We started chemo again yesterday...which puts us back on the schedule of every day for 4 days...
then 4 weeks off....which once again avoids the holiday! Starting back up again on the 27th....
This chemo treatment doesn't have a lot of side effects...which is great...and it does seem to be making
a difference in the size of the neck tumors....the blood work is "good" according to the Doctors...I have
finally figured out what "good" means.....it means it has not taken a turn for the worse!! Because the results
are the same week after week....low white counts....low red counts...and high large cell cancer counts....
It has taken me quite a long time to finally realize that is what they mean by "good"...it always confused me
as I was not seeing anything change...so guess what....when Michael was listening to the radio with his head
set on I finally asked for the explanation....(remember he doesn't want to know to much)
I am feeling better...it took a bit...but as normal as I can get right now...still making those gifts that I started
out with a bang making....but now it has come to more of a whimper!! (LOL) I know everyone knows that
feeling...the excitement of something new....then suddenly it becomes something "old" and that magic falls off...
We play that game in a lot of areas of our lives...take things for granted that they will always be there...or we don't honor what it is that we have as totally special....We all need to do that....be aware of what is around us
every day...and marvel at the uniqueness of it...be grateful that we have it in our life...and let people know how
much they mean to us...
I am going to take the time to do that today....I am going to take the time to bring some of the magic front and center...and be thankful for all that I have....
BE WELL....
A touch of....
I don't know what! I got sick the evening of Thanksgiving...well, if I think about it...it started during the day,
as I could not bring myself to eat to much at meal time...but I was told it was DELICIOUS! And yesterday
was not much better....today...somewhat better....No one else seemed to come down with anything...which is good!
I have come to realize that when I do get under the weather it is usually just my body telling me to STOP...
SLOW DOWN...TAKE A REST! Which is what I have been doing...Sleeping...lounging...resting up...
Chemo starts again on Monday...during that extra week that they gave Michael off...I noticed that he got out of breath very easily....lost a few pounds...short term memory was really bad...and he slept more...these are usually signs of anemia for him....So it will be interesting to see what the blood results are this week...
In the meantime....Christmas boxes have been taken out of the rafters....and decorations are starting to go up...
I am doing less this year....or at least that is what I am telling myself...guess that remains to be seen!
BE WELL...
as I could not bring myself to eat to much at meal time...but I was told it was DELICIOUS! And yesterday
was not much better....today...somewhat better....No one else seemed to come down with anything...which is good!
I have come to realize that when I do get under the weather it is usually just my body telling me to STOP...
SLOW DOWN...TAKE A REST! Which is what I have been doing...Sleeping...lounging...resting up...
Chemo starts again on Monday...during that extra week that they gave Michael off...I noticed that he got out of breath very easily....lost a few pounds...short term memory was really bad...and he slept more...these are usually signs of anemia for him....So it will be interesting to see what the blood results are this week...
In the meantime....Christmas boxes have been taken out of the rafters....and decorations are starting to go up...
I am doing less this year....or at least that is what I am telling myself...guess that remains to be seen!
BE WELL...
Early Thanksgiving Blessings...
We received word today from the Oncologist that they are postponing the Chemo treatment for a week..
making the round every 28 days instead of 21 days....So this blessing allows for the Thanksgiving holiday
to be enjoyed without having chemo for the 3 days prior to it!!
We have to say that this is very happy news....as Michael is feeling pretty good...the lymph node tumors
appear to be shrinking...and another week off is welcomed...blood work will continue...
We have been doing a little Christmas shopping (I know early...early...early) but Michael is not good with
the crowds so we hope to have it done by the end of this week...this way we can settle back...put on the
Christmas music...bust open the eggnog...and ENJOY!
I am feeling a little indifferent lately....maybe it is the coming of winter...maybe it is a combination of things...
but I know it will pass...so I keep busy...and laugh as much as I can...and believe that everything works out
exactly as it is suppose to...
May we all count our blessings today!
BE WELL...
making the round every 28 days instead of 21 days....So this blessing allows for the Thanksgiving holiday
to be enjoyed without having chemo for the 3 days prior to it!!
We have to say that this is very happy news....as Michael is feeling pretty good...the lymph node tumors
appear to be shrinking...and another week off is welcomed...blood work will continue...
We have been doing a little Christmas shopping (I know early...early...early) but Michael is not good with
the crowds so we hope to have it done by the end of this week...this way we can settle back...put on the
Christmas music...bust open the eggnog...and ENJOY!
I am feeling a little indifferent lately....maybe it is the coming of winter...maybe it is a combination of things...
but I know it will pass...so I keep busy...and laugh as much as I can...and believe that everything works out
exactly as it is suppose to...
May we all count our blessings today!
BE WELL...
Happy Veteran's Day!
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Shake a hand...
Say Thank You for serving...
Honor all that have served and
All that are serving and their families!
BE WELL.
"You can't always get what you want"
"...but if you try sometimes...you just might find... you get what you need"
I was reminded of this Rolling Stone song yesterday as my grandson was having a bit of a melt down because
the store we were in did not carry something that he was looking for (remember he is 5!) Calming him down I
started singing this song...Later in the evening I thought of the situation and remembered how many times over the past several years (as we travel this path) that I have had that exact same melt down...That I could not go...or do...or have something at the exact moment that I wanted it...and that it made me so unhappy(or rather I made myself so unhappy thinking/believing that somehow I was missing something) that I did not even see all the wonderful things that I do have (the old proverb of not being able to see the forest for the trees) ...I wondered what it is that causes one to believe that the NEED for something that we don't have is greater than what is already directly within our reach....
As we rapidly approach Thanksgiving I am finding a gratitude beyond what I have felt in the past...
Perhaps it is because I am aware that I already have what I need...
Count your blessings!
BE WELL...
I was reminded of this Rolling Stone song yesterday as my grandson was having a bit of a melt down because
the store we were in did not carry something that he was looking for (remember he is 5!) Calming him down I
started singing this song...Later in the evening I thought of the situation and remembered how many times over the past several years (as we travel this path) that I have had that exact same melt down...That I could not go...or do...or have something at the exact moment that I wanted it...and that it made me so unhappy(or rather I made myself so unhappy thinking/believing that somehow I was missing something) that I did not even see all the wonderful things that I do have (the old proverb of not being able to see the forest for the trees) ...I wondered what it is that causes one to believe that the NEED for something that we don't have is greater than what is already directly within our reach....
As we rapidly approach Thanksgiving I am finding a gratitude beyond what I have felt in the past...
Perhaps it is because I am aware that I already have what I need...
Count your blessings!
BE WELL...
Quiet week...
It has been a very welcomed quiet week....Blood work was done on Monday...but we will not get the results till we go in again this Monday....but the welcomed down time has allowed me to:
A. Start to clean the basement (a virtual accumulation of 22 years of things!)
B. Have a day trip to an Art Show with my sister and friends.
C. Continue to make the gifts for the Oncology Office.
D. Get together with friends.
E. Catch up on my sleep! (Naps..naps...and more naps!)
A. Start to clean the basement (a virtual accumulation of 22 years of things!)
B. Have a day trip to an Art Show with my sister and friends.
C. Continue to make the gifts for the Oncology Office.
D. Get together with friends.
E. Catch up on my sleep! (Naps..naps...and more naps!)
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