1/9/19 Six year anniversary today!!

Today marks six years since Gabrielle was diagnosed.  At that time, the five year survival was 20% tops.  She's beaten that!  Such a strong, strong fighter.  Nobody has been fighting harder than her.  So proud of her.

I just got off the phone with the scheduler, and they have her slotted to restart the Taxol tomorrow morning.  We are really hoping and praying that it will offer some help.  I don't think it would be helpful to try an unknown drug at this time, and Taxol has improved things in the past, so we'll see.

As for how she's doing, currently she's snoozing on the couch.  She got up at 7:00, which is about three hours early for her.  Was having abdominal cramps and pain.  Was also chilled.  She headed down to the living room where she planted herself on the couch with a heating pad and her "bucky heart" which is something filled with buckwheat that she nukes to keep things warm.  She has also had a couple of pain pills.  She has not had any interest in breakfast yet.

I am happy to report that for the past couple of days, she has been pretty "with it".  Enjoys reading texts and having e-mails read to her.  She is quite shaky with her fingers, so finds it hard to answer back.  The cough is a touch better.  Small things to be thankful for.

Oh, and just for fun, I thought I would toss in a picture of Gabrielle and Renee about 20 years ago.  Here they are, standing on the deck of our hotel on Maui, where we went for one of my "business trips".