Weekend 2/16

Had a good President's day weekend visiting with friends. I made Chicken Cacciatore with my friend Evi Saturday night and we watched Evan Almighty. Such a cute movie!


Sunday my mom took me to Karla's in Santa Ana and we attended a very informative CPR class in her neighborhood. I definitely don't want to choke anytime soon, and as the instructor reiterated again and again there is a 3% chance of survival for an adult who is choking if a febilator (spelling is wrong) is not used. Kinda major! On the upshot I hung out with her 2 1/2 year old who is adorable, and reminds me of me when I was her age. Although I think I may have been worse for a while. If the stories were told to me correctly I was beating up kids (boys & girls) who used my tire swing and time out was a break for me to catch my breath in between harassing other children. Mia's not that bad.


Then on Sunday Steph picked me up from Karlas and we went to lunch with her two children: ages 4 and almost 1. Bella's the 4 year old and just as stubborn as I was at that age, and some would say I still am. I'll never forget when she announced to the group of adults at her Mom's Bday party, "I need attention please." She's so cute! I love her and Mia's spirits! At age 1, well 1 on March 1, Logan is such a ladies man. He's so sweet!

Valentine's Day

Noureddin and I celebrated V Day yesterday since he is on his way to Spain and Morocco now. We went to a nice Italian restaurant by our house called Christy's. See picture above. We have been wanting to go there for a while. It was a cute place. I got the cheese ravioli and he got the Italian Paella with lots of fish.

I was awakened today by a phone call from a doctor's assistant in Washington DC with information needed to attain a second opinion. So I spent most of the morning preparing the box to send to them and following up on a few loose ends.

Now listening to Elton John's "Tiny Dancer" in memory of the Walsh Family Gig nights.

Mercury, Pedicures & Stroganoff

Again, not much to report.

Went to the dentist today and got one of my Mercury fillings removed and replaced with a composite and I got another new cavity filled with a composite. Will return Friday to replace the other Mercury filling. Then I'm done. If only my Cancer treatment could be so simple. Still no word on my next treatment. :-(

Then I went and got a pedicure with Ruthie and Carlee. The bottom-of-foot-massage always makes me laugh b/c I am ticklish there. Afterwards we had Beef Stroganoff at Carlees. I ate my serving and a spinach salad. I even had a few Reese's Peanut Butter cup candies to congratulate myself on eating so well and so much for dinner.

Currently listening to Britney Spears "I'm a slave for you" Even though the girl is a little loony now, her music still rocks. She even said in this song, "I know I may be young. But I have feelings too... All you people look at me like I'm a little girl. Well, Did you ever think it be okay for me to step into this world." I know many of you are closet Britney's music lovers. Poor thing needs help. I wish she had the love and support I have.

Big Move

Ruthie's leaving the LBC. I can't believe it. Though I think it's a good move and I support her in this transition. If I remember correctly, and I think I do, I think I won a bet I had with Carlee and Ruthie. I think I need to collect on that bet before Ruthie leaves. Girls, if you don't need that treatment something else would be fine for me. :-)



Ruthie, I hope that you keep up with our "book club." Ruthie, Carlee and I participated in a book club. I did as much as purchase the book for both Ruthie and I, online. And Carlee read the whole book. Now it's a movie so it's a good thing that I didn't read it! J/K




We also enjoy watching the character "Penelope" on SNL. I looked for a video clip of her super funny character, but I couldn't find one. So an image will have to do to refresh your memory.







Now listening to Alicia Keys "No One" and remembering how Ruthie and I saw her perform in the VMA's on my new (at the time) TV. I didn't set the screen size right so everyone looked stretched out and big. We were commenting on her outfit and asking why she would wear such an outfit when she gained so much weight. Then these skinny dancers came out and they too looked large, that's when Ruthie said "Wait a minute. Let me see your remote." She changed it to normal and everything looked good again. Ruthie, I can't think of this song without thinking of you! Remember what Alicia says, "Everything's gonna be alright, No One, No One ...." Here's a You Tube video URL of Alicia performing this on the VMAs, I couldn't figure out how to add the video clip.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_cTh1-t47Q

Today

I'm going to be one of those annoying bloggers that write even though they have nothing to say. I wore a cute purple sweater dress over jeans today. I laughed b/c in college Nichole's friend Debbie came home from Europe and sported that same style. I have to admit that I look really cute. I've never been so small. The circumstances for my weight loss suck, but I do admit that I look good right now. See picture and determine for yourself.

I spent most of the weekend and all of today calling my oncologists and faxing the doctors etc. I realized today that one doctor didn't fax my paper to the right home number, my fault, that's why I never got it. oops! He doesn't need to know the details. I'm still waiting to hear back from the UCLA doctor. I got the PET scan report but it was too technical for my understanding. I emailed him and thanked him and asked for clarification. Still looking for a clinical trial, but I found some leads thanks to my research team.

Currently listening to Pat Benatar's "We Belong" in memory of you Lana.

Good Bday

I had a good 28th Bday on Jan 28. The weekend prior I went to lunch with some friends and then the girls went to see a Chic Flick - Katherine's Heigl's 27 Dresses. It was so cute! Afterwards we went to Newport Coast and spent the night with my BF from HS and her family. Her husband just installed a 100 inch TV ( projector/TV combo) so most of Sunday was spent watching movies. My favorite was The Namesake. Then on my real B-Day my mom took me to the Dentist for a consultation to get my Mercury fillings removed. Fun, huh! And that evening I took a little nap and Noureddin made dinner. I was craving Z Pizza and salad so I ordered pepperoni , pineapple and black olives pizza and a pear and gorgonzola salad. I thought that the pork based pepperoni would scare away Noureddin and his Muslim compatriots, but it didn't. Our Moroccan friends and their wives came over a little later in the evening and brought cake and gifts. It was a nice B-Day.

lost password

Sorry I haven't written in a while. Truth is I couldn't remember my email and password combo. I have so many different passwords and this website made me create another email account with Gmail. Things haven't been great, but they could be worse. The November MRI showed No change so I continued with the Chemo protocol. I was wasting away: no appetite & extreme fatigue, so my Dad and step mom sent me to Sterling Heights, Michigan for some alternative treatment by a Ki Master. I went 2 different times and then some of the master's students came to my home to treat me when I returned to LB. It worked really well and I was able to finish the 2nd round of Chemo. Unfortunately the latest MRI on Jan 22 showed a new baby tumor and again no reduction of the big tumor. So I have now stopped chemo through KP and am being considered for Clinical Trials. I get a PET Scan today which should show more of the anatomy of the new tumor. Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's were good. Though with this looming over my shoulders I hardly feel like celebrating.