My LMS adventure

I live in a community that allows up to 2 cats or dogs (or one of each) under 35 pounds. I had a cat let him in and out, when I was very sick, I missed letting him in when he wanted in…. he wandered off, was captured by a sweet little old lady (or the animal control, but I watched their website, my cat never appeared). I have terminal uterine leiomyosarcoma. I feel good right now, I’m on a maintenance dose of chemotherapy. It will work (per the clinical trials) about 6 to 9 months. Then I’ve got clinical trials as a possibility.-- let’s say 6 months. My roommate is wanting a dog… a fairly big dog… bumping the 35 pound limit. I’ve been looking at Craigslist, the Humane Society and several rescues. If I got a dachshund, my mother would take it after I am gone. If I got a bigger dog (or even a Fox Terrier, which I’ve owned before) The best animal for me is not the best animal for roommate. I've got friends, etc. who might take a small dog, or if the dog is elderly, it may pass bef...

The short version of Schroedinger's cat experiment (note: only hypothetical cats were theoretically harmed with this experiment) Schrödinger's cat: a cat, a flask of poison, and a radioactive source are placed in a sealed box. If an internal monitor detects radioactivity (i.e. a single atom decaying), the flask is shattered, releasing the poison that kills the cat. The Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics implies that after a while, the cat is simultaneously alive and dead. Yet, when one looks in the box, one sees the cat either alive or dead, not both alive and dead. This poses the question of when exactly quantum superposition ends and reality collapses into one possibility or the other. (from Wikipedia.) This is what I'm NOT thinking about while I was on chemo. I don't know if the tumor is alive and growing or dying and decaying. I don't want to second guess... I tried it for a while.. it was torture. If I feel bad does that mean the tumor ...

I visited the oncologist on June 1. --Actually, I saw an ARNP (advanced practice nurse).... I'll be starting chemo again Monday, the 8th. So until then, I've got another week to feel good. I know, there's a downside. IF the chemo has been winning the war against the LMS (leiomyosarcoma), then this has been a time for the cancer to grow. On the other hand, since we won't know until the MRI, ... which, at earliest, will be late July. I'm assuming the chemo is doing well. That the cancer is reeling from the chemical warfare. Meanwhile, I'm knitting a lot. Finished a pink lace scarf, am still working on a cream colored scarf, a chocolate brown shawl and a brightly colored knit-a-long (KAL) Most of these will be holiday gifts for my friends/family in Indiana. This is the chocolate shawl. The cream scarf (old shale stitch) x This is the knit-a-long scarf.... Pretty colors, yes? This is my furry roommate. He's been quite happy I've been...