August Cancer Update

On July 31st I started a new chemotherapy medication. Dr. Werner wants me to try this new Injection called Faslodex which will replace the Letrozole I have been taking for years. This will hopefully keep the cancer from growing sine the Letrzole and Palbo combination wasn't working as well anymore.

I go into the South Jordan Huntsman every 2 weeks for the first month and then will just have them once a month. The injections are super thick and give the nurses a workout pushing them into my hips. I have to get 1 in each hip. So far the only side effects I have noticed are a nasty chemical smell when I pee for about the first 2 weeks that starts pretty immediatly after the shot and get immediate bloating. I  have noticed that a few days after the injections I am very fatigued and have soreness in my hips.

Since having 3 rounds of injections, I have gained about 10 lbs despite eating clean and exercising. This is very frustrating since being bloated and swollen everywhere is miserable, especially when I am tierd but still try to be as active as possible. I continue to struggle with hot flashes but find they are worse in the mornings around 8-10 AM and caffinne triggers them more.

My hair is still growing and had it cut recently for a little change. As much as I would like to grow it long again, it is so hard getting it past a certain point and with hot flashes the long hair is awful.

August Adventures

The beginning of August we had a surprise birthday party for Grandma P  at Silver Lake by Brighton. My Mom planned a fun picnic and we enjoyed being up in the mountains for the day and seeing all the critters running around. 

Aubrie also played baseball this year and hit 2 home runs in 1 game. She has a good arm and aim too.

Bluffdale Days was the second week of August this year and the girls loved the Monster Truck show, the rodeo, and getting to ride in the parade in the fire truck with Papa.

Since Aubrie played baseball this year, she got some tickets to a Bees game so we decided to pick the "Princess night" and fireworks afterwards.

                                                      

We celebrated Papa P's 79th birthday at their home. 

This year I made a special book for Papa P with pictures and funny stories we remember of Papa as well as a list of the things he has taught us such as using Windex to clean our hands after fishing. 

Back to School

August 21 2019

1st grade Mrs Bruce

Bastian Elementary

Aubrie was most excited for 1st grade because she gets to eat lunch in the cafeteria and go to school ALL day!

Brynnley started Pre-School at Lotsa Tots with her teacher Ms. Sheena and Ms. Autumn. Brynnley was so excited to start pre-school so she can catch up to Aubrie and start reading. Brynnley has started doing the Upstart program daily that helped Aubrie learn to read and Brynn loves to do her "homework" practicing writing her name and letters. Brynnley is able to write the letter B at this time and is working on the rest of her name.

Backstreets Back Alright!!!

 When I heard that Backstreet Boys were going to go on a US Tour I bought tickets the day they went on sale in November 2018.  I previously saw them in Las Vegas a year ago and enjoyed re-living some of my favorite songs and was so excited they were coming to Utah. On August 6th, Shannon, my Mom and I attended their DNA tour at Vivint Arena (Delta Center). It was such a great show and we had good seats at 7th row up from the floor. The tickets were quite pricey but sooooo worth it. I was amazed at how good their concert was, especially since they are a lot older and all have kids, they could still sing and dance like it was still the 2000's! They are just as good as they were 26 years ago!

July Cancer Update

As of July I continue to battle daily with the side effects of cancer medications and still recovering from surgery this April. I struggle daily with chemo brain (hard to recall words and details), joint pain, fatigue and trying to adjust to a "new normal". I am currently waiting until I get approved to start a new chemotherapy injection called Faslodex and have stopped Letrozole (and have had much less knee, ankle, joint pain) but have continued Palbo. It took me quite a while to return to my exercise classes at the gym since I still struggled with fatigue and difficulty lifting much. I was really nervous when I finally returned this month but had slowly been doing the bike and lighter weights to prepare. I forgot how wonderful it feels to get a good workout in, despite it being exhausting and have continued to re-focus on clean eating and even started started taking CBD fluid.