-29 so I could report and add it to my Excel spread sheet (yes I am a geek) but I don't even care. I had a full blown anxiety attack yesterday. Well at least the Cancer Institute has a never ending supply of Ativan.

I have so much to look forward to. I have this trip to Jacksonville, Florida for the Young Survivor's Coalition National meeting in a couple of weeks. That should be great. I am also tacking on a few days to visit my friend Eileen (introduced Matt and I) in Nashville which will be awesome. Still with these fun trips looking in the near future I can't shake this cancer-itis.

Certainly this will pass. I will just keep seeing great movies like "Juno" reading fabulous books like "East, Pray, Love" and listen to the soundtrack from "Hairspray" listen to Sheryl Crow's "Detours" and try to blog more. That is what I can do right now.

Pity party, table for one, can we take your order?