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	<title>Theresa Mayhew</title>
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	<description>Thriving In Spite of Cancer</description>
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		<title>One Week Post Radiation Treatment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For some reason I thought the pain and low energy I feel from the radiation treatment would suddenly disappear with the last session. Boy, was I wrong. Ok, I knew it wouldn&#8217;t go away overnight, but I was really hoping it would go away within a few days. 
I&#8217;ve felt worse the last few days [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://theresamayhew.com/one-week-post-radiation-treatment/</link>
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		<title>I&#8217;m Doing The Happy Dance!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Won&#8217;t you join me in doing the happy dance?

Today was the last day of radiation treatment . . . yahoo, yay, and yip, yip, yippee!!! (Can you tell I&#8217;m excited?)
It means my butt will now heal and I can eventually get back to a normal routine and just being more of who I am.
There are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://theresamayhew.com/im-doing-the-happy-dance/</link>
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		<title>Not-So-Random Acts of Kindness</title>
		<description><![CDATA[God&#8217;s love manifests in infinite ways and it&#8217;s up to us to recognize it in our own lives.
During my illness and treatment for anal cancer that love has shown up as not-so-random acts of kindness committed by not only my friends and family, but also total strangers. I say &#8220;not-so-random&#8221; because I know that we [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://theresamayhew.com/not-so-random-acts-of-kindness/</link>
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		<title>End Of Cancer Treatment Is In Sight</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My cancer treatment is coming to an end next week. I have four more sessions of radiation and should be concluding it on Thursday. Yay! I can&#8217;t wait to start eating fresh vegetables and fruit and getting some exercise.
The radiation staff at the hospital I go to for treatment has been very supportive. I&#8217;ve been [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://theresamayhew.com/end-of-cancer-treatment-is-in-sight/</link>
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		<title>Stress Reduction Program That&#8217;s Helping Me Heal</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday I had my weekly blood draw to determine how my immune system is doing. Much to the amazement of my doctor my platelet count was within a normal range. Last week it had been dangerously low. In fact, they were going to start me on shots to increase the platelet count if it hadn&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://theresamayhew.com/stress-reduction-program-thats-helping-me-heal/</link>
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		<title>Radiation: Getting Over the Burn</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, it&#8217;s been a few weeks since I last posted. This is due to not being able to sit for very long.
I&#8217;ve had about three weeks off from radiation treatment to allow my skin to heal. I won&#8217;t go into the unpleasantries, but suffice it to say it&#8217;s like receiving a severe burn where your [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://theresamayhew.com/radiation-getting-over-the-burn/</link>
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		<title>Chemo &#8211; Round 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday was the beginning of the second round of chemo. I have the 24/7 home pump version and get it removed on Friday. Using earplugs at night helps to block out the every 30 second hum of the pump. Maybe some of you who have had this don&#8217;t pay attention to it, but it can [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://theresamayhew.com/chemo-round-2/</link>
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		<title>Rachael Ray: One of My Favorite Daytime Shows</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of my favorite daytime shows is Rachael Ray. She seems like a down to earth kind of gal who&#8217;d make a great next door neighbor. I love how easy her recipes are and have incorporated several of them into our daily menu.
My Version Of Rachael Ray&#8217;s  Onion Soup 
Last night I made  Onion Soup. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://theresamayhew.com/rachael-ray-one-of-my-favorite-daytime-shows/</link>
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		<title>Side Effects of Chemo and Radiation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So far I&#8217;ve finished eleven radiation treatments (out of 30) and one week of continuous chemo. The side effects of chemo and radiation are catching up with me now.
Losing My Hair
This morning I was running my fingers through my wet hair and came back with a handful of short salt and pepper hair in my [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://theresamayhew.com/side-effects-of-chemo-and-radiation/</link>
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		<title>Anal Cancer Symptoms</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My symptoms included occasional blood in the stool and  anal itching. Had I been more aware that these are symptoms of anal cancer I would have gone to the doctor much sooner than I did. As it happens, the tumor was already 3 cm. I don&#8217;t know if the treatment protocol would have been different [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://theresamayhew.com/anal-cancer-symptoms/</link>
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