First Chemo day

Song that goes with this post- (Stand by You)

(Turn your music on sis!)

Had my first day of chemo today...was not so bad today!  My sister took me and we ended up giggling the whole time cause we were looking at stuff on www.pinterest.com on the humor section...FUNNY STUFF! 

This one cracked me up!!!!

You had me laughing so much I had to keep from peeing my pants, but that's not unusual when the two of us get the giggles!!!


 I have three more chemo treatments and hopefully they will all be like my first!

I have to go in for a shot in the morning to boost my bone marrow (something like that!)  So far feel good, hopefully the same for tomorrow!

Thanks Cindy for being there for me today...Love ya sis!

Happy Birthday Dad!

This is a change from Breast Cancer...this is for all the men we love in our life!!!!I want my Father around for a long time..especially since I've had cancer on my mind lately!

Happy Birthday today dad..I love you!!!!  Thinking of you today! (turn the music on dad!)Song that goes with post-(My Fathers Eyes)

Ps.  including my grandfather who also had a birthday this week & has been affected by this disease!  Thinking of you!

Healthy Down There: Help Your Man Have a Healthy Prostate

A number of recent studies have documented what women have known for a long time: Men hate to go to the doctor; they are less likely than women to seek out alternative health approaches for their conditions, and they are much less apt to take preventive health measures than their female counterparts.Prostate issues are ubiquitous in men older than 50. The current medical model emphasizes a PSA test, often followed by invasive diagnostic tests that can leave a man impotent or incontinent. No wonder men avoid the doctor’s office!PSA tests are not accurate. They predict cancer correctly only two percent of the time. As many as a quarter of those with active prostate cancer will have normal PSA levels. Older men are particularly vulnerable to misdiagnosis or overtreatment, as their PSA levels are higher normally.Prostate problems can be the bane of midlife and older men. Help your favorite man ease urinary tract problems (LUTS) and prevent—and even counter—prostate cancer with these simple, natural tips.
If his PSA reading is high…Blue light therapy calms the prostate and lowers PSA.

• Consuming one ounce of ground, cooked flax seeds daily for a month has been shown to reduce PSA levels by one-third.
• A low-fat diet can normalize PSA readings within 30 days.
• Consuming the carotene lycopene three-four times a week—in the form of cooked tomatoes, frozen watermelon, and pasteurized pink grapefruit juice (but not from raw foods)—reduces PSA levels.
• Drinking eight ounces of pomegranate juice daily lowered PSA levels up to 85 percent in 30 percent of men who drank it.
• Eating two servings of soy foods daily for three months can lower your PSA by 14 percent.
• If these remedies fail, try four weeks of antibiotics; this restores normal PSA levels in half of those with elevated levels.

If he is diagnosed with BPH (benign prostate hyperplasia)…Lying on a slant board with your legs up and your head down is often the simplest and most successful treatment for men with BPH.

• Homeopathic remedies can lessen urinary tract symptoms, including urgency, frequency, dribbling, and reduced flow.
• Eating a handful of pumpkin seeds daily reduces urinary problems and protects against prostate cancer too.
• Drinking one-two quarts of isoflavone-rich red clover (Trifolium pratense) infusion a week can reduce prostate swelling and pain.

If he is diagnosed with prostatitis…

• Corn silk (Zea mays) tea is a gentle but powerful anti-inflammatory for the bladder and prostate.
• Tincture of flowering cleavers (Galium aparine) is specific against swelling in the prostate or testicles.
• Consider using one or more of these herbs to help: horsetail tea, saw palmetto tincture, rye pollen capsules, or nettle root tincture.
• A dropperful of couch grass (Argopyron repens) tincture several times a day is a favorite remedy in Germany to reduce pain and stress in the prostate.
• Infusion of buchu (Barosma betulina) is said by herbalists to heal all chronic complaints of the genitourinary tract.
• Quercetin significantly improved the quality of life for two-thirds of those with prostatitis who took it daily.
• Reiki can help counter prostate pain, as can homeopathic remedies such as Pulsatilla or Sulphur.
• To help him prevent prostate cancer…
  He should eat more of these healing foods:
  
  • Cabbage family plants; four servings a week reduces risk by 50 percent.
  • Garlic and onions; three cloves of garlic, or two onions, a day reduces risk by 50 percent.
  • Fatty fish such as sardines, salmon, anchovies, and halibut; two servings a week reduces risk by 50 percent.
  • Avocados boost absorption of anticancer carotenes from your diet; aim for one or more a week.
  • Lentils and red clover infusion are two of the many hormonally active foods that lower the risk of breast and prostate cancer.
  • Brazil nuts and sunflower seeds supply lots of the anticancer mineral selenium.
  • Applesauce is tastier than onion skins; both are sources of the anticancer nutrient quercetin.
  You’ll find lots more tips, tricks, and recipes for keeping your guy healthy “down there” in my new book by the same name.
  Susun S. Weed is a best-selling author and a leading herbal medicine expert. Her new book, “Down There: Sexual and Reproductive Health, the Wise Woman Way” (Ash Tree Publishing, $29.95), presents integrative, alternative, and conventional treatment options for both men’s and women’s reproductive health. 

