Hey all,
I have a contest on my blog for people who are doing chemo. I was doing research on BPA-free water bottles and came across this company, Aqua Delight,
http://www.delightwater.com that is selling water that is supposed to help with that metallic taste you get with chemo. I'm done with chemo (for now
) and don't know if it works, but it can't hurt. We all know how important drinking water during chemo is.
I contacted the company to find out more - they are really nice. They agreed to run a contest on my blog and give away a case of this water. I am really hoping somebody with cancer or who is on chemo can win. Even if you aren't in active treatment, maybe you can take it to your onc's office and give it to somebody who is.
There is nothing in it for me - I was just amazed that there was a product like this out there and I'd never heard of it and knew my blog readers would be interested.
If you want to win just comment on my blog (you may do so anonymously) and also like the company on facebook. I'll draw names out of a hat and pick a winner. Let your friends doing chemo know too.
I ran a contest for Cheryl Crow's new cookbook for cancer patients and a non-cancer patient won it, so I really want to make sure this win goes to somebody who actually needs it. I can't control who I choose so I want to flood the contest with the people it should go to.
Thanks all.
Oh, my blog is here:
http://www.budoctorihatepink.com/11/...t-contest.html.
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08/17/09 Dx'd.
Multifocal/multicentric IDC, largest 3.4 cm, associated ADH, LCIS, DCIS
HER2+ ER+/PR- Grade 3, Node Negative
10/20/2009: Right mastectomy, reconstruction with TE
12/02/2009: Six rounds TCH, switched to Taxol halfway through due to neuropathy
03/31/2010: Finished chemo
05/01/2010: Began tamoxifen, the worst drug ever
11/18/2010: Reconstruction completed
12/02/2010: Finished herceptin
05/21/2011: Liver Mets. Quit Tamoxifen
06/22/2011: Navelbine/Zometa/Herceptin
10/03/2011: Liver Resection, left lobe. Microwave ablation, right lobe - going for cure!
11/26/2011: C-Diff Superbug Infection, "worst case doctor had seen in 20 years"
03/28/2012: Progression in ablated section of the liver - no more cure. Started Abraxane, continue herceptin/zometa
10/10/2012: Progression continues, started Halaven, along with herceptin and zometa.
01/15/2013: Progression continues, started Gemzar and Perjeta, an unusual combo, continuing with herceptin and zometa
03/13/2013: Quit Gemzar, body just won't handle it. Staying on herceptin, zometa and perjeta.
04/03/2013: CT shows 50% regression in tumor, so am starting back on Gemzar with dose reduction, staying with perjeta/herceptin/zometa. Can't argue with success!
05/09/2013: Discussing SBRT with Radiology due to inability of bone marrow to recover from chemo.
06/07/2013: Fiducial placement for SBRT
07/03/2013: Chemo discontinued, on Perjeta, Herceptin and Zometa alone
07/25/2013: SBRT (gamma knife) begins
08/01/2013: SBRT completed
08/15/2013: STABLE! continuing with Perjeta, Herceptin, Zometa
06/18/2014: ***** NED!!!!***** continuing with Perjeta, Herceptin, Zometa
01/29/2014: Still NED. continuing with Perjeta, Herceptin. Zometa lowered to every 3 months instead of monthly.
11/08/2015: Progression throughout abdomen and lungs. Started TDM-1, aka Kadcyla. Other meds discontinued. Remission was nice while it lasted.
5/27/18: Stable. Kadcyla put me right back in the barn. I have two teeny spots on my lungs that are metabolically inactive, and liver is clean.
I’m beating this MFer. I was 51 when this started and had two kids, 22 and 12. Now I’m 60. My oldest got married and trying to start s family. My youngesg graduates from Caltech this June. My stepdaughter gave me grandkids. Life is fantastic.
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