Week Seven of Chemo

OK, so for those who want a real update on the beast fighting.  Got my head shaved last week, got tired of the falling hair trying to stick to my face at night and combing out handfuls of hair.  Hey it lasted 6 weeks, that's pretty amazing.  Nausea seems to be my biggest fight, hard lumpy feeling in the center of my chest Wednesday thru about Saturday each week.  The meds work but make me to tired to work and work is my best medicine, most of the time.  Just about the time I feel really good, it's time to go another round.

Rash is working on getting better, I look kinda like a pale purple and white spotted dog. LOL  Dove and vaseline are about the only products I can stand to use or smell right now.  No one told me about the smell thing, perfume is the worst but the oddest things make my tummy roll over and my skin is so tender I try to wear only cotton.

Good news, the mouth ulcers are gone, hope they don't come back...

Sundays I fly out, get up early on Monday and go over to hook into the MDA machine.  They take great care of me.  The port is a life saver, just gotta remember to use the numbing cream at least an hour before.  Go back to the hotel on Monday evening and fly home each Tuesday morning.  Eating on Monday is always an IF game and really cold fluids are my friend, especially milk and cranberry juice, go figure.

Blessings abound around every corner, I have had mail, email, calls, prayers and texts from everywhere and everyone.  My family tries to insulate me, wish they would stop that, it makes you feel left out when you need in the most.  Guess that insulation bit is a knee jerk reaction thingy.

Ruby constantly makes me laugh, Kelsey sends the sweetest pictures of Evie, Andy is working too hard, Sheila has assholes to deal with and Nita is still trying to worry for the whole family.  Please pray for everyone in the family.  Cancer is a nasty bastard that effects everyone around you in different ways.  So far, we are all hanging in.