Author Archives: joniburchett

Yesterday we knocked off number seven of the twelve chemo treatments in this second half of the chemo journey. Joni continues to do well and we are grateful for your prayers. I went back and re-read a post I made the day … Continue reading →

  Many of you check in regularly to see how Joni is doing in her journey through the cancer valley. I am actually thrilled to tell you that I don’t have much to report. We are in that part of … Continue reading →

Joni uneventfully completed week number 5 of a 12 week chemo regimen. After her adverse reaction and near ER visit two weeks ago I instructed her that she was aging me and needed to stop these events. The last two weeks have been without incident. … Continue reading →

Wednesday was treatment 4 of 12 in this chemotherapy round of Joni’s treatment. The changes in how the drugs were administered seemed to help and she did not experience the scary reaction of the week before. This is a long journey. … Continue reading →

One of my favorite Saturday Night Live performers was Gildna Radner and my favorite character was Roseanne Roseannadanna. She would go on a long rant and finally Jane Curtain would get exasperated, interrupt, and ask her what that had to … Continue reading →

Joni found out today that her PLT blood levels (related to clotting) had climbed to 2.2. What that means to us is that she can stop giving herself shots in the stomach each morning. So that is a gigantic YEA! … Continue reading →

Yesterday was Chemo Day and it went well. That was number 2 of 12 consecutive weeks that Joni will be getting this regimen of Taxol and Herceptin. The effects of these treatments are nothing like the last round. Joni primary … Continue reading →

  So far the impact of this regimen of chemotherapy has not been in the same league with the A/C treatments. Joni has experienced negligible side effects from her first infusion. The only issue so far has been tiredness. There … Continue reading →

The website went down a week ago and we have been unable to keep you updated via this site. So much has happened that I decided to put this update in the form of an old movie serial. Follow this link to get the … Continue reading →

We are halfway through the chemo and the “red devil” drug is behind us. On July 19th Joni starts the second half of the chemo regimen. My analysis of the first half. Chemo sucks…Joni rocks…God is great. Joni handled the … Continue reading →