My doctor feels that the enormous emotional shock I had in December stressed my body out so much that this chemotherapy may not have been strong enough to quell this current lupus flare. He is openly concerned about my condition and I may not have a choice but to either accept a much stronger dose of this protocol, which will increase symptoms vastly, or go through one of the two chemotherapy protocols open to me at this point--he st
In other words, as it tends to do, lupus is proving stronger than its cure. It is almost as if it mutates or something to ovverride whatever is given to try and stop
My name is Joan McMillan and this blog is, as Emily Dickinson says, "my letter to the world." I am currently working on a nonfiction book about the murder of a young woman, Asha Veil, born Joanna Dragunowicz, and her unborn daughter, Anina, on September 9, 2006. My book is meant to honor her life and illuminate the need to create a safer world for women and children.
To read an excerpt from the book, please click on the following link:
ashaveilbook.blogspot.com
An excerpt from The Pleasure Palace, my romantic comedy, can be found here:
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