6 down, 2 to go

Hello,
I really should have updated you all sooner, as the last post was my whining about some of the Taxotere side effects. The taste and fingernail issues lasted about a week, from almost exactly Thursday to Thursday. Since then the taste of most foods came back and the fingernails were fine. I am starting to see a slight discoloration in my nails, just below the white line, but if I do a nice French manicure I can probably camouflage that. :-)
I had my 6th chemo treatment on Tuesday afternoon, and my mom, Sue Bomers came with me again. We chatted and I got to hear about her trip to Florida with Joanne and Dave and how proud she is of grandson Zach. We are proud of him too, and very glad that God is using the YWAM program in his life.
Again I have had no allergy type reactions to the Taxotere, but the Benadryl they gave me makes me sooo sleepy that I came home and slept from 4-8pm! Quite the nap.
Also, when I went in on May 27th for blood work my white blood cell count had dropped below some magic number and earned me a shot of Neulasta to help my bones generate more white blood cells. I received that shot today, and it is supposed to kick in between 7-10 days from now. I have prepped my food supplies with smoothie ingredients and powdered protein, in case the taste bud issue returns. Fruit juice popsicles were also recommended by a friend and colleague who weathered this store a couple years ago.
I am determined to keep my blood cell counts up this time. With school ending on Friday my biggest source of possible infectious areas will be gone and I think I can make it through the next 2 chemo treatments with the same intensity and timing.  I really want to finish in July, so I can spend time at the cottage on Lake Michigan knowing that I am done with this phase of recovery. (Prayer request item. ;-)

My other prayer request item is about life in general, my selfish inclinations to be so concerned about what I need and want. I do better at fighting this sin nature when I feel 100%. Now when I'm tired or hungry (and nothing tastes good) or having hot flashes or tired, I don't do a very good job of living selflessly. The people who have to live with me, Al, Annie and Andrew often don't get what's going on and it's partly because I don't verbalize my condition very well. I expect them to read my mind or that they approach every day like I do thinking "what is the cancer treatment going to mean today".  Pray for me that I would keep the selfishness in check and be able to verbalize what I legitimately need from my family.

Thanks again for your kindness and support and attention.