josigirl13
josigirl13's Cancer Blog
November 28, 2007
Yes, I made it out in time! They let me out of the hospital the monday before thanksgiving so I was able to spend it with my family and friends. My mouth had healed enough so that I could eat a little bit of everything. My appetite was not that great and my stomach was feeling queasy all week so I didn’t go crazy on the turkey and stuffing. I was still very tired but SO happy to be out of lockup! I am now feeling pretty good and will be back in the hospital on monday for MY LAST ROUND OF CHEMO! Hooray! I will be in from december 3 thru about the 5th or 6th. I am having high-dose Methotrexate, which is the same chemo I had in September. I was feeling pretty great in September so I plan to feel great in December. The doc says I can go back to work in February so I will be spending January trying to get my body and mind back in shape. I don’t know if I can spend a whole day in heels! It’s amazing how much leg strength and energy that takes! Well, since it is the holiday season, the season of Thanksgiving, I thought I would share a little list of things I am thankful for this year. 2007 has been a shitty year, but its amazing how many things there are to be thankful for in spite of it!
I am thankful
to be out of the hospital
to have family close enough to help take care of me
for not having to wear nylons for the last 6 months (especially in August)
for having a fantastic job and co-workers that will wait for me to get better
for having this blog that allows me to reach out and for others to reach out to me
for being forced to de-stress myself
for being reminded that I have to actually pay attention to my body
for not having to go to the dry cleaners for 6 months
for having time to cook
to have so many friends, family, acquaintances, and people I don’t even know tell me I am loved and supported
Okay, that’s enough for one posting, but I can think of dozens more reasons to be thankful this year. I hope you all had a wonderful thanksgiving and will join me in celebrating next month the end of my chemo!
Peace, love, and hope
Josi
Thanks for your support - 
I’m so sorry it’s been such a shitty year for you -I cannot even imagine what you are going through. But your strength and following your journey through your blog is an inspiration to all and a sharp hit on the head to remind us that every day is a gift. I’m thankful for that. Wishing you a quick and as simple as possible chemo treatment!
Hi Josiane,
My name is Jennifer and I’m an associate producer for the Montel Williams Show. I read your blog and am really inspired by your courage and would like to speak to you about sharing your story. Please contact me when you get a chance at j_stryker@montelshow.com. Thank you.
Jennifer
Auntie Josi –
Our mommy has told us about you and how brave you have been in these last months. She said that even when you didn’t want to be, you always worked hard to have a positive attitude about getting better. She told us that we have to be like you and count our blessings. We can’t wait to meet you and hear more stories about how you and our mom went into the ocean with your clothes on.
Love,
Evija & Laela Domanski
I’m thankful that I have you in my life.
You really are an inspiration; and apparently are now being courted by talk show producers? Nice! You may have to pass, though—I’m pretty sure Ernie won’t give you the time off to do it, if the offer presents itself ;-)
yo. I hope you have a wonderful pre-LAST ROUND weekend… raining down here today, and I am channeling you and me on couches, under blankets with periodic trips to the kitchen for mac and cheese, so thought I would give you a shout out. I am so proud of you Dude! love you.
Hey Josi! Last one, Yippeeeeeeee. P.S. If you meet Montel I will be so jealous.
Hi gals I am so happy to hear that hose of you have been contacted to appear on the Show. Let us know when you will be on the show.
Love You all.
Sherri
Hi Josi, after reading your blog I feel so sad that a young person like yourself has to journey through this barbaric disease. I will keep you in my healing prayers and wish you a happy, peace filled Christmas and New Year! Shalom, Lily
Hi Josi!
I did a search for you on Google and got this site. I’m really sorry to hear about this but you sound SO STRONG and POSITIVE! I know you’re going to kick some serious butt – you’ve always been a tough chick… so keep on fighting! I don’t really know what else to say except you sound just like the awesome girl I remember from Junior High and High School… When I think back to those days I’m remembering the day we skipped class in Ninth Grade, got busted at the Community Center, then went to your place and hung out all afternoon and got caught at some point. Not sure if you recall that, but I don’t think I skipped school again until Senior Year – that freaked me out! Then there were the days you came back in the summer and we hung out with all the skater boys… remember that? Good times – for sure. :) Anyhow – I just wanted to let you know that I’m out here – still in Minnesota (yup – never left)... I’ll be thinking of you. TAKE CARE and get through this last batch of chemo. Stay strong!
