Kemo, All the Kool Kids are Doing It!

Today is the first day of Kathy's kemo.  (She has decided to spell it this way.  She didn't tell me why, but here's why I think its a good idea.  "Kemo" looks like the name of a pet---in fact, it was the name of my cousin's ferret.  Pets can help you through hard times, which is what these treatments will do.  "Chemo" looks like something chemical and harsh, which it is.  I'd rather focus on the fact that it is helping, wouldn't you?)

The picture above supports this view, wouldn't you say?  It's from the cover of this book for kids.  (For readers new to blogs, the blue words are a link to another webpage.  Click them to go there.)

So, today is the first day of kemo.  She will have it every other Thursday for four times.  That takes us through February.  Then there will be a second round of four biweekly treatments with a slightly different cocktail. (I'll have a kemo, please, on the rocks!)  That should wrap up in April.

The plan is that Thursdays will be kemo days.  The doctor has predicted that right after the treatment Kathy won't feel too bad, and any side effects will be worst over the weekend. Kathy is planning to keep working as much as she can during this time and if the side effects follow the schedule the doctor has predicted, working will be easier.


Ok, everyone, send good thoughts, vibrations and prayers for powerfully effective kemo!

Let the War on @#$%& Cancer Cells begin!