No Power reminds me...

..Life goes on even if I have cancer!  On Monday morning we were getting ready to go have breakfast with friends so I could have my Leah fix (other than my girls she is absolutely adorable) and of course see Jen and Jay.  BUT all of a sudden the wind started blowing fiercely and then we heard some of the strangest noises.  There was a large crack and then the lights went out abruptly.  We heard some branches hit the roof so we started to try and look for where there might be damaged... that was when we say the tree in the back had fallen and taken out the power lines.  Keith was in the kitchen saw the explosion from the transformer on the pole in the backyard.  He said there was blue sparks shooting out of it.  With the amount of work ComEd has had to do we are pretty sure we won't have power until the weekend. :(

This has been a reminder of what is important in life and that is not the food in the fridge or freezer and it is not watching TV.  The important thing is that my family is safe and we have blessed to have Mom and Dad's house to go to so we can be more comfortable!  It has been so kind of them to put up with a house full of kids and help us out.  It works out well since I have so many appointments this week and Mom has been able to help me get the kids from camp or keep them for me when I need to be away.

I had my MUGA scan to check my heart and make sure it is strong enough to have the Herceptin as well as check if the chemo damaged my heart.  This is one scan I do not enjoy because it lasts 2 hours and it entails an IV so that I can have an injections and blood drawn.  The strangest part is that they draw my blood and then put in nuclear material to help see the blood go through my heart.  The imaging takes quite a long time and you are strapped to the table to give your arms support since there is really no space to put them.  At the end, the radiologist let me know that all looks good and that the last time I had this scan before chemo my results were 55 and this time they were 56.  I do not know what this number means but he said it was good so I can continue on this journey.

Tomorrow is another awesome day!!!!  MY DRAINS ARE COMING OUT!!!!  MY DRAINS ARE COMING OUT!!!!  MY DRAINS ARE COMING OUT!!! Do I seem excited?  Have I become so sick of these things hanging from my sides?  Yes and Yes!  This will help make me feel more normal and recover even better!

I look forward to the update tomorrow!