Hi friends. Sorry it’s been a while since I’ve posted. I’ve learned that life moves on, you do your thing, and you don’t let something like “going through chemo” slow you down. I’ve been working full-time, hanging out with friends, have gone on a few hikes, wrote a song, spending time with family, doing the best I can and I can’t WAIT to get this over with.

But I’ve got to be honest. As it turns out, chemo isn’t as hard as I had initially feared. I had no idea what was going to happen to me and was bracing for the worst (as anyone would). Other than being bald it’s my energy that’s been hit the most. I have a general overall weakness which comes and goes in waves, and occassionally a fever will goof on me. But the truth is that the type of treatment you recieve is all about the type of cancer you have, how far along it is, the size of the tumor, how many you may have, the stage, etc… It’s also important that the person recieving the treatment is already in good overall health before going into treatment.

In my case I was fortunate in that I caught it early. If I had waited one more month to do something about it who knows what would’ve happened or how “hard core” my chemo would’ve been?? All of these factors DO make a difference! The fact remains: my ki-67 score (agressivenes score) was over 95%. I have no doubt it would’ve had a block party if I didn’t do anything about it. All I can say folks is this: Early detection of cancer is THE best key for survival and for the least-impacting treatment possible (I’d like to believe that). Hint-hint-wink-wink.

I am also thankful and I’m more than appreciative of my friends and family whom have shown their support. I LOVE YOU!!

Since my last entry, my cousin Carrie came through town (she lives in Florida… hence the awesome tan…lol). Here’s a pic of us after we had dinner at PF Chang’s and were then hanging out at 1515:

Then my sole sibling Kim came to town for my 4th treatment (pix below). Is it just me or do I look like I’m posing like a President?:

Cheese!

And it’s cold as #$&% in there:

We also went out with some of my friends (sorry for the blur):

We also went to the hot springs in Idaho Springs, soaked and received long-overdue massages. Talk about a stress-relieving, toxin-releasing, relaxing-healing necessity! I took this photo of myself after. Can you see how insanely relaxed and peaceful I am? Hint: If you’d like to offer me a celebration gift for when I’m done, a gift cert to the hot springs would be well received! 8-]

For Halloween, Trevor and I thought it would be awesome to ride on this bald opportunity and be monks or something. Then at the last minute “Jesus” decided to join us. No offense folks. It’s all about the humor. We attended a party and were a hit! I had never paired up with others for a costume. All I can say is that this trio act was a blast!

So as I write this my Mom is with me now as she’s in town for my 5th treatment. Hence the hi-five, yo:

Mom:

And here she is trying on some of my wigs!

The next plan is that my sister is coming up for my last and final treatment! It’s scheduled for December 3rd. Woot! And then for the very first time Mom, Kim and I are going to having Christmas at my house instead of in Dallas where we’ve done it for every year since we were children. The primary reasons were money and my overall wellbeing (airplanes and airports). I guess I better get a tree.

ENJOY YOUR THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!!

Hugs and love and keep on rockin’ with your bad selves,
Elana