The Box Incident: Epilogue
After I posted about my box-recycling trauma yesterday, I got a comment suggesting that I find a box filled with junk, clean out the junk, and then use that box to mail the First Communion dress to my sister. That was brilliant! So I searched the basement for a junk-filled box and found one that was the perfect size. When I opened it, I discovered that all it contained was … another box.The good news is, I was able to use the outside box to mail the dress. The bad news is, I am unable to throw away the inside box for sentimental and safety reasons. It's the box that WCK's American Girl doll was packaged in when she got i...
Source: The Adventures of Cancer Girl - March 7, 2014 Category: Cancer Source Type: blogs
Cleaning challenge
A couple of days ago, I saw a Facebook post about the 40 Bags in 40 Days Challenge. The goal is to declutter one area of your home every day during the 40 days of Lent. I was intrigued because our house is a teeny bit horribly cluttered. In fact, at the beginning of the year I told Jay my goal for 2014 was to organize the house, and he just laughed."I'LL SHOW HIM!" I thought. For about two seconds. And then I proceeded to do zero cleaning. I mean, Donnie Wahlberg has a reality show now, and all those episodes aren't going to watch themselves. I need to focus on my priorities.But when I learned about this challenge, I ...
Source: The Adventures of Cancer Girl - March 6, 2014 Category: Cancer Source Type: blogs
Everything is awesome!
I've been away for a while -- AGAIN -- but I'm back now and happy to say that my M-spike is still completely stable at 1.4. Everything is awesome!More posts will follow soon, I swear.This is what I look like when I get my test results. (Source: The Adventures of Cancer Girl)
Source: The Adventures of Cancer Girl - March 6, 2014 Category: Cancer Source Type: blogs
Aw, yeah.
I've been away from the blog again for way too long, and for no good reason. I'm still alive, still healthy, and training for three half marathons this spring. I'm happy to report that my M-spike is completely stable at 1.4, and that's even after my Revlimid dose was reduced to 10 mg.That means the Revlimid isAw, yeah. (Source: The Adventures of Cancer Girl)
Source: The Adventures of Cancer Girl - February 11, 2014 Category: Cancer Source Type: blogs
Perfect 10
I'm back on the blog, after realizing I forgot to post my latest M-spike update. If you're one of those who is interested in my M-spike updates, you'll remember that a few months ago, the lab didn't include my M-spike number with the rest of my results. That happened again, so I don't know what it is; however, they did check my IgG, which came back exactly the same as last month. The nurse was pretty impressed about how stable my IgG is, because usually IgG fluctuates all the time. The IgG measurement also includes healthy protein, while the M-spike number is only bad protein. I don't remember the exact number (am I s...
Source: The Adventures of Cancer Girl - January 10, 2014 Category: Cancer Source Type: blogs
Merry Christmas, M-spike!
I'm a little late in posting my test results from last week. My M-spike came back at 1.4, which I was pleased with, because it's completely stable from the month before. Then the nurse told me that it is actually better: The new lab is now using two decimal places, so last month my M-spike was officially 1.48, and now it is 1.41. I improved by .07. I'm sure .07 doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of M-spikes, but I'll still take time to enjoy it.Ah.Also, my beta-2 microglobulin and IgG both slightly improved, so that's good, too.I won't have another test until after Christmas, so now I can take the time to thin...
Source: The Adventures of Cancer Girl - December 11, 2013 Category: Cancer Source Type: blogs
O Come, All Ye Faithful
Yay! I did it! I blogged every day in November! It's time for me to sit back and wait for all of the prizes to roll in. In the meantime, let us celebrate the end of NaBloPoMo and the beginning of the Christmas season with a touching scene from "A Very Brady Christmas".No, that's not the real Cindy. (Source: The Adventures of Cancer Girl)
Source: The Adventures of Cancer Girl - December 1, 2013 Category: Cancer Source Type: blogs
The Clinic
I've been watching Grey's Anatomy on DVD while using the treadmill. If you've never seen Grey's Anatomy, it's a medical drama about a bunch of impossibly attractive surgeons who work at a hospital in Seattle and have dramatic affairs with each other. In between dramatic affairs, they are constantly victimized by dramatic, dangerous events, such as dramatic bus crashes, dramatic ambulance crashes, dramatic plane crashes, dramatic bomb scares, and dramatic mass shootings, just to name a few.Then they have emotional problems brought on by the traumatic events, which causes them to have even more dramatic affairs.It's like ER,...
