I feel good today. I had lunch with friends after a pet scan. No nausea or aches today after my first chemo session on Thursday.

I never realized there were so many wonderful people who cared about me. They seem to have come out of the woodwork to do things for my husband and me. The number of cards, emails and good wishes from all over the country have been amazing. I'm not able to work every day because of all of the appointments, but I am lucky to have a caring boss and coworkers who are picking up the slack and everything can wait until tomorrow!

The side effects from the Chemotherapy are not as bad as I was feeling they might be and hopefully that will continue. I'm able to do most things that I usually do including walking my dogs. My breast reconstruction is going well even though the final surgery for the implants are on hold now until after chemo, but I'll have some nice, perky, and larger tatas than before and my husband is certainly excited about that.

Getting ready for the hair loss. My hair feels brittle and dry and I'm waiting for the shedding to start.

All of the doctor appointments and tests, plus the first couple of days after surgery were painful.

My husband and friends.

My goals haven't changed. I have always tried to "be in the moment" and not focus on what I'm going to do next. I really do try to "smell the roses".

I can work from home or in the office and I can choose my hours based on how I feel. I am blessed!

I'm not in the office as much (for the last 5 weeks).

The flexibility. And, I have great healthcare benefits from work. I feel like it's the least I can do to show my appreciation by being a good employee.

I've only had my first treatment, so I don't know if I can give good advice on this yet.

I gave in and stayed on the couch for 2 days when I felt bad.

You did good! You have great doctors and medical care providers, family and friends and everyone on your cancer team has followed your sense of urgency to fight. Keep fighting.