Bedside Doctor

My oldest son comes in frequently to say hello to me and asks "Are you feeling better?" He also love to come and pretend he's my doctor. Love it! You can see his tools and supplies on my night stand.

Last Chemo!!

LAST DAY OF CHEMO! HOORAY!


And here's a little behind the scene shoot at what the Infusion room looks like. This is the middle section of the room (there are about three and half sections.) Lots of big reclining chairs and tons of IV bag stands. Im the second to the end on the left.

Reading Selection

This always cracks me up. This is the waiting room at the Chemo facility. Notice anything funny about the magazine selection?
About half of the magazines are Fit Pregnancy. Obviously there are no patients coming here that are pregnant. And after coming here at least once a week for the last seven weeks, I can tell you that I am one of about 5 women of "child bearing" age, patient or not. They are really catering their reading selection to a very very small audience (if any.)

And most of the other magazines are Parenting magazines, which doesnt make a lot of sense either because about 90% of patients here are at least 50+ years old, in more the grand-parenting stage.

Good news

I had another check up with the Speech Pathologist today. She was completely amazed at how well I'm doing at this point. Still talking. Still have taste buds. Still eating and drinking. And my skin barely looks red.

She said that my symptoms really won't get any worse at this point, just the pain. Which is great because still being able to do all these things makes getting through the treatments and the pain so much more bearable.

They told me of a man who came in just a few days ago, and after just 4 radiation treatments, his mouth was all cracked and bleeding. I'm on treatment #26 today.

It really is amazing that I am feeling so well this far into treatments. I do have a lot of fatigue, but not near as much as I expected. My pain is very manageable with medications. Previously, I had imagined months of laying in bed, withering in pain, missing my kids and family, while the world went on around me. We have also been so incredibly blessed with amazing friends and family members so willing to help watch the kids, bring us dinners, and support us through this trial.

It is an undeniable testament that the Lord is blessing and watching over my family and I. To have so many loving people placed in our lives. To be guided to the absolute BEST doctors. And to have been blessed with endurance and had my symptoms and pain relieved. I can not imagine going through this without Him.

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