Ding, ding, ding! Round Two! Metisha has her second round of chemo on Friday. She likes to think of chemo as Pac-Man; its racing around her body gobbling up all the cancer cells as fast as it can! On Friday they will give her even meaner Pac-Mans to specifically attack the liver cancer cells. Because these Pac-Mans are so mean, they can make her very sick and create mouth sores so she has to keep ice chips in her mouth while they inject the new Pac-Mans. Burr!
Her hair started to fall out last Wednesday which has definitely been tough. I can’t imagine any woman would handle baldness well, but Tish is already starting to smile again! She says she looks like Uncle Fester but she does have three different hair styles to pick from every morning which is kind of fun. I did think of three positives to losing your hair to chemo:
3. Chick fight advantage – no hair to be pulled.
2. More aerodynamic when running.
1. Small chance of a friend copying your new look!
I do have to say I feel a little stupid now that her hair feel out; I got her a fancy blow dryer for Christmas!
All in all, Tisha is still doing very well and continues to keep amazingly high spirits! We still laugh more than we cry and believe daily in God’s total and complete healing! We did receive good news. The high Hillbilly count that showed up during her first round of chemo is the result of a common liver disorder. The disorder is not serious and will not cause any problems with chemo. Praise God! Pray for Metisha as she goes for her second chemo treatment. Pray that God will protect her from all the side effects and that the chemo will completely remove all cancer cells from her body. Go Pac-Man!
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Hi Metisha! I haven't talked to you in forever but I wanted to email you and say hello. I'm sorry for what you're going through but I can't think of a stronger person to go at this. I will continue to check the blog,pray for you,and cheer you on. My mom and dad said to tell you "hi" and that they are thinking of you as well. I hope to talk to you soon!
Andi (Mendell) Krittenbrink
Hey girl,
Just wanted to let you know that i am with you in spirit and think of you daily as you struggle to overcome this. You are one of the strongest people i know and i applaud you for taking on this with such dignity.!..
you hang in there and keep fighting!
marlena (elliott) Johnson
Bald is beautiful, sweetheart! Metisha, you're doing awesome! you keep up your strong spirit and your passion to LIVE!!!
Metisha,
All I have to say is "GO PAC MAN, GO"
Love and prayers,
Aunt Shannon
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