So much good news to share!

 

I am really excited to share so much good news today!

First up!

So firstly, last week "ahead of schedule" I got my liver toxicity to the target range and this week it dropped even more to the "healthy" range! It recovered a lot faster this time which I am very grateful for.

Secondly...

My fund raising for the National Breast Cancer Foundation has been so successful, thank you!! To date I have raised $1,399 and my target was $1,000! In case you missed my last post I have pledged to WEAR PINK every day of June to raise money for breast cancer research. The National Breast Cancer Foundation have the goal of zero deaths from breast cancer by 2030. Which of course is great news for me!

There are lots of ways to be involved besides donating, you can of course WEAR PINK with me! Whether you have some PINK items in your wardrobe, PINK shoes or sneakers or wear a PINK ribbon! I would love if you share pictures of your PINK on Facebook/Instagram or via personal message 💕

Next up (aka thirdly)

I had my first dose of the covid vaccine nearly 3 weeks ago, so as it was the Pfizer version I am due for next jab on Monday (3 weeks apart). I had my vaccine at the Wayville Showgrounds and I was really impressed with the signage, car parking and coordination. I was in and out relatively quickly and I was never confused about where I should be. The only downside was the side effects, (more) fatigue, hot and cold and achey. But it did pass after a couple of days.

But this isn't the "good news bit". Today I finally restarted my new medication (cell inhibitor) (aka the drugs that kick butt but make me feel lousy). My Oncologist has put me on a different one than she previously advised, it is called Palbociclib and it is a version that has agreed with more patients after they have had liver toxicity issues.

But sorry that still wasn't the good news...(I am such a tease aren't I?). The good news is that my son (Reeve, 13 earlier this month) has volunteered to cook dinner on Monday and Tuesday night as I am likely to feel doubly rubbish from the new drug and the covid vaccine. Isn't he a champ? He has selected his meals and he is making chilli con carne/nachos and spaghetti bolognese. I am so proud of the young man is growing into 💕

Fourth (or second to last)

Our organic home grown vegetable garden is growing so well! We have a couple of meals this week with a harvest fresh from the garden. We have enjoyed fresh lettuce, spinach and kale chopped up in our meals. The peas are coming along nicely and the broccoli is growing well!

Saving the best until last!

Thank you if you are still reading and hopefully you will agree that I have saved the best until last! I had a CT scan on Wednesday to check on the sneaky cancer and I so excited to find out that they are having trouble finding the cancer in my lungs it has shrunk so much! In fact they had to bring up previous scans to find it and then compare! The cancer in my lymph nodes remains the same, but the lesion(s) in my breast is showing some shrinkage!

This has been achieved with just the hormone blocker which starves the cancer. I asked my Oncologist if this works so well on its own why the cell inhibitor as well? She said that in young women (I was thrilled to be considered young by the way!) they find that the two combined work faster and for longer than just the hormone blocker alone. You just have to put up with the nasty side effects.

So there you have it, I am thrilled to have had a good week with lots of positive news to share. The beginning of next week will be challenging but with the love and support of my family it will be over in no time.

Until next time, my name is SJ Boehm and I am a fearless MBC warrior