Shannon's Journey Archives - Page 3 of 4

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dcmacnut Sep 26, 2010 Tagged with breast cancer, chemo day 1, chemotherapy

1st round of chemo: Fail. Too much nausea + loss of fluids = 2:30 am trip…

dcmacnut Sep 24, 2010 Tagged with breast cancer, chemo day 1, chemotherapy

Everyone refers to the chemotherapy drugs as “cocktails,” since they are mixed to order for you …

dcmacnut Sep 24, 2010 Tagged with breast cancer, tests

Chemo day. Just one last stop. The oncologist wanted an ultrasound. Seems that the PET scan …

dcmacnut Sep 23, 2010 Tagged with breast cancer, gardening, home ownership

Shannon’s lump was found 6 weeks ago today. Tomorrow, she starts chemotherapy. A lot went on…

dcmacnut Sep 22, 2010 Tagged with breast cancer, chemotherapy, treatment

Shannon’s getting her IV port installed today. Just a short surgery.

dcmacnut Sep 20, 2010 Tagged with breast cancer, treatment

Scheduling all of the hospital visits and tests you need to do before starting chemotherapy is…

dcmacnut Sep 19, 2010 Tagged with breast cancer, food, humor

Just a story about a man and his kitchen.

dcmacnut Sep 18, 2010 Tagged with breast cancer, survival, treatment

It’s 5 o’clock on Saturday, and we just got the best news in the entire universe. …

dcmacnut Sep 16, 2010 Tagged with breast cancer, friends, humor

Shannon has such a warm, generous spirit, even with everything we’ve been going through. Laughter is …

dcmacnut Sep 15, 2010 Tagged with breast cancer, survival, treatment

Quick update on Shannon’s PET Scan. They just took her back to nuclear imaging to start …