Bald and Sleepness in Knoxvillle, Fire Ants, A Lovely Wedding and Miracles

I’ve been meaning to write but my neuropathy makes it hard!

To get to the miracles. In faith, we drove through hurricane Ian to get to wedding in NC. Fortunately the rain had eased up but was only bad around piedmont area. Elizabeth drove too with her littles: 5 mo old and 4.. Brave woman!

The wedding was beautiful. Loved seeing my family. But one minor hitch: Prior to service, Dan got fire ant bites that later oozed!—they crawled up hs pant level and shoes. Fortunately, niece Kelly (thank you!) saw them on his pants and started brushing them away. Dan was standing on ant hill. They made it to thigh—but no family jewels. And we’ve both been sleepless bc of bug bites!

The big miracle happened on. our way back.,When we got jhome, imy bag with cancer drugs was missing.

I called hotel, iand they had it locked away. I asked if sister Dionne could pick it up. I told her I just needed my drugs, so I left it at that. But Dan and I still bummed.

The next day with so many missing things I felt down. Donna texted me again about bag. I told her just hold it i’d be in town in 10 days. I also told her I was feeling overwhelmed and so i appreciated her generosity..

Here’s the miracle:Yesterday Donna spoke with new hire from Knoxville. She says she’d bring me bag bc she was going home that day. By 7 pm the bag was on my door stoop. wow!

I thanked Donna but she said God arranged it but ii said you two were vessels/hands of God—you got it for me!

The other miracle (planned() is that I’m starting radiation today bc skin (mets) bumps that started growing practically overnight had gotten larger.. I was getting freaked out bc treatment wasn’t going to start intel next week after biopsy on friday—that would be ten or more days later before they got pathology reports. If i have a low level expression of her2nu I can try another drug since trodelvy seems to losing steam. The drug is enhertu. Docs broke into standing ovation as researcher presented the data. But I’ll have to wait on biopsy for that chemo switch.

And I’m missing my oncologist who is on medical leave til 2023. I had to choose a new doc who doesn’t know me at all. They may know Dan, however.

Busy week 1) biopsy tomorrow. (thurs) 2) surgical incision of new port on friday bc last one was infected & i was in hospital 6 days. The poor nurses are having a rough time getting veins to stick for infusion. After 3-5 tries i pointed to a vein and said “try this one.” Although nurse was skeptical bc it looked like a spider vein but it worked! Chemo steroid hangover today so I’ll get a lot done. And then radiation at 2:30.

Saw Dr. Kate Bowler Sunday night at Church street methodist. I have two of her books. check her out. she’s imiresduve abs stage 4 colon cancer which is now dormant. Check her out at this link. she writes about the prosperity gospel allacies. Joel Osteen all over that—not to mentionv, the cults of positivity. She even addressed such things as “putting it out to the universe” to get answers for something to nanifest. Some of my most devout breast cancer friends have succumbed to disease. now katie Couric has it. talk about positivity. I hope they got it early but even test dues t guarantee longevity.

https://www.churchstreetumc.org/kate-bowler-at-church-street-umc/

Hace a great day friends! Thanks for reading!

three sisters—i’m in middle with scandalous wig.

Mother of bride (and my sister)! and bride.