Happy Thanksgiving!
Hello Friends-
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family! It has been a minute since my last post. I was just connected to the chemo bag and radiation began that day. Monday, December 2nd will mark the beginning of my 3rd week into treatments. It has certainly been full of ups and downs, lows and even lower, hope and immense gratitude and love. OK so for the informative side of Chemo 101 - on a scale of 1 - 10 - I say I was a 7.5. I kept a low profile the week I had the chemo bag on, I slept a lot and ate small meals. I ate alot of soft scramble eggs, toast, bananas, oatmeal and drank bone broth. Friends brought soups and cornbread. Hubby drove my back & forth to radiation every day. I felt well taken care of and loved. By the time Friday rolled around I was on top of the world. I was so excited to get that bag off of me and to take a shower without peel and stick stuck to my body. I did it! However my elation was short lived as I had to get that White Blood Cell Shot! Really?? It hurt and made me sleepy with a headache to chase so much for a celebration or even a high five. I spent all day on the couch Saturday with deep aches in my bones like a bad flu. It was cold and raining that day which did not help. I finally started to feel better Sunday only to have my mouth start to ache and my tongue felt like it was swelling and by the time Monday rolled around I had full on mouth sores all over my tongue and cheeks. WTF? I had to see Doc on Monday for blood work to make sure the shot did its job - it did! Grateful but I could barely open my mouth. Along comes Magic Mouthwash - a blessing of numbness but only for a short while. I existed off of yogurt, applesauce, smoothies, and bone broth. Lost 5 pounds like that because come Wednesday night the upset stomach kicked in and that's all she wrote all day Thanksgiving into Friday morning. I was so disappointed about Thanksgiving - I sent hubby to my besties home to eat with her family and bring me back some mashed potatoes and squash casserole and my daughters went to their cousins home for Vegetarian Thanksgiving. As I layed in bed watching Jack Ryan on Amazon feeling alone and sorry for myself with a good cry under my belt, I slept. My hubby returned later with my dinner and warmed it up for me. It smelled so good and guess what? I could eat it without cringing! It was so yummy and filling. I was so happy in that moment just to eat something warm and tasty. Afterwards, I was full and we watched Christmas Vacation which always makes me laugh! I have much to be grateful for and the funny thing is that having Cancer has begun to make me see my relationships with my God, family and friends in a whole new way. All things happen for a reason. I was forced down on my knees to acceptance and I pray not to be healed but to allow God's miracle to be as he sees fit. None of us have any control over the outcome of our cancer and the only way to get through it is to turn it over to God and pray for peace and patient. I pray for God's amazing power to heal you, body, mind and spirit, Amen...
To be continued...
I'm glad you are laying low; let your body keep up.
It sounds like friends and family are doing a wonderful job!
Big hugs