One to Go

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Second to the last treatment today. Uneventful enough that Karen napped through much of it. Sadly, it's become routine.

One of our favorite nurses was out today. He's the one last week that told Karen last week he needed her to go from Omaha to Vegas, from Little House on the Prairie to Showgirl. In other words he needed one more shirt button undone to access her port to draw blood.

About a month longer before chemo is officially done, about two weeks after the last treatment. That's about how long after each treatment before Karen feels decent again. She will likely get a white cell booster the day after the last treatment and bloodwork and a red cell booster a week after. Then a month off before 6-8 weeks of radiation. So maybe this is over for us at the end of August (just in time for Dragon*Con, oh, and hurricane season). We'll get a referral for the radio-oncologist next week perhaps. Karen is thinking she will go with someone down by USGS (likely at St. Anthony's) so she can go from work during the day. She hasn't fully decided on that yet.

At least she gets her birthday off.

Two weeks and then one more time with feeling.

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