Prayers for you all in this journey! Sounds like I am on a similar protocl, 3 week cycles, 4 of them total. Read a paper that says not much difference in outcome between 3 or 6 months, so check with your doctors on that! Stage 2, already had surgery to remove the tumor. I have family during the first 2 rounds, but then will be on my own as well. Find a good Naturopathic Oncologist and do some pre-chemo protocols that will help you lesson the effects. Walk or other exercise every day if you can. Oxygen flow is so important. I start tomorrow, so the unknown of how I'll react has been unsettling. Be positive, Be thankful, Be persistent in doing the very best for yourself that you can! Again, prayers for all in this journey.....