Chemo #3 & then some!!!

I know this post is long overdue, but Beth's had several busy weeks and we were waiting for the details of her May 14th meeting before posting this - so here's the news from the last few weeks.........
Saturday, May 2nd was a wonderful day celebrating Devon's 9th birthday ice skating and it was wonderful watching Beth skate along with everyone else...
Monday, May 4th - round 3 of chemo - and the usual few days of bad headaches and horrible taste that she can't seem to shake -
Wednesday, May 6th - meeting with plastic surgeon and some unsettling news - the team is recommending radiation, something that wasn't supposed to be needed
Thursday, May 14th - meeting with the team again to discuss this "surprising news that she would now need radiation and to find out why" Beth received a lot of info to absorb including the fact that there were 6 spots..3 bigger and 3 microscopic and theyd found cancer in the front and back margins which is what the medical team is still most concerned about - hence the reason for their changing their minds and now recommending radiation... There is no way of telling whether or not the chemo will kill anything possibly left from surgery so the radiation is an extra precaution... Initially when she heard the news on May 6th - total surprise, fear - you name it... but once she met with the team, she's decided it may not be as bad as she first thought - they've told her there won't be any real big side effects - but it's every day for 6weeks and of course it won't begin until the chemo is finished...
Chemo #4 is scheduled for Monday, May 25th, then Beth will be ready to begin her weeklys, which will be taxol and herceptin. Plan is to go to the new Dana Farber Center at Milford Hospital for those - which will be so much easier than going into Boston - Yeah!!!!
Beth will meet with the doctors at the DF Center in Milford in early June to get that schedule confirmed... She's hoping to be able to get those infusion treatments towards the end of each week, so she'll have the weekend to take it easy...
Beth's spirits continue to be high - her strength and determination are an inspiration to all of us... But she's hopeful there won't be any more surprises... she's hoping those are behind her and she's anxious to get this all done so she can get on with her life...
Boys are doing wonderfully - Devon will be out of school for the summer soon and excited about summer camp and Hayden is talking like crazy and putting sentences together... how quickly they grow - and no doubt they are her saving graces...
So keep those prayers coming - they are working and as always - Beth is grateful for every ones support and best wishes...