R3D3

Now on her 3rd day of treatment, Erica is a little fatigued today. She was able to get on the treadmill this morning for about 10 minutes, so she is happy about that. Although, yesterday she outdid herself and was able to get on the treadmill 2 times for 15 minutes each.

She was very happy to see her older brother Todd today, who came up from North Carolina to run in the Cherry Blossom Run tomorrow with his high school friend Henry. Even tired, Erica was able to give Todd a few pointers for his first 10 miler.

Erica says thank you to everyone for their continued well wishes and truly appreciates all the thoughts and prayers and postings on the blog.

Janna

R2D2

Round 2, Day 2. Erica feels good for spells (including a walk on the treadmill this morning) and feels tired and nauseous for spells (napping likely this afternoon). All in all - a good day.

At this point in this course of treatment, Erica seems to feel better in the mornings and early part of the day. If you plan to visit this weekend, please feel free to check with Judy beforehand (703 906 6118) to see if Erica is feeling up to company. Erica really appreciates and enjoys visiting with everyone, but doesn't want anyone to travel to Baltimore just to watch her sleep:)

kelly

Round 2

I just spoke briefly with Judy and Erica. Erica (and Christian) rested well at the hospital last night and Erica started her second series of treatment this morning. Erica is "super tired" and taking-up frequent napping again:) Art and Judy are with her and have reserved a local room to stay in Baltimore while she is in treatment. Christian will stay at the hospital with Erica and continue to zip back to work to handle jobs during the day. Tentatively, it looks like Erica will be in the hospital through Monday or Tuesday of next week.

kelly

The wait is over...on the road

Thankfully the wait is over. I just got a call that Erica and Christian are getting on the road to Baltimore to begin Session 2 of her biochemotherapy.

Janna

And We Wait a Little Longer

I am still waiting to begin round 2. There weren't any beds open today. I should get a call sometime mid morning tomorrow to let me know if any beds have opened up.
The good news is that I got to enjoy the good weather today. I spent time sitting outside and went on 2 long leisurely walks (with sunblock on, of course).
I will keep updating as I know more.

Erica

Just Waiting

I just wanted to let everyone know that I am awaiting a call from the hospital shift coordinator to find out if there is a bed open for me. I'm supposed to start my next round on Tuesday, but if no beds are available, then I will get bumped to Wednesday. It makes it a little hard for planning purposes, but hopefully I'll know something soon.

I just finished reading Lance Armstrong's book It's Not About the Bike, My Journey Back to Life. Skib, one of my coworkers had given me this book to read. Thanks Skib. It is a truly inspirational, honest and open book about his struggles being diagnosed, undergoing treatment, recovering from treatment and becoming a cancer survivor. Though it was difficult for me to read at times because much of it paralleled my thoughts and emotions over the past several weeks, it also captured me. I became so engaged in reading and wanting to relate and to understand his experiences. This book has also given me a sense of how treatment will be and some of the struggles I will go through as well as some of the things that I will have to work to overcome. It was a great, but emotionally tough read.
Thanks to everyone for continuing to keep me in your thoughts and prayers. I will let you know as soon as I know more about my next course of treatment.

Beautiful Day

Thanks everyone for your continued messages. I have had a great past 2 days even though I seem to have a little bit of a cold. I went for a nice walk outside today. It's absolutely gorgeous out!!! I also managed to work up the energy to go by my work today. It was so refreshing to see everyone there, and to know that so many people are behind me as I go through the next round of treatment.
I also wanted to let everyone know that not only did Christian and I have a nice anniversary, but we were able to enjoy the most delicious Tres Leches cake ever. Our dear friend Star made it for us and brought it to our house on Monday morning so we could indulge later that day.
I don't know, maybe she has a second career in baking...
Erica