Quote of the Day: “Challenges are what makes life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” Joshua J. Marine
Exercise Log: Went 4.0 miles with Patti. Earlier we met up with Melissa, Lori, Sue B., Denise and Kathy E. I love this group of women! A little cooler this morning. I went another 3 miles on Stairmaster since I needed to make up some before my next chemo- tomorrow. (-1.09) Melissa brought me over a shirt that her sister’s group in Race for the Cure wore. As a preface, they love the tots at Sonic Burger so on the front the shirt says: “Save the Tots” and on the back “Check out our Tots”. I will wear it proudly!
Got a call from Lynne that always lifts my spirits. She is such a great source of information as I go to this new chemo tomorrow. Some people have an allergic reaction to it so tonight I will take 5 pills of Dexamethason. It’s a steroid and should help if needed so I don’t have a reaction to tomorrow’s infusion. One of the side effects of this drug is sleeplessness. I can’t even take NyQuil- instead of making me sleep, it keeps me awake, so I wonder what effect this amount of it will have on me. Lynne reminded me that when you take all these steroids, they give you a lot of energy but then after about 2 days, you drop.
Sam Arishita sent me such a great message: …”Individual attitude is vital to recovery!” And then “Keep Smiling!” I’m so impressed with Sam, he has the best attitude and fighting spirit. He drove a car this week- how cool! You are an inspiration! And from Pam, who Joe works with, who is going to California for the 5th anniversary of her son’s passing- what an ache to be separated from a loved one. So glad you liked the quote by Paul H. Dunn. I will be thinking about you Pam. I love getting comments on my blog. One of the greatest blessings I am realizing is how rich it is to connect with other people, both friends I have known from the past and then new friends who somehow our lives are touching because of this disease.
I am feeling the best I’ve felt since I started chemo. Food still tastes like crap but I was thinking today that I needed a project and before I haven’t felt good enough to want to take anything on. So, as I have been forced to give up many parts of my life, job especially, I started thinking about what I could do to fill the time because let’s face it without kids, the house stays very clean- well, until Maggie comes over! Housework isn’t very fulfilling if it’s the only thing you have going. So I guess I get to decide what direction I want my life to go in. I’d like to write a book, would maybe like to get my master’s, would like to work in the nutrition- exercise field. So, I guess it’s true- when one door closes another one really does open if you dare to go through!
Water Lilies on the trail- Neff’s Canyon
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