24 Sept - Weekend Get-Away

We just got back from a really nice weekend get-away to Door County, WI! My parents are here helping us out & were able to watch the kids over the weekend. It was so nice for Sarah and I to spend this time together and Door County really welcomed us with nice weather and plenty of great things to see & do.
Sarah is doing pretty well - half way through radiation treatments and the fatigue still doesn't seem too bad. Radiation is no picnic, though - skin is very red and starting to get a bit raw. Sarah applies ointment and corn starch every few hours to help minimize skin symptoms (who would have thought corn starch would be used for that?). But as she says - well worth the benefit. As you can see, Sarah's hair also continues to fill in but it's not quite time to consider a haircut yet. :)

13 Sept

Ben had his first soccer game this past weekend and Sam had his first official school day, which is one day per week pre-school. No tears - he was happy to stay & play rather than getting anxious when mommy left! Sarah's spirits are high, but she is definitely feeling the effects of radiation therapy: sun burn on skin (just switched from Aloe to "burn cream" due to the itching) and some fatigue as well. Three more weeks of radiation and we're worried her skin will get worse, but time will tell and there are ways of treating the skin symptoms.

Labor Day at Home

Well, we had a relaxing Labor Day weekend! Stayed at home mostly (I worked around the house). For some reason we ended up catching up with quite a few people: Sarah's friend Nicole visited & stayed with us Friday, and we got to see college friends PJ and Sharon + boyfriend David on Sunday. Sarah's college friend Susana from Dallas also called, whom she hadn't talked to in some time. As for me, I traded emails with some old classmates from Germany - my 20 year highschool reunion took place last Saturday in Nuernberg, Germany. I was there in spirit even though it just wasn't practical to fly over in person with all that's been going on.
Sarah's feeling fairly well. Radiation treatments continue and today (Tuesday) she got her weekly Herceptin dose again.