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- 2010 (2)
- March (2)
- Probably TMI- NO DEFINITELY TMI I am finally posting pics with the hernia. Warning: Not for the sqeemish. I had a tough time getting the picture of the hernia without showing other parts (if you know what I mean). I brought ...
- Updates on Fun and Health Wow, I can't believe I haven't posted anything since mid November. Busy,busy, busy and sick, sick, sick. Okay umm where do I start. The cruise I was suppose to go on with my sister the first week ...
- March (2)
- 2009 (4)
- November (1)
- Hi Everyone - Working on another book. I haven't posted in awhile, I have been pretty sick and in quite a bit of pain. I am still wondering why I am still alive, doctors are baffled and interested. I keep thinking God is trying to tell...
- August (1)
- Back From Smoky Mountain Vacation with pics Hi all, My vacation was in a word- Awesome. If you have not been to Gatlinburg, TN I highly recommend it. My sister arranged it all. We had 18 people in a 5100 sq. ft. log home that sleeps 28 at the ...
- June (1)
- July Marks 4 Year Anniversary of Diagnosis-4 Years past my est. shelf life Hi Blog Friends, Ever wonder how much doctors really know? Before I was diagnosed I thought they were never wrong. It never even crossed my mind they could be wrong, even after watching House. ...
- January (1)
- Hi Everyone-Yes, I am still Kicking-Long Post I haven't posted anything in a long time. I have been traveling still. I plan one trip and come home and plan another. I think it helps keep me going. For Christmas, my family went to my moms in Okla...
- November (1)
- 2008 (9)
- October (2)
- Back From Mexico-Great Vacation Just got back from a great vacation. Had a great time. [[Coconuts]] The best bar in Mexico, in my never to be humble opinion. [[Coconuts2]] From front to back. Brother-in-law John, sister Sue....
- A long time between posts No, I didn't die. I am sure some of you may have been wondering since I haven't posted in a long time. I have just been working on getting my book in every store I can. On-line and reg. bookstores. ...
- August (1)
- Back From Cruise Cruise was fantastic, I posted some pictures. I can't believe how beautiful the Carribean is. I live in Florida only 7 miles from the beach but it sure isn't nearly as beautiful as Grand Cayman or Coz...
- July (1)
- My Book is Finally Available After over a year of hard work, it is finally done and available through the publisher. The book will be available on Amazon and in bookstores in about 4 weeks. I have had a lot of sleepless nights o...
- June (1)
- Home Again - For Now I was visiting my sister Sue and her family in Illinois for 2 weeks. I had a great time and I loved every minute. I saw a couple of my niece Jessica's softball games and was there for her prom. My ...
- April (1)
- More Travel I haven't posted anything for a long time. I am still working on my book. It is almost ready for the publisher. I would like to add a couple more cancer survivors stories so if you wouldn't mind m...
- February (2)
- Getting Away Again and Scan Results Hi all, Since I got laid off, I have stayed busy working on websites for a local restaurant here in Florida and a community theatre in Illinois. I am going to try to make at least a partial living d...
- Out of Work and Going Out Of My Head Hi all, I got laid off last week. The boss said it was because business was slow. I think he was afraid my husband would be laid off and I would get on his company insurance and the rates would go up...
- January (1)
- Off the Rollercoaster I haven't posted in awhile. My life has been a rollercoaster lately. My sister who is only 39 was diagnosed with cervical cancer right before Christmas after she had a hysterectomy and the tissue was...
- October (2)
- 2007 (17)
- December (1)
- I Feel Lucky I know the following is not usually the mindset of people that have cancer. You do not have to agree, it is just my opinion and I realize it is not a common one. I am just saying I choose to live lik...
- November (1)
- Back From Cruise Hi All, I always have some kind of excitement when I travel and this was no exception. When we got to the Bahamas the then tropical storm was in back of us on the way back Hurricane Noel was a day in...
- October (3)
- Happy Birthday To Me It's past midnight so it's officially my 44th birthday. There were definitely times when I thought I would not make it to see 44 but now I have. I am going on my first cruise Saturday for a week. We...
- Petscan Results -No Better No Worse The good news from the Petscan is they didn't find any additional cancer that they didn't see on the Catscan. For all the other cancer survivors out there. Do you ever get tired of all the well mea...
