Love is the answer

I had an epiphony the other day and everything is going my way. I am healed and I now know the meaning of life. I get it! Love is the answer. "This is the day the Lord hath made, let us rejoice and be glad in it." (My Mother used to tell me daily)

New treatment schedule

The latest battle is on as of Wednesday, 4/7/10, and here is what the attack strategy is-take notes cancer network group; the love is working here! Let me tell you first-the bottom line is LOVE because that is all there really is to the meaning of life!!!I am filled with it abundantly and thank God everyday for all that I am blessed with. OK, My new chemo drug comes in a pill form and is called Xeloda 500 mg, 2 in the am and 2 in the evenings for 7 days each 14 days (and you think you have trouble keeping track of your pills each day!). Then I am getting accessed to my portacath once a week for a treatment of Avastin (I have been on this before and battled with my insurance company (no more battling with the insurance company, they are paying-it is expensive, but working!). So I had my first treatment on the 7th of Avastin, got my chemo prescription at Wallgreens, (have been showing houses in between and running into amazing loving people with the real estate consulting). You can all Steve if you want to drive me (still not driving-but enjoying the Bellevue Club immensely) and looking forward to a Jr High School Reunion coming up the weekend of the 16th and 17th with some very close girlfriends. The dates for Avastin are 4/15, 5/5, and 5/19.
There is so much more love going on, I cannot keep up with it, so I am just passing it along to you all. Love ya. Kerryoki (new nickname since I am from Oklahoma and love to sing love songs.

Mylo my service dog

Mylo, my service dog in training, and I walked to the top of our hill this morning. I am getting stronger. That used to be too far to the top. Perhaps because today is a new chemo , Dr visit and Avastin-next attack on the cancer. I love that dog! She is the very best. Aren't pets amazing healer's She sleeps on my bed and I know that is not cool for a service dog, but last night she sprang open like a kangaroo (she is part Australian I think cause she really is Dan and Erica's dog) and I found her with her paws up in the air on her back. Made me laugh (LOL)!

Had a stamper doodle party last nite with Elaine, Karen, me and Pam-whose house we went to. We will have to have another party so anyone interested in having fun and putting together cards with us, let me know for future arrangements upcoming.

Summer Run, July 2010 is gearing up with launch at Rivkin's house soon, so get ready team and send Marilyn an email (marilyndierickx@comcast.net) so you won't be forgotten. It will be my 4th annual and I hope to be running again!

Magic cookies today for sure!!!!

Dad and Doctors

My Dad is my Father in Law, George Sussex. My own father passed away from a sudden heart attack while sailing his beautiful dream sailboat, the Minx, with my brother, Todd back in 1994-a day I will never forget. He has been a rock for me and loving family head of household since I married his son August 27th, 1977 at the University chapel by campus and headed to a reception way out at his old friend Louie's parent's house in Burien. Boy were things different then. I made my own dress because I could (I could have fit into my Mother in Laws' dress but it had a huge train and I was going much less formal) Hind sight we had lots of fun with the dress at the parent's 50th wedding anniversary, so it more than served it's purpose.
Anyhow, I have been lucky enough to have 2 families now for over 30 years-who is so lucky? No wonder I am doing so well.
George recently had knee replacement surgery, and it is not uncommon here-my cousin, Domino, who was just here from Chicago, is looking into it and he is much younger, so consider yourself lucky to have had a success full replacement already-let's just get this under pain control! Any suggestions out there. We talked about how important it is to have a Doctor that you trust with your treatments. Doesn't matter what ordeal you are going through, you just want to know you are getting better, not worse. So please focus of helping us through the next energy flow to George's healing of his knee replacement. Thanks all.

"Magic Cookies"

I have been obsessesed with the magic cookies recipe and idea since it's inception, but am so aware that it has taken so much time to launch that it is now burried in a draft (now launched in an antiquated date of Feb 11. 2010) that still many of you don't get the magic cookies...At this point it should be going great guns, and it is for me, but it is just the tip of the iceberg. Make a batch today! I am pursuing the marketing in the stores at this point. Help is needed on packaging and marketing and getting into the stores. I am also out of the entire 60 lbs of almonds that I measured into lbs for each batch. Here we go!

new regiment for cancer treatment

I had a Dr. Kaplan appointment this last Wed and things are looking good. The radiation worked on the lump that had formulated but there remains a haze of cancer yet to see if it will dissipate. So I will have another scan next week and see where we are. Meanwhile, I will start chemo pill and Avastin IV next week, Wed. and hope that we can get rid of a bit more. There is still one other slow growing place in the lungs that may need a Cyberknife treatment (I assimilate it to prostate cancer where you plant seeds and radiate). Let me know if you know of anything else. I am making healthy foods again and welcome your visits and please check out my newly launched Magic Cookies blog for Dr. Kaplan.

 

You thought that was me in the ducati jacket and helmet didn't you?

The Ducati

It's all about speed... Sean pulls a Grandma and decides to go wild and buy a motorcycle and give up his convertible BMW that he earned going to THE Olympic Trials back in 2004. Now he has a hunched over speed machine, and new black Ducati.

He comes home with walking papers, a jacket, Fancy Bell Helmet and gloves with steel. It may not be a fighter plane on the tar mack like Bonnie's speedy son Reid, but I swear those 2 are brothers somewhere. Protect each other. We are all excited about life in the fast lane. Love....