The M&M Story

Let's see....I'm still recovering from the lung damage caused by pneumonia. I'm finished with the antibiotics (thank goodness--I was tired of hooking up an IV five times a day!), but I'm still dealing with some coughing and shortness of breath, combined with weakness and fatigue. But I'm moving around a little more each day. I start a new chemo regimen on Tuesday. We visited the doctor this week, and he thought we should avoid the original drug. There were some liver issues, along with the fact that the cancer has progressed a bit. So the new regimen includes the drugs Adriamycin and Taxol, and should be a little more toxic than the original drug, but I've got heavy duty nausea drugs ($100 per pill!! paid for by insurance) and should deal mainly with fatigue. I'm tired of fatigue. I'll also lose my hair in a couple weeks, which should be an odd experience. SEND HATS. I could use this time to purchase some wigs and try out different hairstyles. See if I w...

Recently, when a country or folk song comes on the stereo, M says, "That's a farmer singing that song."

Today, on the front page of the metro section, there's an account of his scooter adventures. At 70 miles to the gallon, it's a good thing he got it back! Click here for the story.

september'05 086 Originally uploaded by Melanie Maynor . Three-year-old cousins at the balloon races last week. This photo and the butterfly cake courtesy of Aunt Mimi's flickr photostream....

Lillian's 3rd birthday cake. Originally uploaded by Melanie Maynor . We're heading over to a Bugstravaganza after naptime. It's a bug party. What else could you want at three?

M: Mommy, have you ever had chocolate in cranberry juice? Mommy: No, I haven't. M: I have. It's yummy, yummy. Mommy: Really? Where did you have it? M: In a restaurant.

M: "Dear Jesus, thank you for my chocolate milk. It's really yummy."