Ah Newlasta!!!

Shermance is mostly back to herself today! When I asked if she was about 80% back to normal, she responded,"more like 75%". Ha!  She was able to eat real food (if Taco Bell is really food) for the first time since Friday. Nothing like tempting nausea and heartburn, but that was the "treat" she wanted after making it through Tae Kwon Do class tonight. She kept it down and thankfully she avoided any ill effects.  The dinner was much better than crackers, soup, Ensure and other nutrition shakes - her staples over the weekend.  "It made me so happy", Shermance beamed.  Maybe it was the white-blood-cell Newlasta boost,or just her body overcoming the toxins.  Either way, we'll take it!

She is still a bit weepy, emotional, and tired.  The hard part about the emotional struggle, is she's not really sad, its just how she feels.  As for the fatigue, she hardly slept last night, so by 9:30 tonight she crashed.  She's dissapointed that she needs to slow down a bit.  It was heart-breaking for her to notify her super-fantastic Texas Dental Hygienist Association (TDHA) girls that she doesn't expect to make it to the next conference which falls on the weekend following her next chemo.  Since this one was bad, we expect the next one to be even worse. 

On the bright side, the thought of her birthday this Friday makes her very happy! It's not a milestone year, but she loves the extra attention.  In fact, she appreciates so much all the facebook posts, emails, cards, comments, calls and gifts that you've offered in response to this blog, etc, that I'm sure it is helping her PMA and her FIGHT!  Tonight she was giggling at the comments on her work facebook page for the bald head contest.  She was touched by her cousin getting her a clutching cross. And she was super greatful for friends/family like Maureen, Joy, Audra, Cathy, Potter, Leona, and so many more including the anonymous voices who offer words of encouragement, hope, and love.

Thank YOU!