Alison, I forgot to tell you how sorry I was about the lady you know from the Komen boards. That is so sad, and so very scary.
I think you know about my Sister. She just went through her second set of chemo. The first set really made her sick, and within 2 weeks was already loosing her hair. And I know you know what that feels like.
I'm so sorry to hear about your DH, and all the other stuff that life is dealing you. I hope Bruce can find something soon, or that his old job comes open again.
Take care!
Sending lots of hugs to your sister. I didn't realize she was having chemo. Tell her to hang in there, sometimes chemo seems to go on and on and on. But eventually it ends. My doctor told me I would start losing my hair after about 2 weeks. I made it to Day 13 and thought, yeah, maybe I won't lose my hair. That evening it started coming out in huge chunks. Losing hair is one of the most visible side effects of chemo. But in reality, it's probably one of the most minor. It kind of pales in comparison to nausea, fatigue, constipation, and all that other wonderful stuff that comes with chemo. My
heart goes out to her. Just tell her to try and keep a positive attitude and on those days when it just gets to be too much...remember that tomorrow will always be a better day.
I will keep her in my prayers.
Let her know if her anti-nausea drugs aren't working to ask for different ones. There are lots of different drugs and it sometimes takes a while to hit on one that works. That being said, I had a very hard time with nausea, the drugs worked, I wasn't actually vomiting. But I felt nauseated for about 3 days after each chemo and it was miserable. On my 4th chemo round they had me try Ginger Root Capsules. They can be purchased at most grocery stores with a natural/organic foods. They did the trick for me.
They cost about $10 for a bottle, compared with some of the prescription drugs like Emend that were $300 a pill.
On some of my chemo rounds I was so sick that my doctor told me to just take my Ativan pills and sleep thru most of the sickness. They gave me Ativan (an anti anxiety drug) to help me sleep, since you usually have to take steroids to prevent allergic reactions to chemo. Steroids make you wide awake, so then you need something to put you to sleep. I thought the doctor was a bit weird for telling me to take sleeping pills for nausea. But in reality, it was good to sleep thru a lot of the nausea.
I know probably more than you wanted to know. But if she's feeling really nauseated then maybe you can pass a few of these ideas along.
Cool Sarah! Thanks for sharing the pics
BTW, is it weird that when I hear the word "propane" I immediately think of Hank Hill? 
Not really weird, but you might be a Redneck.
Justin's birthday falls on the day before Easter this year, he was born on a very cold Easter Day following a spring snowstorm.
The nurse was kinda a dork.. she said "that's so nice his birthday is on Easter. You will never forget his birthday" uhhhh yeah sure
For one, why would I ever forget his birthday?
And two, Easter follows the liturgical calendar.. it's not the same date every year. Of course we smiled politely and went on our way, later to laugh our heads off.
Happy Easter Eve Birthday to Justin!
And I'm glad that you are looking into WIC, formula and pump rental is pricey stuff! 
I know we all have different things going on and different schedules....just miss the chatting. 