- The Clinical Trial Is Over -Bad scans Hi All, The Clinical Trial shots finished 10/1. They did a CT Scan, not what I wanted to hear. The spots on the previous scans that they though might be scar tissue or cysts have grown and the docto...
- July (2)
- Doing Great Hi all, Hola I am back to working full time. No side effects with the vaccine, more energy everyday. I am going to Cancun tomorrow for the first vacation in a long time. I have never been out of t...
- I am in the Clinical Trial A lot has happened in the month since I last posted something. My CT scan showed that the spot in my lung has not grown any and may not be cancer, the spot in my liver has shrunk a little and they be...
- June (2)
- No Results From Scans Yet-June 7 2007 Hi all - I made it thru the MRI for my shoulder and the CT scan with no sleep the night before. I have had so much pain in my shoulder I can't get comfortable enough to go to sleep I have only been ge...
- Busy Day Today - June 6, 2007 Today I have an MRI on my shoulder and a CT scan at Moffitt where they are also going to check on this infection on my side to see if it is closing up yet. The MRI is because I was almost feeling bac...
- May (2)
- Getting Better - May 16, 2007 I am so grateful that the huge painful bump on my side was a cyst and not a tumor. I still have a home health nurse come by every day to change the packing of the wound and the bandage. That will con...
- Large Infected Cyst - Great.. What Next? About a week ago I noticed a hard lump on my right side. I was worried it might be a tumor at first except for as far as I know they don't cause pain. I have been kind of ignoring it because I knew ...
- April (1)
- Chemo, Erbitux Reaction, Total Misery I haven't posted in awhile because I have been pretty miserable lately both physically and mentally. I started chemo again (3rd Time Around) on March 27th. Folfox 4 and Erbitux. I had a reactio...
- March (2)
- Chemo Postponed March 20 -More time to think, Yuck Warning:This 1 is kind of a downer. I am usually pretty upbeat but not right now. I am trying to mentally get ready to do the chemo thing again. Right now my brain is screaming NO!!! Don't do it agai...
- Drain Tube Removed I finally had the drain tube taken out. They did a culture and there wasn't any infection. The surgeon wasn't sure exactly what it was exactly, he said it looked like emulsified liver. It was still...
- February (3)
- Bad Week - With Pictures -Friday Febuary 17, 2007 Last Saturday I started having severe pain which I knew was a kidney stone. I had one before. They say it is as close to giving birth as a man can get and I agree except it is only on one side. Anyway...
- Updates on chemo, surgery, life Since the last post. I finished 6 mos of chemo after surgery on October 25th 2006(my birthday) I kept asking my oncologist to do a scan to make sure I was still cancer free. He said to wait until che...
- February 22nd 2006 - April 14 2006 February 22nd, 2006 Hurray,Hurray, Hello I am Donna's sister, Susan and she asked to keep everyone posted while she is under the knife. She had her surgery today and is in the hospital. The ne...
- December (1)
- 2006 (5)
- December (5)
- Surgery Wednesday - February 21st, 2006 Surgery Wednesday February 21st, 2006 I hope I can count on all of you to include me in your good thoughts and prayers on Wednesday. I swear I can feel it, ok maybe I am crazy but it seems like I...
- Surgeon Visit Yesterday- February 8th, 2006 February 8th, 2006 Hi All, Nothing but good news. The surgeon said the 2 new spots he saw on the CT Scan were only cysts. The 2 tumor spots on my liver have shrunk less than 1 cm each and were mo...
- Feeling Great This Week-November 2nd, 2005 Feeling Great This Week November 2nd, 2005 Hi everyone. Yesterday and today I have felt fantastic. I woke up early both days (which I never do) and have been very busy. I live in Palm Harbor,...
- Chemo Begins - November 1st, 2005 Chemo Begins November 1st, 2005 The first day I walk into chemo expecting a room full of men and women in their 80’s and what do I see? 1 Man not too old maybe 50ish and 9 women between mid ...
- The Beginning-Cancer, Chemo and the Future Whatever it may be My name is Donna Richno. I initially wrote this blog on iblogs.com which has since disappeared. I saved my original postings and when I get those posted, I will get into what is currently going on. ...
- December (5)
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