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Hello Everyone,


I just wanted to give you a quick update on how things are going. I just got back from my 5th visit to the Mayo clinic. This visit was long and very tiring. Rochester, Minnesota where the Mayo clinic is located is not exactly a "happening town" , the majority of the people who live in the city are employees of the clinic and most of the land in the city is owned by the clinic. The grounds are very well taken care of, no garbage and beautiful flowers, no employees smoking outside the front of the hospital!

The Mayo Clinic is remarkable, it looks more like a 5 star hotel than a hospital, you do not have to wait for appointments. Even though I am going through this terrible ordeal, in a while I feel like I am very fortunate to have the wonderful treatment that I am getting at the clinic.

The summer was extremely rough, everyday I take 2 chemo pills. I am still trying to work full time. The medication decreases my appetite, makes me nauseas and upsets my stomach. Towards the end of August I was getting more tired and started to develop sores in my mouth, I couldn't even drink a cup of tea, to those who know me, tea is my lifeline!

Fortunately we were going to the Mayo clinic the following week. While I was at the Clinic I had a MRI (I am still waiting for the results), a heart test and blood work. All of the tests were fine. The Dr. decided to decrease my medication for a month and we will go from there.

Thanks so much for all your support and I promise keep you updated.

Take care,

Lisa