I am back in Boston for just a quick weekend, and a few doctors visits early on in the week. But, wanted to share pictures of my two-week vacation stretching from the shores of Miami Florida to the Mountains of Kentucky. I loved every, single minute of it. And was able to spend some quality time with my absolute favorite (out of state) family and friends.
On to PA/NJ next week....!
South Beach with Chris, Alison, and Adrienne. My favorite hodgers :)
Orlando/Disney with Alecia!
Ladies of Neptune Beach Elementary
More of my favorite teachers!
My favorite kids from Neptune Beach Elementary
5th Grade Graduation!
Hiking in Kentucky with Darrel :)
As I've said, I'm only back in the bean till Tuesday -- then will be driving home for the first time since the holidays to see family and friends in Doylestown, PA. However, my quick visit packs a lot of punch. Besides starting my summer session this weekend (yes, lesley has a weekend format, during the summer - BRUTAL). I am hanging up the towel on the LBH, as my nodes have just progressed too far to continue this trial.
To some, this is sad news. My first trial has ended that means 'Plan A' is complete. However, the LBH589 extended a lot further than I had anticipated, and I was able to muster almost an entire year of some good-quality of life months on it. Monday and Tuesday I will be meeting with my oncologist team to set 'Plan B' into place. As I will be started a chemotherapy called Doxil which has already been FDA approved. This drug is suppose to have a synergetic affect (work in combination with the after effects of my last drug -- the LBH), and we are hopeful that this will beat back my disease before I enter my internship in the fall.
The Doxil is one, three hour infusion every three weeks. I will be starting this treatment on June 29th. And am crossing everything I have, that I won't be plagued with horrible side effects. But! I will have more details once I meet with my favorite people at Dana Farber this week, and drill my doctors with even more questions.
The next two weeks I will not have one single drug in my body. I can't really imagine what they even feels like after almost a straight year with the LBH in my system. I plan to live deeply and suck all the marrow out of the next two weeks as best I can. You should too! ;)
Sending Love to each and every one of you,
Bekah
4 comments:
sYaaay for vacations and seeing everyone. Let's do dinner when you're back from vaca number 2!
XO
Good to see your smiling face, B...........here's to side-effect free treatment.........<3
It was so good to see you when you came to Jacksonville. It sounds like you had a wonderful time, and how amazing that you got to see your students graduate! It sucks that you have to go with Plan B now, but if I know you, you are going to deal with whatever comes next with humor and grace.
Here's to you, beautiful!
bekah if sheer fun cod kik th shit owt of cancer it wd not have a chanse! love th pics! oh th hapy yuo radiate just rocks. it dos. i'm jus loving how yuor splashy happy gets on all of us!
th plan B sowns ok. we ar holdng yuo up and takng thees prayrs and positiv vibes and throwing thm like so mcch confetti all arownd yuo. feel the powr!
mcch love!
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