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hi @Strongwoman
I'm in limbo now, waiting to hear from the drug access advisor about funding for PARP inhibitors. It’s unnerving being without treatment for 6 weeks and counting. I still have some residual nodules after chemotherapy and I’m concerned that they will grow without any pressure from treatment. I had postponed making a social media post hoping I could say I was NED.

Fortunately, it’s easy to keep busy at this time of year with crafts, projects and gift gathering. I joined a walking group and will start an exercise program offered by the University of Waterloo. My hair is starting to grow back! I wish I could choose eyelashes over chin hairs 😄

Well, cottage week is over. Such a relaxing time. So nice to spend time with hubby away from my everyday reality! We made a 2-hour stop at my sister’s on the way home…so a 12-hour travel day by the time we got home yesterday. Puppy learned how to swim and she was so tired by the end of the day, she fell asleep with the ball still in her mouth 🤣.

@Sandi6

So glad to hear that you are eligible for a clinical trial. Which trial are you going to be participating in? Will you be staying with friends on treatment days or have you considered staying at the Princess Margaret Lodge (they have a shuttle to the hospital)?

I am going to be at PMH and PM Lodge on July 9th (with hubby) and then again on the 14th, 15th and 16th. Maybe our paths will cross and we can say Hi and chat a bit.

I hear you on wait time! The wait between last treatment and beginning of next treatment/trial is a difficult time. You just want to get on with it! Hang in there. Once you have completed all the pre-trial steps (they get the results very quickly) and they verify your eligibility criteria, you will be in treatment lickety-split!

@GloHo the short bus was a big hit! We laughed soo much when we saw that cause it's an inside joke with the hubby and I. When we first met he jokingly asked me if I took the short bus to school when I was little lol. Almost 20 yrs later we still mention the short bus. It was fun cause it was our shuttle bus to downtown

@Lorraine5845 I’m so glad to hear that you’re able to eat, even if it is hospital food! I can still remember the taste of a ghastly tuna sandwich that I managed to eat 5 days after debulking surgery. After two months, you must be willing to eat pretty much whatever they have?

@JoanEG

So true! 🤣🤣