Lita57

Lita, praying for you this morning for strength and endurance as you go through WBR. Your attitude is so amazing and infectious - you make us feel like we all can conquer this beast! Love seeing your sweet smile in the pic - you rock, girl!

Dear Lita,

Praying for you today-May those radiant beams transform the cancer cells into healthy ones. May you feel surrounded by love and God's peace. Thanks for sharing your smile with us-I can't help but to smile back.

With you in your pocket Lita as you take on this new challenge.

Going to file my advance directive b4 I go in for whole brain rads this afternoon. Been told that some of the mets are hemorrhagic (bleeding) and the bleeding could get worse from radiation (rads inflame and can cause more swelling), so I need to have the directive on file for my own peace of mind.

Another busy day, so off I go after checking in.

Hugs,

Lita

Thinking of you Lita. Hoping all went smoothly today. So impressed with your attitude. Awesome idea for sticky notes. Def can tell you took a fall but you still look wonderful.

After my rad I took the mask home to dss. They played Spiderman for quite a while with it.

Hugs

Lita, I echo many others who initially approached this site with some trepidation, and you were the first to embrace us.

Your posts have touched me, educated me, shared your deep warmth and wisdom with me, and made me flat laugh out loud. You can turn a phrase in a story! I am so happy you did a 180 turn, and mustered what we down South call "piss and vinegar", picked up your gloves, and decided to hop back into the ring and serve it to Husband #2.

Sending you invisible rays of positivity, strength, prayers, and love, joining with so many others, as we surround you with our hearts outstretched to you.

Let someone else do the damn weeding! (I know, I know... it's so damn tempting to yank out that flagrant offender over there.)

Carrie

Lita, thinking of you so much. Know that you are surrounded by the energy of so many caring women! We hold you in our hearts and know that anyone who would wear those glasses (oy, those glasses!) has everything under control. Grace, peace, healing and love be with you as you head into this next stretch of treatment. Love and hugs also to your hurting family. I look forward to your updates.

Okay, so I had rad Tx #1 today, and I can STILL READ the street signs and post on the computer, ha ha!

Bob, the wonderful radiation tech, said I shouldn't feel any brain deficits for a while, possibly not even until the sessions are completed. Bless, his heart, his crossed his fingers in front of me and said he hoped I'd just SAIL thru this without hardly any problems. He did say I'd have hair loss, radiation burns, and some headaches which I can handle with Tylenol. (They don't want me using aspirin, Alleve or ibuprofen as it could cause even more bleeding.)

The REAL neurological deficit stuff can take weeks to develop as the radiation continues to burn away at the healthy brain cells well after the sessions are over.

Sadly, my Alzheimer's medicine wasn't ready when we went to the clinic this afternoon. Apparently, they still have to special order it even tho the Dr called it in yesterday.

They told me to take a bit more of the Decadron steroids to help with any inflammation the rads may cause, so I just cut ONE pill in half, taking 2 mgs. I NEED my sleep, ladies!

The dr also called in a Rx for Ambien for sleep, but I've heard bad things about it, so I think I'll just stick to my CBD tincture to get some sleep. I'll have to go to the MM dispensary and get some more 'cuz I'm doubling down on that. Dr. says it's perfectly okay to take CBDs because - unlike regular marijuana THCs - they're non-psychoactive and they might actually HELP protect my brain from the traumatic injury that rads cause. But I'll see what the pharmacist says when I get the Alzheimer's stuff. I don't want any weird drug interactions.

Many thanks for your continued prayers, and peace, love, and light to you all, my dear sisters.

Lita

Lita - you are amazing! Thanks for updating us. So glad your first tx went well. Hope you get some much needed rest tonight. We are here for you. Sending you love and support.

Lita - Thinking of you. You are taking such good care of yourself, doing this so intelligently under excellent care. I think you can expect good outcomes on all fronts.

>Z<

Thinking of you you Lita and so glad you checked in today. Sounds like as usual you have the bull by the horns and wrangling that 2nd husband into submission. We are all standing in your personal little corner here with best wishes, prayers and anything else you might need.

Kandy, Awesome job starting this thread!

Lita as always you amaze me. So glad today went well. You have sooooo many of us with you as you take your treatment. Hang in and keep tough!

Babs

wow lita! What a whirlwind of a few days!! I like cure-ious' recommendation for a simple life - I'm trying to adopt all of those things myself. I am sending all the positive vibes I can muster for no hemorrhagic conversion of husband number 2. We have had quite enough of him already - hes such an a$$hole.

Also praying you can keep your wits and especially your eyesight through this, so you can continue to read and appreciate how many of us are surrounding you with love peace joy and good energy. We are in your pocket, in the xrt room with you, we follow you everywhere. Just sorry we were a little late in your garden to catch you from your fall. But we won't let that happen again. Rise up. Rise up. You are a mighty woman

Lita,

I have been quietly following for months and have greatly admired you. I pray for you several times a day.

Mary