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July 19, 2004

CEA

My CEA count has droped dramaticly!  I have a CT scan on August 2nd...please pray for me if you are inclined to do so.  Right now I'm on a two-week break from chemo, and I am exhausted!

Posted by Michelle Richardson at 11:57 AM | Comments (2)

July 06, 2004

Support Groups are a Wonderful Thing/God Works in Mysterious Ways

Last night I was forced to show up for work even though I was barely walking and ready to pass out from nausea and fatigue. I tried in vain to set up the bar (I work at Embassy Suites in the complimentary bar)but it was just too much to even lift a bottle. Finally I begged my boss to let me go. I felt really bad because we had a huge Elks convention and I knew it was going to be busy.

When I got home I tok a nap and felt a little better. So I decided to attend a support group with my parents. Even though I was the youngest person there, I felt like I was amoung friends. It was so good to share my feelings abut going to chemo today. Much as I hate to sound crude, there is always someone there who seems worse off than you.

The group meets on my workdays, so I do not know when I will go again. Hopefully my regular support group will start again in the fall.

BTW, I had a talk with my boss and asked him to please take me seriously the next time that I say that I am too ill to work. After all, I think that I have called in once during the last year.

Posted by Michelle Richardson at 09:24 AM | Comments (3)