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I was really getting convinced that I was going to ride through these Chemo Party experiences without having any downside but the past two days have been on the rough side. I have met a number of Chemo Patients at the hospital that said they had a hard time after #3 or #5 etc. I now know that I am normal....not that I want to be this normal.

My mouth became contaminated several days ago even thouht I was washing it out with a mixture of baking sodda and salt as prescribed. Yesterday, I sent Joyce to the drugstore to get something for a extremely sensitive tongue. The only thing I had that felt O.K. was a milk shake. While there, she phoned my doctor's answering service. The on call doctor phoned me at home immediately. We had a nice visit and he explaned that I was sas simply 'normal' under the circumstances. I gave him our pharmacist's phone number and he phoned in a prescription. Joyce came home with a bottle of red stuff entitled CP:Mircle Mouth Wash by ALBE. WOW it is powerful! After swishing my mouth with two teaspoons, I feel like I have been to the dentist that deadened my upper and lowers. It last for about 20-30 minutes!
The good news is that I enjoyed chicken fried steak for breakfast this morning and didn't think about my toungue one time. Unfortunately, I still feel like crap...or normal under the Chemo Party expectations.

Could be because I am drinking a lot of LemonGrass Tea....thanks to Keiths' fast actions. A potential Condo renter phoned one day and said that her husband was told he would die of cancer six months ago but amazingly he was doing well and was going to work a few hours each day. The only explanation was that she had been adding lemmongrass to his diet. She said that she felt that the lemongrass had to be the "difference". Keith phoned a few minutes later and I told him what the lady had told me. Within an hour I started receiving E-Mails from Keith's research on the "net". The research showed that LemonGrass had an ingredient in it that caused cancer cells to committ suicide. Keith's E Mails also informed us that we would be receiving LG Tea Bags in a few days. We gave some of the bags to a new friend that is 100% disabled with MS. We both are enthused about our LG tea. We don't know if it will make a big difference. I know that my constipation problem has been much less since I have become addicted to relaxing with my hot LG Tea. I will report on this in a month or so. In that report I will report on my friend with MS's opinion of LG Tea on his disability! In that post I will include some the research that makes us feel this could be a difference!

We have loved being with Keith and Lynnea and their friends in Hawaii! Check out their recent photos from beautiful H.. Just ckick on Keiths Web Site up on the left and then on click on Recent... photos. You will be glad you did! Regards!

I got a C+ today on my blood test. I say C+ because three numbers were lower than the 7 day test after 1st Party. However, they really could be rated an A- as they are still within range that permits my immmunity system to being effective. That is, it's safe to live a normal life! If my 7 day b. test after my next Chemo Party is similar, we will hit the road for a 2400 mile joy ride to Mobile and Cumming, Ga and possible a few other favorites! Please pray for good b. test scores and lower gas prices! Haven't shaved in 7+ days and my baby face.....or my lemon head..is still turning the ladies head. I say lemon head because I am drinking a lot of lemon grass tea and my head does look a little like a lemon! I will tell why I am drinking lemon grass tea on my nest post. Now I must give attention to my "Honey Do!" list! Regards!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I feel great! I have had five blood cell booster shots, and 10 peels to prevent inflammation, 12 to prevent nauseau, a few Tylenol PM....and now I look forword to Monday when blood test will show how well the booster shots did their job. Hopefully, my immunity system will be strong.

Now I am thinking hard on how to get a patent on my smooth baby face that's turning the womens' heads. I haven't shelved since early Monday AM and they are looking...!
Also have gotten a few smiles when I remove my old black leather comboy hat(3 1/2 gallon size) and let the ladies see my beautiful shiny head.

Monday night after my 2nd Chemo Party I felt great but didn't have any desire or need to go to bed. I simply was not sleepy. Around 2 AM I took two Tylenol PM and fineally went off to sleep around 6AM. When I went in to get my Booster Shot the next day, the nurse told me one the medications in my Chemo Party the day before would do that. Yes, I felt "rought" most of Tuesday because of lost of sleep. Last night was normal. I take one peel every 8 hours for three days after a C-Party that offsets many of the "negagtives" of Chemo! They work great! I take two other peels each morning for 3 days after Chemo that give me a "spin" for a little while. Two crackers with peanut butter do a pretty good job of reducing that spin. We go through a lot of peanut butter. We went to our first lunch at the Senior Recreation Center today. Food and company was good. Tonight we are going to a movie at AMC at Valley View with a group from the center. Cost is Free! This Senior Thing is not all bad.

Sunday around noon I turned my computer on so I could play on the computer between plays on the Cowball game. As my screen came on, a dropdown told me Keith had just signed on in Hawaii. I clicked on the dropdown and started Instant Messaging with him. After about the second comment, he said…Wow…the building is shaking. I think we are having an earthquate. He woke up Lynnea (it was 7AM. There) She agreed…something is happening. He and I continued making comments for a few minutes and signed off. It was about 10 minutes before CNN said anything about the quate. It was several hours later before Keith got a short email back to us saying. “We are all O.K.! “ We now have had several messages. They were several hundred miles away…and not much happen there. They are having a great time. They are there with two couple friends from Cummings. We know all of them well. They all had house boats at the same time. Two now live on the lake. The other one still has house boat. They are posting their pictures from Hawaii so go take a look...every day..because Lynnea will posting many before they return in two weeks.Click on Keiths Web Site up on left. Wow...what a small world.

Last Week was a good one! We rented a Condo…that had been empty too..too long and got a contract to sell on Joyce’s dream house….and enjoyed a great visit by Kendall. We told him that he must come back more often. Also watched his 2nd TV show from Seattle on Sunday night at 5;30PM P.T (7:30C.T.). Everyone can watch his show every other Sunday afternoon by going to his Webb Site www.SeattleBoatingShow.com and clicking on the blue “SCAN TV” on the third line down. That will give you the TV station’s home page where you click on the black “View Live Scan”. One of his upcoming show will have three different segment. One of the segments include shots from Sea Fest, a special weekend, that has the Navy’s Blue Angels performing in skies above the boats. It’s great footage. His site. SBS also shows the date of the next show if you not sure about which Sunday. This bald headed man still has a hard time understanding this world we live in today! It’s sure smaller than it used to be. I used to think how great it was when we were able to see three or four football games on New Years Day; now we can do that 2 or 3 days every week.

Blood Test this A.M. indicated that the Dr. Kerr's "Plan" is working. The Chemo seems to be making major progress in removing the growth on my neck and hopefully throughout my body. The big news is that Blood Test Results show that my Immune System is still working normally. Frequently, Chemo sessions damage the Immune System that can result in big problems. Not Here...Not Now. Yeh!

We are excited that we can renew our "up close"friendship with Scarlett, our five month old neighbor. We enjoy her and we know that her Mother can use the assistance!

Cleaansing Program not working:too much medicine that causes constipation. We are still doing the Clensing Program and supplementing it with 4 Senokot per day to have normal movement.

Next C.P, is two weeks away!

It's now four days after my first Chemo Party and three daily booster shots and my thinking is I CAN HANDLE THIS! Overall it has been "feeling odd"; no real pain. On a scale of 10 there has been some periods of 2's and 2's "feelings" but nothing serious. I believe that my "odd" feelings are related more to the pills that I take to control the affter effects of Chemo than the actual after effects. What come first, the chicken or the egg?

My bigget problem was Saturday night when our computer got ill. Sunday, it was back to normal and I was relieved. I wasn't sure that Joyce could get by without her time on the computer! We go for booster shot at 11:00 and another Chemo Party tomorrow! Regards