Voyages in Parenthood

 The week of November 29th, 2021 was a pretty shitty week....being that it was the week I was diagnosed with stupid cancer! It started out okay....week after Thanksgiving, Brock was in NY for work and Leda and I were alone for the week. We've been finishing up the living room redecorate and we had decided to go to a smaller coffee table than the one we had. I found one on FB marketplace (my favorite place to shop for stuff!!) and had planned to go pick it up on Monday night. Leda and I thought we'd run up to the person's house, grab the table and go grab some dinner on the way home. About a mile from our home is a roundabout - it has 5 exit/entrances. I like roundabouts, keeps traffic moving, for the most part. We entered the roundabout around 530 pm, so rush hour traffic was moving through. I had to go to the third exit, which is pretty tight to the 2nd entrance. I was noticing a line of traffic coming to the roundabout with a truck and trailer (landscaping truck and trail...

This might sound like complaining... but I have cancer and it's my blog, so I guess that gives me permission to complain! One round of Ibrance and I am in a holding pattern...my WBC is low, so Dr V has postponed my next round until my numbers come back up. I'll either go back to same dose or she'll lower it. But, after one round, my hair is thinning. This is a side effect that I knew was possible. Is it possible I could lose my hair, maybe, but hopefully thinning is all I will experience. Now, is this the Ibrance causing the problem or is this the drugs that forced me into menopause? No clue. But it's thinning.  Now, the good thing is, I have always had very thick hair. So, a little thinning is okay. I guess. Another pro... I shaved my legs like two weeks ago and it's barely grown back! Silver linings people!  Other side effects? Mostly I'm just experiencing menopause symptoms due to forcing my body into it....night sweats and hot flashes galore. I sometimes hav...