Halfway Through!

I am officially halfway through my summer of chemo!  Yea!  Six weeks down, six weeks to go!  Tomorrow I have my third chemo session.

I was a little apprehensive when I first started chemotherapy. The unknown is a little unnerving at times, but now that I've gone through two sessions, I can say it hasn't been too bad.  Others going through chemo may have totally different experiences.

I take medicine at home prior to chemo for nausea, and then again through the IV at the infusion center immediately before the chemo drugs are given.  The actual IV treatment doesn't make me feel sick. Afterward I feel good for about 3 days and then I have about 2 days of feeling uncomfortable and a little tired.  From that point on, I continue to feel better until I'm pretty much back to normal for the next two weeks until my next chemo. -- I thank God for being merciful to me!  And I thank all of you who have prayed for me. Your prayers are being answered!

As I've gone through my "cancer saga" with various doctor and other medical appointments,  I've had to fill out info about my health many times. -- You know the forms, a list of 50 sickness or diseases that they want to know if you've had.  It always made me laugh a little when the doctor or nurse would say that I was in relatively good health.  I'm thinking, "Oh yeah, if it wasn't for this pesky cancer thing!"

Anyway, I think that is a contributing factor to why chemo hasn't caused many problems for me.  The more health issues an individual has, the harder chemo can be.  (At least that is what the leader of the breast cancer support group said.)

And laughter does a body good!

Proverbs 17:22  

A cheerful heart is good medicine,

but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

The other day, Josh wanted me to take him somewhere.  In days gone by I would have responded with something like, "Ok, let me put on my shoes and grab my purse and I'll be ready."   Last week when he asked, I said, "Let me grab my breast and put on my wig and I'll be ready."   And then I laughed at what I'd just said. Oh life is funny sometimes, isn't it?

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