Chemo Round 2

Hey All! Chemo went well. Lots of pics. today. Funniest moment, while getting chemo I said to the nurse..."I'm going to be a butterfly tomorrow!" There was a very, very long pause and a confused stare from the nurse....then all of a sudden she said, "Oh.....I forgot tomorrow was Halloween!!!!! I was going to say to you, 'Hey, You can be anything you want to be girlfriend!' " It was so funny! We got a big laugh at that!

My pal Victoria drove me to chemo in her BMW with heated seats, which was awesome! We listened to Nora Jane Struthers the whole way down and back.
 

Please check this amazing singer/songwriter out! You will LOVE HER!

http://www.norajanestruthers.com/upcoming-dates/

N.J.S. - LOVE HER!
 

 Before we left, Victoria helped me with a few things in the house. She is a very nice girlfriend! She has twins, ten year old boy and girl, plus a gazillion horses....and yet she took the whole day to help me out....we had fun catching up with each other!

Me and Victoria

 

Then I had to get a tiny bit of blood drawn to make sure my white blood cell counts were up enough to get the chemo, which they were...

 

 

Carmen and Annie

 

Then I had to get my blood pressure taken and my weight...yuck

 

 

 

Cute nurse, forget her name, but she looked like Amy Adams the actress
"Sing a happy little working song!"

 

Then I met with Robin Nurse Practitioner...and one of the Penn interns..

to see how my last chemo went and how I was doing...Robin is so cool!

 

Robin, Me, Intern

 

Then the chemo started in ROOM 11! Since I am one of eleven kids I thought that was pretty cool...I felt like all my sibs were there with me in spirit...

 

Then Gert showed up with all these cute scarves and hats

and we had fun trying them on!

 

 

Me & Gert

 

 

Then Chan stopped by to make me sign a ton of papers which I will do later, Chan! Wasn't up to it, needed to chat with my posse!

 

 

 

 Chan and Me

The we had fun with a borrowed wig.....I don't like the blond too much...my wig I ordered has more red!

 

 

  

 

Then we left. My hair is falling out all over the place including my eye lashes and brows. I still constantly thank the Lord for my good fortune...I have a gazillion blessings to be thankful for.

 

I imagine so many worst case scenarios all over this entire world where people and esp. kids are especially suffering greatly, and I know just how truly blessed I really am. This is nothing compared to many others' problems. It doesn't even come close! I'm saying this not to be brave or like a person trying to score points. I am dead serious. If I was dealing this in another country I could be dead easily...

 

I am blessed beyond all measure.

 

Love to all, Annie