Chemotherapy Treatments

I am learning about chemotherapy...

There are many different types

of chemotheraphy treatments.

A combination of medicines that

kill cancer cells. There are

chemotherapy creams, shots,

disks put in during surgery, pills

and infusions or iv's.

Treatments can be continuous or

you can be allowed to rest a few

weeks inbetween treatments. 

Did you know that chemotheraphy

is also used to treat diseases other

than cancer like

rheumatoid arthritis and lupus?

I didn't, but today I found that out.

Rheumatoid arthritis affects over

2 million Americans the majority

being women. 

The Mayo Clinic has 6,000 plus

articles on their website concerning

chemotherapy. Pretty amazing.

Hurricane Irene is Visiting Maryland

The sound of soft rain continues to drizzle. Sometimes it is so soft I think it has stopped until I look outside. 40,000 homes in Maryland are without electricity because of fallen trees. We are fortunate as ours is on and hope it stays on all night. If it does go off I might have to make campfire coffee in the morning. The huge fir and pine trees that give so much shade in the summer I now eye warily hoping they continue to stand tall and strong. The ash and sycamore trees have strewn some branches here and there. The maples are hanging in there. The lawn is such a dark green now more like the beginning of June.

I hope everyone closer to the eye of the storm is safe.

Mixed Media Valentine Frog Girl Mushroom Art

Caps come in all sizes, shapes and colors, but these two wear the cutest caps of all. Mr. Frog has an acorn cap. You have to love the rich burnished color of acorns and they are so little, yet a mighty tree is tucked away inside. Which is exactly like Mr. Frog, small but has a mighty jump. The girl has a mushroom cap hat to shade her lovely face. She will be wise in her old age, but never weathered because of her hat. You see that is where her and myself will part camps. I will go to the weathered one and she will stay in the cute one because I love to be outside gardening.

These two share a love for caps but today they are going to share their love for chocolates, that is what best friends do, with a valentine box! This original mixed media/altered art painting is for sale on etsy today. More information here.

I've got some exciting/nerve racking news. It's rather like falling in love. You're excited and yet the butterflies are fluttering in your stomach making you feel sick. Flat on your back one minute and jumping for joy the next, saying, "How can I do this?" More soon.

Westie Oil Portrait Painting

I had to paint our sweet clean westie again! He is loving the warm weather today and drinking lots of water. After how many days of rain (which was great because I didn't have to water any of the potted perennials outside that need to go somewhere in the gardens) he can roll and run in the grass and not getting soaked and dirty.

The title of this painting is ''CHEERS.'' Westie is toasting the arrival of summer. I am happy too, but my metabolism needs to hike up a couple of gears to keep up with the greenery and garden outside. But I say "Cheers", too, just like our puppy.

Learn more about painting here.