- And the Beat Goes On . . .

Just a word to all you faithful blog-followers here in Adventures With Wendy land...I know some of you get kinda panicky when you see that a few days have passed without a blog entry from me, but please be assured that when that happens, I have probably not:

1. Dropped dead
2. Left the country
3. Been abducted by aliens
4. Other

In fact, I'm probably just tired or busy or hiding from paparazzi. So don't worry, there will be another blog posting before you know it, and your worst fears will be put to rest.

And thanks to those of you who email me to ask, "ARE YOU OKAY????? WHAT'S WRONG???? HOW COME YOU'RE NOT BLOGGING?????". I really appreciate that! Doesn't put pressure on me at all (mutter mutter....just kidding!) (sort of).

No, seriously - I know you're concerned, but the blogs are going to be sporadic from time to time, so don't worry about it.

Here's another reminder that there is an email notification list, so if you'd like to be informed whenever I post something new, just email me at my personal email address & lemme know you'd like your name added. My email address is:

Well, I had Chemo #2 this past Monday, January 11/10 and it went quite well. The Port-A-Cath thingy in my chest did its job very well and I was able to receive the chemo through that instead of through a needle in my already-hardened little veins.

The nurse basically just inserts the needle into the port through my skin and voila! The chemo flows through for the next three hours. A full bag of IV anti-nausea meds precede the chemo, plus I take a pill am & pm for the 3 days following, so nausea, so far anyways, isn't a problem. I was late taking the pill the first day & experienced some heavy-duty indigestion, but once I'd swallowed the pill, I had relief within 15 minutes. Cool, eh?

On a fashion note, I can always depend on my friends to be looking out for my developing sense of style. Thanks to Suzanne & to Kelly for their lovely gifts to me! The first wig is an exotic design of an exquisite designer in Toronto (well, actually, the designer probably lives in China, but his creations sell in Toronto). I think it really makes a statement about who I am:

Isn't it just divine? She got it at the $1 Store. It's really me, I think. I've been dared to wear it to church one Sunday, but I dunno....

The next creation is all the way from Jamaica. I think it speaks to my African-American roots. Not that I have any, mind you, but we could pretend:

Yes, the dreads are attached. Thank you, Kelly! I'm a Rasta Man! Very, very thoughtful of you. I must say, I have some very faithful friends - friends who are always on the lookout for my sense of well-being and peace of mind. How can I possibly be thinking of health when I'm able to leave my house looking like this? It's remarkable, really, how self-confidence can boost the immune system, too.

A few more wigs and I'll probably be, like, cured of anything that ails me! Whaddya think?!?!??!? So if you see one in a store that you think screams "Wendy!!!", by all means, buy it for me!!! It'll all go into  a comedy routine at some point....

So, apart from that....quite the unusual combination of sensations going on in my body here. Last cycle of chemo, Chemo #1, Days 5, 6 & 7 laid me flat out.

Initially, I thought that perhaps I hadn't eaten properly those days, so this cycle, Chemo #2, I made sure that this past Thursday, Day 4, I ate really well and was rested up. I figured that could prevent a repeat of last cycle, not that it was awful or anything.

Well, yesterday (Day 5) I was at a friend's house and all was going well, when around noon - boom! I started feeling weird! Hands trembling, face flushed, light-headed, really tired, etc. - so basically, just like last cycle. But absolutely no nausea, so big deal.

Today, more of the same, but very low-key. Like my body is racing, but it's tired at the same time. I slept all night, got up this am for a couple of hours, then went back to sleep for around 3 hrs. or so. So nothing unusual.

This afternoon, a photographer from The Suburban newspaper came to take pics of me in different poses and wigs. How fun! The Suburban is a local newspaper and someone told them they should do a story on me, so they are. I did a phone interview this past week with the editor about my humorous approach to cancer, etc., and today was the photo shoot. So that article will be in their February 3rd issue, apparently.
























Timmy wasn't involved this time, although he did get very excited that we had company and tore around the place while the guy was shooting. Guess he just didn't want to be overlooked.

Well, that's about it from me! Hope you're having an awesome weekend, and we'll meet right here around the campfire next time there's some fun news to report to you....

Ciao!

Wendy

"Here's looking at you, dah-ling!"