Exciting news #1: Chemo Care Bingo Survey

Hooray! I’m sending the Chemo Care Bingo cards off to the printer next week. Wheeee! 😊 

I would LOVE your feedback on packaging before I make my final decisions. If you’ve got 3 minutes to spare for the survey, it’s here:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6GYXSNC

Meanwhile, I’m keeping busy making the greeting cards for folks who selected that Kickstarter reward. So. Much. Fun!

Exciting news #2: Good news from heart doc!

Guess what?! There’s good news on the heart front. So exciting! 

After several anxious weeks wondering what I’d learn after my recent labs and echo (and honestly, expecting to hear that my heart has enlarged even more since they don’t typically get smaller once things start to go south…) I am thrilled to report that:

1. My heart function (ejection fraction) has improved. The numbers aren’t in my chart yet and I was so excited to hear good news this morning that I forgot to ask the specifics. 😆

2. My ventricle is actually SMALLER than it was in January…by almost a centimeter (this is really good news!)

3. My kidney function is perfect.

4. Labs are all within normal range (except N-Terminal Pro Bnp for which normal range is 0 – 125 pg/mL and mine is 1,308 pg/mL. Which means I have heart failure. Oh, right! We knew that. 😉)

5. I don’t need to check back in for another 6 months… and then only for labs, device check, and clinic visit. We don’t even need to do another echo at that point.

I am over the moon with delight about this week’s news. And so grateful to Sarah for taking time off work to come with me (I was a bundle of nerves and anxiety before the appointment).

Thank you, all of you, for being the most wonderful support team a girl could want. ❤️

xoxoxox
Diana