  • This is from another blog (http://www.crazysexylife.com/) and I thought it was a great info for men!

Chemo in two days!

Song that goes with this post- (Make my life a prayer to you) & (Healing in your hands)

Well, in two days I start CHEMO...Can't seem to get my mind off of it!!!!! 

 I have struggled with many things in my life,...making speeches in high school, my Divorce...etc! 

 Losing my hair to CHEMO...i can deal with (as long as it grows back!)

But,..CHEMO scares the crap out of me!!!!


Here are some helpful tips on dealing with CHEMO!  If you know more let me know!

1.  Eat small meals.
2.  Drink lots of water
3.  Suck on hard candy during chemo
4.  Find a good moisturizer because my face with be very dry
5.  Rinse with warm salt water, in case I get sores in my mouth
6.  Chapstick
7.  Use nailtiques on finger and toe nails
8.  Use lotion or baby oil on my head in case I lose my hair
9.  Carry barf bags...just in case
10. Write things down in case I get chemo brain....I'm in so much trouble if I get      that :/
11. Walk
12. Eat crackers first thing in morning for nausea
13. Get plenty of rest
14. Learn to say no
15. Oh...shave head before hair falls out, because it will plug your shower drain
16.  Surround yourself with things you love (I added that!)

Oh...I hope I don't get this!

Plenty of REST!

Should help your nails from Yellowing

How cute...Hello Kitty Barf Bag!  Did you know they even make designer Barf Bags?

Walking supposed to be good for you : )

Plenty of WATER... to flush that CHEMO

Just for FUN!!!

This might help every once in a while!!!!

Surround yourself with things you LOVE!!!

I shall do my BEST!!!!

Because it looked GOOD!!!  I can't help myself!

This to shall pass!!!

Red Rover on Thanksgiving

Song that goes with this post- (What a wonderful life)

Here are the pics from Thanksgiving with the kids playing "Red Rover, Red Rover" and more special moments.:)

cousin picnic on Thanks giving...how fun!

Jett & Great grandpa (Cindy & Phils grandchild)

great grand children and many more missing!!!!

cousins love...love this pic!

Tegan & Teda

(Alan & Judy son and daughter in law) Kevin & Kristen and my grand baby Tensley (9mo)

Clayton & his girlfriend Kayla

Charlotte & my little Bro Dale

Kyle home for the holidays...leaving soon for Guam! (keep in prayers)

Mike and his new grand baby...Lanie, newest member of Hoffner gang!

(6wk) Laney & Beth












Great Thanksgiving Day!

Today was Thanksgiving and what a good day it was!  Thank you Randy & Sue for opening your home and making our day special!  We Love you! 





 And Mom & Dad for all those years you did this, every day Cindy & I are always asking ...how did they do it?  Must have been LOVE that carried you thru it all or it or it was GOD that carried you !!!!  You should be put on a pedestal...our hearts are so full of LOVE for you!!  So THANKFUL!

Today was so cute, normally the family gets together to eat our Thanksgiving feast!  Then the older ones like my siblings and older nephews and nieces will play volleyball.  But this year was different, for some reason everyone from the toddlers to great great grandpa played ..."RED ROVER, RED ROVER"  It was so cute to watch!  When I get a picture I will post it!



5 year old DANE

 It was so cute yesterday, I ran into my great nephew  DANE and he said...are you Aunt Susie?  And I said  yes, I am.  He said...is your hair going to fall out?  And I said yes, honey it is and then he said the perfect thing, he said .....COOL!!!!   His answer was so simple, so easy and so awesome.!

 Definitely takes the tears away!  Kids have a way of making things so simple and carefree!  Love you sweet Dane,...you make me SMILE!  And you have the best brothers & sister...you are such a LUCKY DUCK!

This is what I hope I will look like....she has great eyes!

Two brothers & a big sister....your a lucky Duck Dane!

Thank you Clay, Camille, Pat, and my little angel grand babies Tegan & Tensley & Kelley and mom & dad and the rest of my family for making our Thanksgiving so special!




Ps.  It was good to see my LITTLE Bro and his family from Tucson! 
 Love you guys, and missed you Tyler :) 
(you missed my big hug & smooch...on your cheek of course...love ya!)

 Our Thoughts & Prayers are with you KYLE when you leave for Guam..BE SAFE!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving

 to my four members ; ) & my family & friends! 

Thankful for my Children Clayton, Camille & Pat, My grandchildren Tegan & Tensley. Thankful for Kelley and all your support and all you do! 
Thankful for all of my family!  Love you all!

THANKFUL I caught my CANCER early!

Know that things can ALWAYS  be WORSE!  Trying to stay POSITIVE!

LOVE THIS!!!!