Hi friends & family--

I don't have so much to say this post, but I don't want anyone to worry, so I am giving this little update.  My last three infusions were canceled due to low white blood cell  (WBC) counts,  some interesting stomach issues (resulting in a trip to the ER), and now severe sciatica.  The good news is that I feel so  NORMAL at the moment, aside from the sciatica, since I have not had any chemo for awhile :)  My next treatment (chemo #3) is scheduled for sometime next week, although I think I want to get to the bottom of the sciatica issue before I do more chemo--so I am not sure if it will be next week.  Although I want treatment to move along, I'm trusting that my body knows exactly what it needs to allow complete healing.  Meanwhile I am keeping up with the alternative medicine--ayurveda and acupuncture.

Cecilia was here for the long Memorial Day weekend.  She has flown the Sacramento--San Diego route so many times she is going to be in the platinum club.  When she visits, she brings us all such a lift with the lightness of her being and her joyful, playful spirit.  The four of us had a wonderful, loving, homey time and the house was full of peals of laughter and great food aromas.  All of us are learning more and more about the power of pure unconditional love, the most important anti-cancer ingredient in any recipe.

                            Cecilia's AMAZING homemade pizza with her original beet sauce--YUM!

Nicolette left on Thursday for Austin after her extended stay.  I don't know what I would have done without her these few months and I will miss her TERRIBLY.  She has taught me so much (..."teach your parents well...") --from yoga poses to awesome nutrition to many concoctions for the juicer and vitamix.....and so much more than words can express here.  We spent hours just talking and laughing and learning more about the universe of each other.  And Pat was so grateful too, for her presence, that he could play a round of golf and have a guilt-free break (maybe sneak in a hotdog), knowing that I was in great hands.  Honey, I know it was an amazing sacrifice for you to be here all this time, to put your whole life on hold for me---and I know that you don't feel that way at all, which makes it even more amazing.

I'll close this post with a recommendation to listen to this great "Ted Talk" on the amazing power of our minds to heal our bodies.  My favorite thing about this video is that it is presented by an MD.  I hope it gets viewed by many many doctors and health care professionals.  I am sure they are all ready for something truly positive to happen in the western health care world.  Baby steps are welcome!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWQfe__fNbs&feature=player_detailpage

Pat and I appreciate all the continued positive thoughts and prayers and we send them all your way as well to keep up this holy circle of health and happiness......Love you all tons!

xoxo
coco