Author Archives: warrenernst

Finding out that the Princess had cancer put a whole new meaning to living one day at a time. Our family was always pretty much in that mode but we at least directed our one day and decided how we … Continue reading →

As a caregiver please keep this in mind and that is your own piece of mind and make sure you give yourself some “me time”. I know that you will not eat as you should and may not sleep as … Continue reading →

The Princess always had her chemo on Friday afternoon in order to keep work as blemish free as possible so when we got seated and before the pre meds happened it was time to get lunch decided upon so she … Continue reading →

When you go into chemo please don’t have in your mind that it will be like the movie “The Bucket List”. You will not react the  same and the conditions are nothing like the movie. Our clinic provided comfortable recliners … Continue reading →

After a month or so with the oral chemo the progress stopped  and it was time for the clinic chemo to do it’s thing. The oral does work for some as we had a friend that made progress for about … Continue reading →

As soon as things seem to be going in a controlled sort of way a new iron comes into the fire and you have to figure out how it will fit into the family. Fluid built up in the left … Continue reading →

Now was time for me to pick the brains of the dietitians at  the clinic and find out the foods I should be cooking for the Princess. I found a cookbook that told of the things to help in different  … Continue reading →

The first stage of radiation is done and back to the doctor and chemo. Fear and the unknown are centerstage as we go and find out what is the next step. Ha, it’s going to be a oral chemo we … Continue reading →

One of the things that the Princess liked was smoothies and she often drank them before work and especially in the summer. Orange juice, yogurt, and frozen blueberries or strawberries thrown in the blender. This was great as the radiation went on … Continue reading →

Now the surgery is out of the way and the Princess’s world is getting more towards normal it’s time to conquer the cancer. Radiation would the first line of defense and it would start at the neck in the area that the … Continue reading →