Tag Archives: CaringBridge Archive

July 5, 2018 · from Lesley’s original CaringBridge journal So we just had our first week without chemo….and to be honest I miss chemo!!! It was predictable. It had a rhythm. I miss my chemo family!!!! Since I finished chemo I have had three surgeon appointments and spent the rest of the days on theContinue reading “First week without chemo”

June 16, 2018 · from Lesley’s original CaringBridge journal “That’s 20 weeks! Five whole months!” This was my reaction back in January when Dr. Wells explained how long my chemo treatment would last. It seemed so daunting, so long – and it was! But here we are at the end and looking back in soContinue reading “3…2…1… Avast Ye Maties!”

May 23, 2018 · from Lesley’s original CaringBridge journal For those of you that don’t know, all four of our kids have birthdays in the same week….on just two days (this just goes along with all our other weirdness). Murphy and Gus share a birthday on May 16 and Jack and Eli (of course) shareContinue reading “Birthday Week!!!! (and some chemo reality)”

April 28, 2018 · from Lesley’s original CaringBridge journal I love Ree Drummond. I really think we could be fraternal twins separated at birth (except when you look at genetics she is way taller than me and we look nothing alike). Her book From Black Heels to Tractor Wheels sounded like mine and Marsh’s loveContinue reading “Keepin’ it Real”

April 21, 2018 · from Lesley’s original CaringBridge journal “But I shouldn’t complain – what I’m going through is nothing compared to what you are dealing with.” If I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard that in the last four months I would be a rich woman. If I had another dollar forContinue reading “Comparing trials”

April 21, 2018 · from Lesley’s original CaringBridge journal Yesterday was again pretty uneventful, which is good. My counts were up a bit from last week and treatment went on as scheduled. I have gotten much more comfortable in the treatment room now that I am a regular. I’m able to joke around with theContinue reading “Tales from the treatment room 4/20”

April 10, 2018 · from Lesley’s original CaringBridge journal So this past Friday I started “phase 2” of my chemo – the Taxol rounds. I had the first of 12 weekly treatments and it has gone really well so far. A little funny….they give a mega dose of Benadryl before the Taxol to preempt anyContinue reading “Today I was a normal mom”

March 30, 2018 · from Lesley’s original CaringBridge journal When I was first diagnosed I knew I would be calling on two of my close friends who had been down this road ahead of me. I hoped they wouldn’t tire of me. I had no idea how quickly this circle of sisterhood would grow aroundContinue reading “The Sisterhood and my new friend”

March 29, 2018 · from Lesley’s original CaringBridge journal I am afraid this post may be a bit cliche and verge on mushy – I apologize in advance. I also apologize to all my fellow 90s church youth group kids who are now having D.C. Talk flashbacks and will have that song stuck in yourContinue reading “Love is a Verb”

March 28, 2018 · from Lesley’s original CaringBridge journal I had my last AC treatment this past Friday – the last of the “Red Devil”. Here is a little nerdy info: the “A” part of “AC” is Adriamycin – that is one of the two chemo drugs I have been getting, and it is whatContinue reading “Done with the Red Devil!”