Source: The Adventures of Cancer Girl - November 30, 2013 Category: Cancer Source Type: blogs
Thanksgiving music break
Remember the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade of 1989? No? Then click on this video and prepare to be transported back to a simpler time. For this video, I am truly thankful. Amen. (Source: The Adventures of Cancer Girl)
Source: The Adventures of Cancer Girl - November 29, 2013 Category: Cancer Source Type: blogs
The latest Myeloma Mom
Today's post is another short one: My latest Myeloma Mom column has been posted on the Myeloma Beacon web site. It's about the six-year anniversary of my stem cell harvest at the Mayo Clinic. It's hard to believe it's been six years, and all of my little cells are still up in Minnesota, chilling on ice. Anyway, it's all in the column, so go check it out! (Source: The Adventures of Cancer Girl)
Source: The Adventures of Cancer Girl - November 28, 2013 Category: Cancer Source Type: blogs
Good goal.
I saw this posted on Facebook earlier. Seems like a good goal to me! (Source: The Adventures of Cancer Girl)
Source: The Adventures of Cancer Girl - November 27, 2013 Category: Cancer Source Type: blogs
My big night out
WCK has been sick with a virus since Friday, so I have not left the house much. I've been spending my days vacuuming cracker crumbs out of the carpet, taking WCK's temperature, fetching ice water, and watching the Disney Channel. WCK still likes to watch A Bunch of Smart-Mouthed Kids, and now there is a brand new series that not only has smart-mouthed kids, it has smart-mouthed identical twins! Actually, I think the twins are played the same actress in a Parent-Trap-type way. I'll have to watch a few more episodes to be sure. WCK will be home again tomorrow, so I will let you know.We did start a new project: WCK and I want...
Source: The Adventures of Cancer Girl - November 26, 2013 Category: Cancer Source Type: blogs
Lookin' fancy
It's time for another fancy outfit from my past.My grandma used to buy matching dresses for my sister and me all the time. As I look through old photos, I think my sister and I should go back to wearing matching dresses, because we looked fabulous. I was completely aware that I looked fabulous, too. Just look at the expression on my face. Not even the purple yarn on my head could distract from my feelings about my fabulous gown.Dang! I know I look GOOD.I don't know what was in those tiny presents, but my sister looks pretty excited. That gray lump that I'm holding? That was my stuffed dog, Toto*, who started out as a ...
Source: The Adventures of Cancer Girl - November 25, 2013 Category: Cancer Source Type: blogs
The world record
About ten years ago, I bought a Dorothy dress, and I made Jay buy a scarecrow costume. We still have them, and WCK has collected a variety of Oz costumes over the years: Dorothy, Glinda, and the Wicked Witch of the West. I feel these are necessary items that everyone should have in their wardrobe, because you never know when you will need them. For example, today I got a long letter from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, informing me that this event is included in the annual Wizard of Oz Festival this June:If I'm ever going to set a world record in my life … this would be it.I went to Google to find out...
Source: The Adventures of Cancer Girl - November 24, 2013 Category: Cancer Source Type: blogs
Queen Latifah!
Fellow blogger and cancer survivor Ginny Marie, who blogs at Lemon Drop Pie, interviewed me for a piece she wrote for the Queen Latifah web site! The article actually has nothing to do with cancer or blogging. It's about delivering meals to people in times of need. Whenever someone I know has a baby, I bring them a Hy-Vee chicken meal. True story. Go check out the article! (Source: The Adventures of Cancer Girl)
Source: The Adventures of Cancer Girl - November 22, 2013 Category: Cancer Source Type: blogs
