Wig Style Attitude/Teaching Wed ウィッグを付けたときの心構え/水曜授業の日
When I wear colorful wigs, I found there were times I had to be careful when to wear them.
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Cancer Treatment, Perjeta, Re-approved for Me! パージェタ薬使用 再許可。命が伸びたのかもしれない、やった涙！
I am thrilled to hear that one of my cancer treatment medicines, Perjeta, has been re-approved by my insurance company for my use until Sptember!!! I am super excited about this! You may be wondering of it's significance, bear with me, I would like to share what I know, it took me three days to write this blog entry. I did not know how to shorten this. The developments of HER2 treatments have been saving so many lives and I found fascinating. Let me start with Herceptin. 日本語は英語の後に書いてあります。
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Teaching Tuesday 火曜日授業の日
In a 3 hours lecture, I walk around classroom, visiting students here and there. I give students worksheet, sometimes an individual work, or a group work. I catch some troubled students early to set their understanding straight before they get really in trouble at the end.
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Wrapping Style in Winter 冬のターバンスタイル
I did not realize how hair keeps my head so warm. After all those years with long hair I had, I feel cold in head this winter with newly growing very short hair. This wrapping style became my favorite for this season. It is warm, gives fullness and playful asymmetry design. I also like this pin (find it, it is at my forehead) I put in the front on the wrap, too. A part of it hangs down from the turban and it sways. It adds a little charm to the style. Because of the volume, my style does not speak out that I face hairless with cancer.
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Attending a Sweet 16 Birthday Party
My husband and I attended a sweet 16 birthday party in this holiday season. It was a formal black-tie dress code affair in theme of white and black. It was my very first time attending a sweet 16 birthday party. The birthday girl came out in a beautiful long red dress.
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Day27: Echocardiogram
Day 27 after my last chemotherapy. I checked myself in for echocardiogram. Target therapy of Herceptin and Perjeta, some patients develop heart problems with them. According to a nurse I spoke to when I had the treatment a week ago, if any heart issue came up with the treatments, it should be temporary. Soon after the therapy is over, the issue will go away. My heart will be monitored every a couple of months.
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Day6: after my 1st Target Therapy: Mental Stability
It has been 6 days after my target therapy. It has been a change here that I am adjusting.
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Day13: Meeting with My Reconstruction Surgeon
13 days after the last chemotherapy. I had a meeting with my reconstruction surgeon. It has been almost 4 to 5 months since I had seen him last time. I made an appointment when my oncologist told me it was time to meet with him.
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12 Days after the 6th chemotherapy. Today was the last day of my Tuesday course for the semester and I gave the final exam.
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11 Days after the 6th and the last chemotherapy. Today was the last day of my lectures, only final exams are the left undone for the semester.
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Day10: Massaging on my legs
Day 10 after the 6th and the last chemotherapy. A friend came over to do massage on my feet and legs. Kids, her kids and my son, had fun together in and outside.
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Day9: My Parents' Departure
Day 9 after the 6th chemotherapy. It was the time for my parents to go back to Japan. I am still feeling not fully recovered.
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Day8: A Happy Thanksgiving
Day 8 after my 6th and the last chemotherapy. We had a happy Thanksgiving.
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Day 6 after my 6th and last chemotherapy. I left for work without my brain, LOL.
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Day5: Teaching Monday
Day 5 after my 6th chemotherapy. I was not sure if I could commute with public transportation today as I felt so sick yesterday. My legs have tingling sensation and are very weak. My parents drove me to the closest station, which only takes 2 minutes ride. A train to the NYC, and taxi to my office. The same routine on the way back, too. I minimized my walking distance so to make sure that I will have enough energy until tomorrow's teaching.
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Day3: after 6th chemo
Day 3 after my 6th chemotherapy. I felt nauseous and needed to stay in bed. My son has been practicing for a middle school's musical, he participates as a member of chorus group. His three shows were on this weekend. He asked me to come because he really wanted me to see it (or him). I had to think about it. I was not sure how I would be. Finally, I decided to come to see it.
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