Comments on: Continuing Avastin http://www.markmillermusic.org/blog/2009/10/02/continuing-avastin/ a brain tumor story. Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:59:25 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Stacey Taylor http://www.markmillermusic.org/blog/2009/10/02/continuing-avastin/comment-page-1/#comment-380 Stacey Taylor Sun, 04 Oct 2009 17:52:32 +0000 http://www.markmillermusic.org/blog/2009/10/02/continuing-avastin/#comment-380 Hey Mark, great to hear from you again. I know the feeling you get when you go into the infusion center. We have been going every 2 wks since April 1st. I look around and see some familar and new faces. But 1 things for sure, everyone is sick. I immediately say a prayer for everyone including my husband, Marc. We had a support group meeting a few weeks ago and our main topic was memory. We have 5 brain cancer patients in our group and we are all very close. We are a family. It seems everyone has short term memory loss. I personally think the radiation has a lot to do with it. But there are certainly alot of other factors. Its great you are working and that iphone is a wonderful gadget. Keegan is adorable. Thanks for the post and I look forward to the next. We are in limbo now waiting for Marc's latest MRI scan results. We have an appt on Tues w/our Neuro-Oncologist. Marc is not as anxious as I am. I have a few quotes that I posted recently on my Facebook page. "How much of human life is lost in waiting?" by Ralph Waldo Emerson and "It is strange...that the years teach us patience; that the shorter our time, the greater our capacity for waiting." by Elizabeth Taylor. Stacey - Baton Rouge, LA Hey Mark, great to hear from you again. I know the feeling you get when you go into the infusion center. We have been going every 2 wks since April 1st. I look around and see some familar and new faces. But 1 things for sure, everyone is sick. I immediately say a prayer for everyone including my husband, Marc. We had a support group meeting a few weeks ago and our main topic was memory. We have 5 brain cancer patients in our group and we are all very close. We are a family. It seems everyone has short term memory loss. I personally think the radiation has a lot to do with it. But there are certainly alot of other factors. Its great you are working and that iphone is a wonderful gadget. Keegan is adorable. Thanks for the post and I look forward to the next. We are in limbo now waiting for Marc’s latest MRI scan results. We have an appt on Tues w/our Neuro-Oncologist. Marc is not as anxious as I am.

I have a few quotes that I posted recently on my Facebook page. “How much of human life is lost in waiting?” by Ralph Waldo Emerson and “It is strange…that the years teach us patience; that the shorter our time, the greater our capacity for waiting.” by Elizabeth Taylor.

Stacey – Baton Rouge, LA

]]> By: whidbeywoman http://www.markmillermusic.org/blog/2009/10/02/continuing-avastin/comment-page-1/#comment-379 whidbeywoman Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:48:04 +0000 http://www.markmillermusic.org/blog/2009/10/02/continuing-avastin/#comment-379 Great post. Cute photo! I find it touching that you pray for others, when you have your own needs. God bless you! As for your short term memory issues, that sounds like Chemo Brain/Brain Fog to me. It is a common side effect of treatment. My husband has experienced that. Here are some suggestions: 1) Take notes. Keep a pocket size memo book on you at all times. 2) Another option is a pocket size tape recorder. You might find it easier to state your thoughts than write them. For my husband, it was the other way around. 3) To exercise your cognition, do word puzzles: crossword, word search and/or Suduko. Be sure to stop and give your brain a break...especially if you are tired or become frustrated. 4) Research what you can on short term memory loss in Cancer for more tips. I continue to enjoy your blog and wish you the best of luck! Great post. Cute photo! I find it touching that you pray for others, when you have your own needs. God bless you!
As for your short term memory issues, that sounds like Chemo Brain/Brain Fog to me. It is a common side effect of treatment. My husband has experienced that. Here are some suggestions: 1) Take notes. Keep a pocket size memo book on you at all times. 2) Another option is a pocket size tape recorder. You might find it easier to state your thoughts than write them. For my husband, it was the other way around.
3) To exercise your cognition, do word puzzles: crossword, word search and/or Suduko. Be sure to stop and give your brain a break…especially if you are tired or become frustrated.
4) Research what you can on short term memory loss in Cancer for more tips.
I continue to enjoy your blog and wish you the best of luck!

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