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Celebration of Life Saturday January 14th | 2pm-6pm

January 13, 2017
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Thank you to everyone that has shared images with us of Shelby. There are some really amazing pictures up there. Remember that you can download any of the images that have been shared by simply clicking on the one you want, or you can download them all by clicking the “Download All Images” button above…

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Celebration of Life Saturday, January 14th 2pm – 6pm

January 10, 2017
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We will celebrate Shelby’s life with food, drink and stories on Saturday January 14 from 2pm – 6pm at Midtown Wine Bar (1527 S. Virginia St.) in Reno. Please feel free to join us at any time. There will be opportunities to share your thoughts throughout the afternoon. Please feel free to bring a photo…

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Rest in peace our beautiful Shelby

January 4, 2017
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It is with a heavy heart that we write to inform you all that we have lost our precious Shelby. She passed comfortably with her mom and sister by her side. She touched so many lives, and throughout her own battle was a constant warrior for advocacy. Her light, influence and infectious positivity will serve…

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Restless Night #65

October 19, 2016
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Having a restless night waiting for brain radiosurgery in the morning.While this analogy is really perfect for going through treatment once, hopefully I only have to go through Cyberknife once (i do recognize that may be a tad unrealistic but I can still hope). Either way, I just like it.  What is it like to…

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Posted in Uncategorized Tagged bears, cancer, Chemo, Cyberknife, family, friends, mountain lions, mountains 3 Comments

I hate Pinktober oh and I have Brain Mets… #64

October 13, 2016
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….And while it (or they) are very small, I am still terrified. As you know I had my scans all last week. A brain MRI on Tuesday, PET/CT on Wednesday and Abdominal CT on Thursday. Tuesday afternoon The Blood Guy called saying the radiologist called him stating there was a very small spot showing on…

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Posted in Treatment Tagged brain mets, Chemo, Cyberknife, Gemzar/Carboplatin, liver mets, metastatic disease, neurosurgeon, radiation, The Brain Lady, The Breast Specialist, The Nuker 10 Comments

It Came and Went #63

October 2, 2016
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For the past month I have been working on my Medicare plans. Deciding what part D plan and medigap plan to choose. It’s incredibly frustrating because no one and their information is on the same page. The left hand doesn’t know what the rigt hand is doing. First I am told I qualify for a…

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Posted in Fun Stuff, Travel, Treatment Tagged Chemo, friends, Medicare, Neupogen, Oxycodone, Oxycontin, oysters, pain, tumor markers, vacation 6 Comments

Top Of The World #62

August 24, 2016
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Last post I talked about my fears of having a liver biopsy… so let me tell you it really wasn’t that bad. First I’d like to thank everyone for the well wishes, prayers and heartfelt thoughts. Next my very dear friends Meghan and Becca were with me throughout the day so I was in capabale…

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Posted in Fun Stuff, Treatment Tagged biopsy, chemotherapy, Dixie Chicks, family, friends, Gemzar/Carboplatin, liver mets, pain 5 Comments

My Liver says She Is DONE #61

July 27, 2016
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I don’t even know where to begin…. I have liver mets now. Breast cancer has finally moved into a soft tissue organ. I knew it would happen eventually and I’m terrified. On July 13th I had my Pet/Ct scan. It was done a few weeks early because I have been experiencing so much pain in…

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Posted in Treatment Tagged biopsy, Chemo, Gemzar/Carboplatin, liver, liver mets, pain, PET/CT, The Blood Guy, Zoladex, Zometa 6 Comments

The Adventures of Ben, Abe, George and Tom #60

July 11, 2016
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I did not get a platelet infusion even though my platelet count dropped to 32. Normal range for platelets is 1.5 – 4,.5. Remember platelets are required for clotting, without them people with compromised immune systems (like me) are at risk for bleeding out if injured and internal bleeding. The day before my Washington D.C….

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Posted in Fun Stuff, Treatment Tagged cell count, D.C., family, memories, NPAF, vacation 5 Comments

To Chemo or Not to Chemo #59

June 15, 2016
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I started my new chemo combo therapy called Gemzar and Carboplatin 10 days after I finished with my last 21 days Ibrance cycle. A Gemzar/Carbo cycle is day 1 and day 8 then a week off then start over. We checked my blood panels which weren’t too bad, just some lower than normal cell counts…

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Posted in Treatment Tagged cell count, chemotherapy, Gemzar/Carboplatin, Ibrance, liver, Oxycodone, Oxycontin, pain, side effect, The Blood Guy 1 Comment
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