Day two of cycle 5

I can't believe how fast this whole thing has been flyin by. I only have one more cycle after this one and then it's back to my life. My husband and I are talking about going to North Carolina in a couple months to visit my sister and her family. I hope we do end up going, I would like a nice vacation. Plus, I really miss all of them. I want to thank all those who are still praying and just started praying for my family and I. My whole family has really stepped up and has been so helpful and very supportive. But, not just my family has helped out, Many people we don't even know have been so helpful and supportive. I think that if I didn't have all this Love coming my way, This road to recovery would have been so much harder. I also want to Thank all the people who Put together the Benefit at the church and for all the supporters who came and donated. Thanks again for all of the ANGELS in my life.

With Much Love,
Tina (DeWilde) Ruiz

A new Day!

I only have two more treatments left and I'm just as scared as if they were my first treatments. I know I can do it and it will all be over and done with and I can start living my life again. I feel like eveything has been on hold for the past couple months. I'm not going to miss going to the hospital but I'm going to really miss some of the nurses that have had to put up with me. Well, I hope that everybody had a good Christmas and a very happy New Year. My and I did. I'll try and write more often it's just that I haven't been feeling soooo WELL. I wish you all the best and I'll keep you posted.

Day 18 of cycle 3

I haven't been writing because I have felt so good that I have been doing things around the house and getting out a little bit. I also have been at the doctors alot these past two weeks.My counts weren't that good last week but on monday they were better. Except, my HB counts were low so on Tuesday this week I had to sit in the hospital for six hours and get a blood transfusion. And then Wednesday I got a PET Scan. I went to the Doctors today so they could check my counts and let me know about the results, BUT they didn't have the results yet so as soon as I know something I'll post and let you all know whats goin on. The Doctor says that he is pretty sure that the scan should show that the tumors are smaller or gone all together. I have some shopping to do this weekend and if I don't get a chance to post I want to wish you all a VERY Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!! I was suppose to go back into the Hospital on monday for the fourth cycle but I asked the Doctors if I could spend X-mas at home with my babies and they said since I'm doing so well that YES I can. So I don't go back in until Saturday the 26th. Much Love to everybody I'll try to post soon. Until next time........ Bye
- Tina

day 5, cycle 3

So in about two days i'll officially be half way done with my treatment. I haven't posted in two weeks because i really haven't been feeling to well. I want to thank all of you for following my blog and praying for me. I have some good news. My next treatment was suppose to be the week of christmas , so I talk to my doctor and he is letting me be home for christmas and then I can come in on the 26th. I'm sooooooo Happy . I'll try and write more soon but until then. Much love Tina

Day 31

I can't type much and I'm sorry that it's been a week since I last wrote anything. I have been real tired and I feel like I'm going to be sick all the time. I will try to write some more maybe tommorrow I hope. I want to Thank All the people that attended and did anything to help at my benefit last friday. Much Love

Day 24

Hello there to all my followers. This morning was kinda rough. When I woke up My head and back were hurting so bad.But, the nurses gave me some pain meds and I've felt good since. I'm so happy that it is already Thursday, the week is just flyin by. I can't wait to go home. I really want to go home because the hospital changed the rules since the last time I was here and now NO ONE under 18 is aloud to visit and everybody must be healthy. Well, thats a give in. To anyone planning on going to the Benefit 2morrow night, I wish I could be there but I can't and so I want to send all of you a great big THANK-YOU.The nurses are going to come in soon and give me the rest of the chemo for this week so until next time, much love you all.

Day 22

Today is my second day in the hospital.I have already had one dosage of my chemo that I will be recieving this week. They are going to bring the next one in soon. I'm doing ok today. I've been up and walking around the room and this time I have a different view so I was looking out the window for a little while. I wish I could be outside getting fresh air. But, Thats ok when I get out of here I enjoy those little things awhole lot more.I love all the comments everybody is sending me. It brings tears to my eyes but they are happy tears. For the people sending me messages on myspace I'm sorry I haven't got back to you but the myspace is being stupid and not letting me send messages back. Much love to everybody who has been following along and been there for my family and I .

Day 19

I'm not going to type much today but I wanted everyone to know that I started losing my hair at the beginning of this week. My scalp became real tender and my hair got full of knots. So today I shaved my head. I feel so much better now that the hair is all gone. I think that I look funny, My husband says I look beautiful. I don't know..... Well I send my love and Thanks to all of you following along.

Day 17

Today wasn't that bad, I got up and picked up a couple things and of course I wasn't doing that much but then I got so tired. Just for the little while I was up and moving. It might sound weird but it fell real nice to actually get up and do something, even if it was cleaning up. Tommorrow is friday and that means that I only have three more days until I have to go back to the hospital for my second cycle. For all those who don't know, My family has organized a benefit for my family and I. There have been flyers posted around and In todays paper (Tri -city Times) there was a very nice article printed. Again I would love to Thank all those who have been praying for my family. We have much love for all of you.

day 15

Today I have been real tired, I think that the chemo the doctors gave me on friday is starting to effect me. It really sucks when you are so tired ans no amount of sleep helps you at all.I was brushing my fingers threw my hair last night and a small chunck came out. It didn't hurt at all. I thuoght that I was ready for the whole losing my hair thing but, I don't think I'll ever be ready. In less than a week I'll be back in the hospital for my second round of chemo. I'm scared to death again and I really don't want to go back to the hospital but I know what I have to do. I hope I can remain strong. With much Love Tina