Personal Narrative: Another Chemo Day

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Yes, another chemo Monday. Back again for two or three more for the road. We got here at 8 AM, something happened with the labs and we had to wait two hours before anything even started. So we were here a total of nine hours! We could've driven to San Francisco. We could've flown to New York and had some extra time. We could've gone to Hawaii and back. But, who ever wants to go back. So, same old, same old, we know the routine in our sleep. I was again mistaken for a patient. Could've been my frame of mind. I was wearing all black for Presidents' Day. Anyway got the CA 125 back and it went from 11 to 8 so that is very good news. Tumor markers going down and down. Michelle is very down because she was feeling so good three weeks out of chemo

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