Errinlee's Cancer Journey

Had my phone call appointment with the Hematologist this am.  No definitive answers which is very disappointing but can also be a good thing because it is not bad news.   At this point the next potential steps would be taking a steroid for 4 days and if that does not help then they will do a bone marrow test (or whatever they call it).  The hematologist will be conferring again with my oncologist to see what they collectively think next steps should be.  In the meantime, I cannot receive any more treatment because my numbers continue to be low (last count for platelets was 90).  More blood tests to take place next week.  Fingers crossed.

Hello everyone  Life has been hectic, crazy and sad these last 4 months and because my routine changed from going to Vancouver every 1.5 weeks and staying there 1.5 weeks to going down every 3 weeks leaving Whitehorse Wed and flying back on Fri, it left me little time to fit in updates. I know, I know, excuses, excuses!  None the less, my treatment in January went well and reports on the CT scan were good. February, I got really sick and was not able to go out for treatment. My next visit was March 5-7 and March 26-28. Inbetween those dates, I took some me time and headed to Las Vegas with Ralph, Miranda and Neil and got to spend some time with Shiela and Jim who were also in Vegas. We had a great time and the weather was good. Made our regular donations at the slot machines but we know our limit and stay within it.....lol. Embracing the adage "enjoy life while you can", I decided (and Ralph agreed) that we could buy a new travel trailer with a slide out. Our traile...