DAILY NANCY UPDATE #36

Greetings. 

This is the thirty-sixth in a series of DAILY NANCY UPDATES I will be posting until the amazing Nancy Neufeld Callaway is in full remission and we have kicked her leukemia on its ass. 

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BREAKING NEWS

Today is the last day of Nancy's "week off" from leukemia treatment before returning to UCLA's outpatient oncology center tomorrow for a new set of tests and treatments. She's slowly getting over her spinal puncture headaches, which she would tell you have really "pissed her off" since she felt pretty good through five rounds of chemo before them. Clearly, she's not a big fan of the stay-in-bed thing, but at least she's been able to catch up on CHOPPED and UNWRAPPED, so life could be worse. She also read that sweet potatoes kill leukemia cells-- so she's been very busy eating her weight in them. (Researchers have actually discovered that a simple hot water extract of baked sweet potato killed up to 65% of human leukemia cells in vitro.) She’s also weened her way down from 100 mg. a day of Prednisone to 20 mg, which might account for her lack of energy. But at least the Sunshiny Superwarrior Goddess has been sleeping at night. And best of all...

We got to go out for lunch today! Her new favorite place is a healthy mediterranean joint in the Valley called CAVA, where she can get a simple bowl of grilled chicken with roasted veggies. And my current fave is a poké place called SWEETFIN, which happens to be next door. So between the delicious food and the scintillating company, everyone was happy.

Appreciate your continued good thoughts and prayers for great results on her blood work and continuing treatments tomorrow. 

WE LOVE NANCY and...

ALL IS WELL!