tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994336640653689680.post3903259267638330201..comments2023-11-15T23:03:26.237-05:00Comments on Adventures With My Enemy Melanoma: The Last 6 Months...Picture TellingChelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03983041684417338248noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994336640653689680.post-79021020979207122262011-08-26T12:05:45.452-04:002011-08-26T12:05:45.452-04:00Chelsea, where did you get all that strength from ...Chelsea, where did you get all that strength from ? you're indestructible !!!Sisico72https://www.blogger.com/profile/08064554508690154506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994336640653689680.post-42831967106853225792011-07-11T23:41:18.256-04:002011-07-11T23:41:18.256-04:00Hey Chelsea, I wanted to mention something else. ...Hey Chelsea, I wanted to mention something else. My 9-year-old daughter loves Cake Boss even more than me. She looks forward to Mondays more than anyone should. Before tonight's repeat episode at 8:00, I told her that I knew someone that had their picture taken with Buddy. I logged into your blog and scrolled down to the photo and she was delighted. Then she asked "what are all those other photos?" I explained your story and she asked to see the other pics. I told her that some of the photos were pretty serious (she gets upset easily) but she wanted to see. I told her your story as I showed the photos and she stopped me and said, unprovoked, "Daddy, I want to use sunscreen every day!"<br /><br />Of course, MY daughter's going to use it anyway (lol)...but this goes to show, Chelsea how your posts do have a positive impact. Keep it up!<br /><br />Now if only you'd compete on "Wipe-Out" and then maybe her twin brother would pay attention...lol.Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599030218893321329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994336640653689680.post-1129046935396377962011-07-11T21:22:30.505-04:002011-07-11T21:22:30.505-04:00You were so smart to document everything -- the go...You were so smart to document everything -- the good, bad and ugly. Thank you for sharing and all my best as you hit this 6 month milestone!!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18056293502544777703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994336640653689680.post-45556725436442886672011-07-11T12:08:30.256-04:002011-07-11T12:08:30.256-04:00OMG! You met the Cake Boss? SO COOL! :)
But on...OMG! You met the Cake Boss? SO COOL! :)<br /><br />But on a serious note (although I was serious about my Cake Boss excitement)...this is a great posting to document your journey. It's always very powerful to share the ugly, Frankenstein photos because people just don;t understand what's involved with "simply cutting it out."<br /><br />Thank you for your continued sharing, and congrats for your success after 6 months!<br /><br />(Wow...Chelsea met Buddy)Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599030218893321329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994336640653689680.post-24233241066584664452011-07-11T01:55:25.009-04:002011-07-11T01:55:25.009-04:00Wow... seeing it all laid out like that is really ...Wow... seeing it all laid out like that is really powerful Chelsea.<br /><br />It's odd isn't it?. For me, the time since diagnosis seems like both the longest and the shortest periods of my life. You look back and say "jeez... it's only been 6 months?!! It seems like forever..." and then in the next moment you really can't believe that 6 months have already passed...<br /><br />I'm at almost a year and a half now. I don't look back and count it or anything but when you've got scans scheduled every 6 months, it's kind of like a clock... tick, it's February, time for a scan... tock, it's August, time for a scan...<br /><br />Assuming you stay NED, you're approaching a point where things are going to loosen up quite a bit. I remember "celebrating" my 100th scheduled appointment at somewhere around 9 or 10 months. This year my goal was to keep it down to an average of around 1 a month though and I'm pretty close to making that a reality (June was Onc followup, July is skin check, August is scan month). That's a pace where you can actually carry on a relatively normal life.<br /><br />You're almost there... a few more hoops to jump through and you just might find yourself in a situation where you're able to forget about this crappy disease long enough to actually feel pretty darn normal.<br /><br />All my love to you Chelsea.<br /><br />---<br />TimTimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05669062810181801599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994336640653689680.post-10739446728142577762011-07-10T18:10:22.681-04:002011-07-10T18:10:22.681-04:006 months out!!!! YEAH! You are doing it! NED ri...6 months out!!!! YEAH! You are doing it! NED right? Way to go....be glad you took pictures. I didn't.Ranisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12184768980493758324noreply@blogger.com