The Facts - Cancer Free!

Diagnosis: One quarter-size malignant tumor
Location: Lower lobe of left lung
Treatment: Surgery & Chemotherapy - Successful!
Prognosis: Excellent
Chance of Recurrence: Small
In case you haven't heard, Rhonda has been declared cancer free by her oncologist!!!

Thank you to all the friends and family who have expressed their concern, support, and encouragement. Praise the Lord that Rhonda's tumor was found early. The process of diagnosis and planning treatment went quickly in March, and recovery from surgery progressed smoothly across April. The four months of chemotherapy ended in mid-September. Now, on to recovery from the chemo. The doctor says it may take up to six months for Rhonda to regain her physical strength, so please keep praying!

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Day 4

Thanks for everyone's emails, thoughts and prayers.  I'm gradually feeling better and I hope I have at least one or two really good days before I have to start this whole thing over again.  I guess I can look forward to the 3rd and 4th weeks not being so hard.  Until we've done the whole 4 week cycle I really don't know what to expect.

I do know I'm about to float away!  I'm supposed to drink a half gallon to a whole gallon of water/gatorade/juice a day so I spend a lot of time close to a bathroom.  The chemo is hard on the kidneys so they want to protect them as much as possible, which means I'm turning into a "heavy drinker".  Gatorade has never been one of my favorites but even it is tasting good as a water substitute.  Send me any good "mixed drink" recipes you have out there that I might be interested in substituting for water - I'm going to need them!

Love, Rhonda
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