Hi Y’all

I am writing from the 7th floor, room 7138 at Emory Midtown Hospital. It has been a long day but I am glad the Chemo Show has begun. I got my port put in this morning. It went well. I wasn’t put under but instead given some drugs to make me comfortable. Everyone said I did a great job (over and over). I don’t see how, all I did was lay there. I wonder what the bad patients do on that table. After I was let go we went and got something to eat. It was 1:30pm and it was my first meal of the day.

My parents came with me so they got to meet Dr. Reed. He answered a lot of their questions and reviewed what all was going to happen in the following days. Since 4:30, I have been given Premeds to get my body ready for the chemo. This will help protect my bladder and liver. At 9:30pm the chemo will start. It will take about 2 hours. I will get the infusion every 12 hours for a total of six infusions. Then I will go home. In three weeks I will head back here. I will have a CT scan to see if the tumor has shrunk. My cough has gotten worse over the past two days. This is due to the tumor. If I stop coughing, then we will know the chemo is working. Fingers are crossed.

So far everyone has been really great to me and my parents. Other then the crick in my neck and a sore spot near the port area, I am feeling fine. I am using my laptop and I don’t have a photo program on it, so no pictures. I have been posting a few on FB and Instagram via my phone.

Have a good night!