Editor's Note: NewsChannel 2 Anchor Wendy Chioji is grateful to all of the viewers who have expressed their best wishes as she wages her fight against breast cancer.

Chioji has chosen to use NewsChannel20000.com as her way of keeping the public updated on her health. New diary entries will be posted every Friday.

Hi everybody.

BREAST CANCER INFORMATION Four Steps Promote Early Detection WENDY'S DIARY Oct. 31: Ride For The Roses Oct. 24: Another Cycling Weekend Oct. 18: An Emotional Finish Oct. 17: Singin' In The Rain Oct 16: Rally In Indianapolis Oct. 15: Chilling In Arkansas Oct. 14: Monster Crosswinds Oct. 13: Tailwind To Texas Oct. 12: An Uphill Climb Oct. 11: The Race Begins Previous Diary Entries WEB LINKS Florida Hospital mammography locations Complete Guide For Breast Cancer Breast Cancer Decision Guide Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation National Breast Cancer Coalition American Cancer Society National Breast Cancer Coalition INTERACTIVE Breast Cancer Survivors: Share Your Experiences Meet Other Breast Cancer Survivors

It's been a very good week. I've been feeling stronger every day, and am doing all I can to return to whatever "normal" is.

Ever since the nausea from the chemo treatment waned, it's been fatigue that's gotten me. But this week, I got on my bike (on a bike trainer) and ran (on a treadmill) and lifted a few weights with my personal trainer, Jason. That felt great. It is discouraging, though, not to be able to go gung-ho at training, like I always have. This is a good lesson in patience and pacing.

I know I'm going to treasure my "in-between" weeks for the next few months. I never realized how much I'd come to value every day life -- nothing special or exciting -- just being able to do normal things like see a movie or shop or swim, and not be totally wiped out by them.

During those in-between weeks, though, there's a danger of getting sick, because the white blood cell count drops. I have to get a Nuepegen shot every day. That makes the bone marrow produce white blood cells.

One side effect is lower back pain, which I have, so once again, I'm taking Advil to treat the side effect of a drug that's treating a side effect. Hmmm...

As the week closes, I still have my hair, which is another thing I've always taken for granted. At the first sign of it falling out, from the chemo, I plan to shave my head. Erykah Badu did it, and she looks great!

The docs say the hair falls out in 12 to 16 days. Friday, June 9 is day 11. My wig is done and waiting for me to use at work. The jury's still out on how often I'll wear it off the air. Usually, I wear bandannas around my head during running and other stuff and I'll probably continue to do that. The hair thing is what bothers me most this week. After it's gone, I'll choose something else to obsess about.

I got the best "thank you" this week for "coming out" about my breast cancer. A cancer doc told me that several of his new patients aren't so scared about what they're going through because of this journal and stories we're running on Newschannel 2.

There are those out there saying all of this is a ratings ploy, but they just don't get it, do they? If I can make this life change easier for someone, why wouldn't I do it? You would do the same thing.

Right now, I am feeling great and strong and normal. And isn't that something?

Wendy