Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy

Wow! Has it really been two weeks since I blogged? I wrote a couple of drafts but never finished them, and I guess the info would be sadly out of date now.

Here's the main news: I AM FEELING GREAT!

After the complications with my third treatment, my dose was lowered for this past treatment. I was sick as usual beginning Thursday night (24 hours after the end of treatment). I threw up Friday morning as soon as I sat up in bed, so I took some nausea medicine which seemed help some. On Friday evening, I convinced Don and Josiah to go to movies without me while I relaxed at the apartment. They reluctantly agreed, but they wanted to get me a babysitter. A babysitter! I finally wriggled out of that one when I promised to call his neighbor if I needed anything. And yes, everything was fine while they were gone. I watched television and dozed.

Speaking of sleep, after chemo I am exhausted and just want to lie around. One night, I overheard Josiah telling Don, "Hey, Dad, after you put Mom to bed you and I will watch a movie." Whoa ... when did those tables turn? It seems like just yesterday I was singing Josiah to sleep, and now he's sending me to bed early.

I was so-so on Sunday for the trip home, still sick on Monday, then on Tuesday I realized I was feeling better. I waited for a couple of days for "the other shoe to drop", and then decided to start enjoying myself while it lasted.

So far, so good! I've been doing things that I haven't done in ages, like driving, going to church, going to the movies, cleaning the house (sad, but true), and just enjoying each and every moment of every day.

I will have CT scans on November 4th to see if the chemo is still working. And then there will be tough decisions to make when I get back to California. But all of that is for another day. Right now, I am going to concentrate on living!

:-) Sharon