Finally, it seems like I’m getting to the end of the chemo journey. Now if I don’t have to do radiation, that would mean I could finish out my surgeries and get back to regular life. The only different will be that I had to go through this whole ordeal….well, that and I think I appreciate things a little more….like my family, my wonderful husband. People say they go through life changing experiences all of the time. I never expected to go through one myself.
5th chemo went well. White blood count dipped low, down to .6, but it should be back up and I feel alright. We have been really busy helping my boss out with a house that he is trying to sell. I probably spent over 40 hours there cleaning, picking up, landscaping, or taking pictures. Since I have been having a hard time sleeping throughtout the whole chemo thing, all this work really didn’t hep. It’s almost like my adrenaline was going 24/7. Now that we are done with the house, maybe I can finally get some sleep.
I’m excited about my last chemo. Sound weird? Maybe….but it marks the end of a hard journey. People always tell me how great I look, and how I have been doing so well on chemo…..except for the baldness, everyone says that they wouldn’t even know I was sick. I actually had other cancer patients (they beat different types of cancer) ask me about my bandana, then ask how my treatments were going. I find that people who go through something similar to this are more willing to ask then people who have never been through similar experiences….its almost like I’m in some sort of disease club, and only those who have been around disease recognize the signs and try to give their support. Not that I want to be part of this type of club (no one wants to), but its nice to have the support of those who know more about what I am going through.