Tori Hansing
Hi Josie!
I wanted to say hi and let you know I am so glad to hear that your spirits are high. I know what it means to have a bad day but hopefully those are far and few in between. I’m still on the transplant list, waiting for a kidney but I have faith it will happen when it’s supposed to happen. You inspire me Josi!
Miss you and can’t wait to see you in February!
Catalina
I know I”m soooooooo late, but I’m SO INCREDIBLY THANKFUL FOR MY BEAUTIFUL GORGEOUS AMAZING INTELLIGENT FUNNY DETERMINED KICK-ASS FASHIONABLE WONDERFUL ALL-FUZZY-INSIDE LAZY-IN-THE-MORNING STRONG AMBITIOUS LOVING TASTEFUL BA STUCK-IN-THE-NINTIES-LIKE-EVERY-AMERICAN-IS-STUCK-IN -THEIR-HIGHSCHOOL-YEARS MUSCIALLY-INLINED COOL-CAR-DRIVING DESIRABLY-SEXY KISSABLE sister. mwwwaahhhhh
kisses
doot
yo. too late to call you back. I will tomorrow.. can’t wait to hear what is up. So few days to go…..
Hi Blog readers… just wanted to let you know I talked to our girl Josi this morning, at 8:29 a.m., the last bag of chemo was empty! She is likely to remain in the hospital for one more day, good Dr. Sayegh wants to check out her lymph nodes one more time via CT Scan.. so give her a shout out if you can today. Jo.
As promised,
In an article by Tara Mulholland, titled, “For jetés, pliés and cobblestone streets: The flat is back,†it is stated that, “while haute couture and needle heels may still form a prominent part of Paris’s fashion heritage, away from the rarefied air of the Grands Boulevards an edgily alternative cobbling tradition is creeping back into style: the flat.â€
That’s right, J-Nice. Read on . . .
In the article, Elisabeth Fourmont, an American fashion journalist who blogs out of Paris under the pseudonym La Coquette, said by e- mail, “the French look for women is a more straightforward, less ostentatious sort of pretty. Also, they like to walk very fast, so flat shoes are good for that.”
They like to walk very fast?!? Really . . . As fast as you when jaunting into the courtroom to send the latest crackhead arrestee to the bighouse? I wonder . .
The article cites Camilla Morton and the style guidebook “How to Walk in High Heels†where she advised against heels: ” ‘In Paris, walk in the road and don’t attempt picturesque cobbles,’ she wrote. ‘Avoid romantic strolls or shortcuts going across pedestrian wooden bridges, unless you intend to carry your heels, in a nonchalant way, and risk splinters.’
Avoid romantic strolls?!? Hah! I think not!
Mulholland explained, “The hazards of steep hills, the high chances of getting swept into a demonstration march and (less romantically) dog mess, all combine to make flat pumps a far safer . . . footwear option.â€
I know you can’t turn down a good old-fashioned demonstration march, especially those involving harsher penalties for those good-for-nothing crackheads you like to send to the bighouse.
And speaking of ballet flats, “The shoes themselves, still painstakingly made to support long hours of jetés and pliés, are famously as comfortable as they are beautiful, and draw in stylish bohemians in droves.â€
Ahhhh, bohemians . . . my favorite!
For the full article, see http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/10/02/reports/rflats.php?page=1#end_main
And, for your flat shoe viewing pleasure, go to http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/10/02/reports/rflats.php?page=1#end_main
I am certain you will find more than one adorable flat shoe. And, as they say, “Once you go flat, you never go back!†or was it, “Once you go flat, there’s no pain in your back� Either way, the moral of the story is: Heels are stupid anyways and were probably invented by a man.
Josi, I just got to read your latest posting since I have not had access to a computer for a few weeks….Here’s to January and 2008….for better times.
xoxoxoxoxxo
The Montel show contacted me also, but I cannot fly because of blood clots. I guess they did the show and it will air this comeing Thursday…. Dec. 13.