Bye 2016

   2016 .....where to begin. This year has been a  blessed overwhelming exciting grateful peaceful crazy lovely year. It seems pretty confusing doesn't it?
    Well we were blessed with a beautiful baby girl this year and overwhelmed with our cancer Journey. Watching my baby girl grow and spending time with her has been very exciting. I am grateful to have such amazing family and friends in our lives that support us in our journey. I found peace with God  in this chaos which I never have felt in my life. It's crazy but overall this has been such a great year and going to finish it strong.

How was your 2016?


Thank you for being part of my Journey, God Bless. Yvette Norris

Crazy or not ?

     After the stem cell collection, my body has been aching and in the mornings it's hard for me to move😤. My hands feel like I have athritis making it difficult to close them. It takes me a good hour to get warmed up and moving. 😭 It kind of Reminds me of the Tin Man, I just need a little bit of grease to get my joints working. Squeak squeak squeak..🤖
     I have 2 more weeks till the marathon and I have so much training to do. I'm starting from scratch. Everyone thinks I am crazy 🤑and perhaps they are right, but I am done waiting to do things. This has been a goal of mine for a while . I just never had time or it wasn't the right time. You know all the excuses we give ourselves, I did them. So now or never, I am not getting any younger and health is questionable meaning not knowing what else god has in store for me, so yeah I am a bit crazy😬 you can say. So here we go..😉


Thank you for being part of my Journey, God Bless. Yvette Norris

Stem cell collection

   It's been a long time since I have posted anything.  Well let's catch up, shall we.
    Friday December 19 , I began the stem cell collection process. I had to give myself 2 shots every morning of neupegene on my stomach,  ugh. I hate needles, I don't mind getting shots but to give myself  shots was the hardest thing for me to do. The nurse who taught me was very patient, It took me about a good 10 minutes  or so it seemed like to do the first one. After day 4 I became a pro. Certified shot giver . .lol
    That day the doctor made me aware that I would feel pain in my bones and advised me to get my medicine asap. I listened and turned in my prescription  to the Pharmacy . I just didn't pick it up on time that night. It took me hours to fall sleep with the excruciating pain that night. Lesson learned😣
     On Monday my numbers were low so they pumped me with a special medicine and another two shot the next morning. Side effects of that special medicine was facial numbness. Sure enough 2 hours after the medicine kicked in  my face went numb. It reminded me of that song By the weeknd "I can't feel my face when I'm with you and I love it." I wonder if he had some of this medicine when he wrote that song..lol jk.  Yup that was my jam for the night..
     By Tuesday I was looking great and the collection began. 5 hours hooked on a machine unable to pee or move from my seat, yay how exciting. During that process you loose calcium and you begin to feel that numbness and tingling feeling all over your body ,when that happens they inject you with calcium giving you a warm sensation all over.  Methodists has such great staff. My hubby stayed by my side the whole time. He is such a great guy.
     The goal is to collect 6 million stem cells and that day we collected 8 million stem cells. Thank goodness. My body feels so weak . The rest time begins.


Thank you for being part of my Journey, God Bless. Yvette Norris

Failure

      Last Wednesday was my doctors appointment to see if I was in complete remission.  I have been so nervous for this day. Sad to say that I am still at .3 in my m protein so not a complete remission. I am not gonna lie I was a bit depressed that day. I really tought my goal was going to be met and yet disappointed settled in. Yikes, bummer... I had a cookie with my depression that afternoon and tried to get out of this rude I was beginning to sink into. It's not hard to get into that funk..
     Well, I am not in complete remission but the year is still not over. Right? I have been off chemo for 2 weeks now and I am gonna make December a hard working month to heal my body with good clean food. I know it's a high change but it's worth a shot.. I have to keep moving forward to keep my body from collapsing on me.
     Dr.D Highly recommend me doing the transplant and I know the severity of my disease. I just don't feel comfortablewith that and till I do I can't do it. I am not playing around I am just choosing a different route that I am ok with. I have to try it a certain way because that is were my heart is taking me. Till then will I be comfortable with some




Thank you for being part of my Journey, God Bless. Yvette Norris