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July 29, 2022 Happy Friday Y’all – I hope that you all are ready to begin your weekend and taking some time to get some relaxing moments in or just taking some time to do something that “feeds your soul!”   Mano and I have snuck away for a small weekend getaway.  Since my WBC counts…

July 26, 2022 Harley rides feed my soul. Happy Tuesday y’all – it’s been a minute since I’ve stopped in to say hello and post and update. I want to apologize for that. I have been focusing hard on enjoying the moments that I am feeling good. Last week was my off week and for…

July 17, 2022 Happy Sunday Funday y’all – I hope that everyone is doing great this glorious Sunday morning.  I thought I would pop on and provide a little update on how things are going for me thus far so here goes. This morning I started my 13th day on Xeloda and so far the…

July 10, 2022 Happy Sunday Funday – I hope everyone is having a wonderful day.  Mano and I had lunch with our dear friends, LeAnn and James today and it was SO good catching up with them and enjoying time together.  We even managed to sneak in a game of Farkle – James won BTW. …

July 9, 2022 Hello, y’all, and Good Morning!  I hope that everyone is enjoying a wonderful Saturday morning.  I took my 5th dose of Xeloda this morning and so far the side effects are minimal.  (PRAISES!)  I have not experienced any nausea/vomiting or diarrhea.  I have had a bit of Hand/Foot Syndrome (HFS) but nothing…

July 5, 2022 Morning walk before Xeloda!!! Today is the day that I begin my oral chemo, Xeloda,  today. Due to the results of my DPD enzyme deficiency test, I will be starting at a much lower dosage than what was originally thought. I will start with two pills in the morning and one pill in…

July 1, 2022 Hi, y’all, and Happy Friday before the long holiday weekend.   To my Canadian Peeps, Happy Canada Day to the rest of y’all – Happy Fourth of July weekend.  I am so behind in my blogging and I will apologize for that now.  It’s been quite the week for us in the Gialusis…

June 24, 2022 I made it back home yesterday after an exciting trip to Florida but man, was I tired.  It was great to see my dad on Father’s Day and spend time with family.  It was also wonderful to see my new work team and some wonderful close work associates that I have missed…

June 18, 2022 Happy Saturday everyone – I hope that y’all are having a wonderful day so far.  I am currently sitting at Austin Airport waiting to board a plane and head to Florida to visit my Dad for Father’s Day.  The decision to go home is a two-part decision.  The first part is that…

June 10, 2022 Hi y’all – Today I had my last radiation treatment and then promptly got in the car and headed back to Round Rock.  It’s been a long month – 20 rounds of radiation, check, 16 rounds of whole breast radiation, check, 4 rounds of a booster to the tumor bed area, check.…