Monthly Archives: August 2010
Week #16 : Blood, Buttercream, and Boobies: Ingredients of a Cancer-Killing Extravaganza
.. .Week 16, August 9th-15th is the beginning of the end for us. There’s just one more treatment left before surgery at the end of September. This is the time Trish is most fatigued, so it takes extra fun stuff to keep her spirits high. We need to turn Cancerpalooza up to 11. So, in … Continue reading
Week #15: The Egg-Man and Wormholes: Are we loosing our minds?
Today Trish is craving hard boiled eggs. Her chemo-day comfort food changes each time. Miraculously, the little convenience store at the medical center has them at the coffee counter. I pick up a few with tiny packets of salt and pay for them at the cash register. Among the trinkets for sale are Silly-Bandz, in … Continue reading
Week # 14: The Creekmores take New York City by land, air and sea
. Week #14 should be a doozy, even by Cancerpalooza standards. We’ll be in New York City for numerous events, fun, and excitement that include helicopters, rock climbing, roller coasters, speedboats and more. And the Pickerings, my mother’s side of the family, have a big reunion. To top it off, we are dining at one … Continue reading
Week # 13: Does butter help kill cancer?
Trish is feeling pretty damn good on Monday (July 19th) because her fourth chemo treatment was the easiest of them all. It’s still hard to do the dance class on Monday evening, which helps cleanse her body. It’s even harder to get to the office on Tuesday, which helps restart her brain to shake off … Continue reading
