I woke up today thankful that I still have hair. :) I'm meeting with a friend later this evening that I haven't seen in awhile and I really wanted my own hair to see her, so I've made it! It's interesting to me how each day is so different from the next. Yesterday morning I was quite upset about all the hair I was losing, today it bothers me but I'm no where near to tears. I've been praying that I will simply accept this part of the process and not freak out once I'm bald. Anyway, started the morning taking the dogs for a walk and enjoyed the beautiful weather here....overall, I'm just thankful and what a difference a day makes! I'm thankful that I can still cook, clean, do basically what I want and I feel quite good for being on chemo. I can still be a wife and Mark doesn't have to do everything...yet.
I'm a little anxious about my upcoming second cycle; I'm hoping I won't feel quite as bad from Neulasta this time around because I WILL take claritin. Mark will do this cycle with me so he will be able to see what this whole process is like. Because he is on Spring break next week, I'm hoping we can get away and do fun things at the beginning of the week. I used to find going on trips stressful, trying to find a place that accepts dogs, packing everything we need, having the house cleaned beforehand etc. Now I'm simply grateful that we CAN get away for a bit and I welcome any type of stress that comes with trips. I realized the other day that somewhere along the way in college I became pretty rigid and less spontaneous and since starting chemo, maybe I'm starting to move towards spontaneity again. Cancer certainly puts things into perspective and I really want to enjoy my life with Mark for as long as God allows me. Anyway, hopefully we will both remain healthy so we can actually get away for a bit this upcoming week cause chemo is starting again soon.
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