Well, Boonsboro Days went even better than expected. Had the opportunity to meet a lot of people, get feedback on my work and, of course, sell jewelry. Next up is the Fall Folliage Festival in Jim Thorpe, PA (October 13 & 14th).
Had to take a few days off after the show to relax and recover + I had what I thought was to be my last chemo treament last week (for ITP, not cancer). Didn't get the chemo, just a lot of bad news. It appears that the chemo is no longer working, and my platelet count had dropped quite a bit. On top of that, my white blood cell count was down, while some other cells were up. What does this mean? Well, we're going to find out. First off, I'm scheduled to get a bone marrow test in a week and a half to see if there is a problem with my platelet production and to screen for lymphoma and luekemia (yikes!). It will take me 2 weeks to get these test results back, and from there we can plan our course of action.
This was a lot to process, especially since my Dr is recomending that I seriously consider a spleenectomy which only has a 50- 60% chance of actually working. So, I took a few more days off to process all of this and to do a little research on my treatment options. The good thing is that I feel that I now have a much clearer head about all of this, and fell that I am now ready to shift my focus back onto my jewelry.
I have just gotten in some new beads that I am very excitied about and have some design ideas that I just can't wait to get started on. The JET (Jewelry on Etsy Street Team) Holiday Sale is coming up soon, and I plan on having loads of new pieces in the shop in time for the sale.
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