I am so thankful that I was able to receive chemotherapy yesterday. I know the chemo drugs are really helping my fight against the aggressive tumors that reside in my body. And I am hopeful that I’ll get another dose next Wednesday. I’m starting off with more platelets than I have had at this stage in the chemo cycle for the past two months, so there is reason to hope that I’ll get another round next Wednesday. Here is to hope!
I was especially sleepy and a bit nauseous yesterday afternoon when I got home. I napped for about two hours, which made all the difference. I felt good last night, so I could enjoy Cathy and Dan’s company. We had a nice evening, for which I am very thankful. I think that Laura will be coming out to our house to spend the night tonight and Friday night; it will be fun to have her here. Unfortunately, Dan goes home Saturday morning … We’ll miss having him around. But fortunately we have two more days to enjoy his company.
The past few days I have felt tired and a bit rundown. We can write that off to the decreased hemoglobin – I am a bit anemic. Fortunately I did not feel that way today on our walk, though I expect to need a nap sometime today. Indeed, Cathy and I had a very enjoyable walk this morning, and then Cathy and Dan went on a run. I’m sure it was nice for Cathy to have a running partner. I used to run with her, but not any longer. And even if I were in shape to run, I’d be hesitant to run and burn off too many calories.
If I need to have a blood transfusion, I hope I can get it scheduled for next Thursday. The sooner I get a boost from the transfusion, the better. It takes about six hours to transfuse … I’ll make sure to have some good reading material along with me.
I also need to follow-up with the pain specialist. I may have mentioned that the physician we were supposed to see got called away because his wife was having a baby. We have some lingering questions that can better be answered by the physician than the physician’s assistant. It is possible that we’ll opt for another neural block, but we’ll see …
A Tibetan Monk is leading a session next Wednesday afternoon at Piper on meditation. Cathy and I plan to attend. We think that this could be another way for me to control my pain. As with our fight against cancer in general, the more we have in our arsenal to combat pain the better.
I am thankful for Team Bacon and all the love and support we receive from the team members. There are so many of you – it is really quite overwhelming and very humbling. I really can’t thank you enough, but I do want you to know that Cathy and I are very thankful.