Feeling A Little Better…
Thank you for praying for me… I believe in the Lord and feel his presence in my life, sometimes the branches sway and the leaves move, but the roots are and remain firmly planted.
I read a lot of e-mails over the weekend and many people ask the same question, “Why?” - I am no different then any one else and my only response is why not? In all honesty, there are many things I don’t understand, but who am I to question my Creator?
There is no question this has been a difficult six weeks. This drug is so harsh that it’s equivalent to having chemo 24/7 for 14 days straight and the side affects are at the same level as a stem cell transplant. However, the good news is that I turned the corner and began feeling better on Saturday, the fatigue is improving and yesterday, I went to the store and bought every single Popsicle they had in stock. SAHA dehydrates me and these help to the fluids in me.
The pain in my side has diminished a little and hopefully this is a sign that the SAHA is kicking in. Dr. Kirschbaum and Dr. O have both told me that SAHA does not work like conventional chemotherapy, which starts working almost immediately, this drug take at least 2 cycles to kick in. Standard chemotherapies wipe out good cells and cancer cells, but SAHA attacks only cancer cells and leaves healthy cells intact, this class of drugs is known as HDAC inhibitors.
I’m was scheduled to be scanned in mid December; however, my parents nixed the scan until after Christmas, we’ve had too many interruptions during this time of year and my parents asked my doctors to hold off until after the holiday. They agreed.
On a brighter side, Christmas is coming and I’m excited, I love this time of year and hopefully, my strength will continue to increase as days pass. Also, the LA Auto Show is going on this week and I’m going, this is an event I attend every year, I love cars and concept cars and I’m soooo looking forward to going.
Lastly, I want to thank the staff at Journey of Faith, the entire pastoral staff came over to my house Friday afternoon and prayed for me. Thank you.
Please continue to pray for me and that my scan I get later this month will be favorable, God bless you all.
Fighting 2 Win,
Alese
I read a lot of e-mails over the weekend and many people ask the same question, “Why?” - I am no different then any one else and my only response is why not? In all honesty, there are many things I don’t understand, but who am I to question my Creator?
There is no question this has been a difficult six weeks. This drug is so harsh that it’s equivalent to having chemo 24/7 for 14 days straight and the side affects are at the same level as a stem cell transplant. However, the good news is that I turned the corner and began feeling better on Saturday, the fatigue is improving and yesterday, I went to the store and bought every single Popsicle they had in stock. SAHA dehydrates me and these help to the fluids in me.
The pain in my side has diminished a little and hopefully this is a sign that the SAHA is kicking in. Dr. Kirschbaum and Dr. O have both told me that SAHA does not work like conventional chemotherapy, which starts working almost immediately, this drug take at least 2 cycles to kick in. Standard chemotherapies wipe out good cells and cancer cells, but SAHA attacks only cancer cells and leaves healthy cells intact, this class of drugs is known as HDAC inhibitors.
I’m was scheduled to be scanned in mid December; however, my parents nixed the scan until after Christmas, we’ve had too many interruptions during this time of year and my parents asked my doctors to hold off until after the holiday. They agreed.
On a brighter side, Christmas is coming and I’m excited, I love this time of year and hopefully, my strength will continue to increase as days pass. Also, the LA Auto Show is going on this week and I’m going, this is an event I attend every year, I love cars and concept cars and I’m soooo looking forward to going.
Lastly, I want to thank the staff at Journey of Faith, the entire pastoral staff came over to my house Friday afternoon and prayed for me. Thank you.
Please continue to pray for me and that my scan I get later this month will be favorable, God bless you all.
Fighting 2 Win,
Alese
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