Round 3 ;Day 2

Yesterday I started my third round of Chemo. It was still hard for me to get out of bed and go to it. I finally decided to get up and clean the barn and care for the animals. That helped to calm me and then I came inside to clean up. I had silently said a prayer that Sue would forget that she had offered to take me to my chemo treatment so that I could delay if not forget about my appointment but true to her word she called and asked what time I was suppose to be there. I called her back and set up a time for her to pick me up. She went with me and sat with me the whole time.
I marvel at her courage to do so as she has spent time in that room going through chemo as well. I wondered if it would bring back a flood of memories for her but she did real well.
My Chemo treatment went pretty well, I only got light headed once and got the normal headache from the cytoxan but they lowered my head and monitored my blood pressure until things got back to normal. I was able to get up on my own and walk to the car this time so it did not take as much out of me. When I got home I sat down in the recliner and fell asleep until Brian got home.

This morning Cindy and Marsha brought out some bedding for the geese and the chickens and some nice, plump dates for me. It felt good to have company and to see Marsha, whom I have not seen for a long time. She has had some rough times in her life and I have stayed with her and cared for her and her children for 3 weeks on two different occasions. We have grown close and I love and admire her.

The sun is up and shining brightly today and that has also added to me feeling good today. The geese and the chickens are roaming freely devouring every good morsel of whatever they find. It is a little bit of heaven here on earth today and I'm loving it. I am feeling good and have to be very careful not to overdo it or I'll be wiped out tomorrow. This next two weeks the chemo will be fighting the cancer and I need to rest and take it easy on my body. My blood counts will be there lowest in 13 days now and after that my body will try to repair itself for a week and then it will be another round of chemo. Between now and then I will have my blood checked every Monday and I will see Dr. Oken again. For now my blood counts look good and my blood, although still on the thin side is better than what it was. They have lowered my coumadin(Warfarin) levels and that has helped.

Just as a side note: I still have my hair! It has grown quite a bit and so I may have to think up a new hair style. I thought about spiked hair, dyed purple with pink tips! Maybe that is a little too dramatic!