I just heard, second hand, from another chemo survivor who said it took her almost four weeks to really feel recovered from all the nausea and chemo brain. So, I’m on my way to being finished (I hope) from the fallout from the cancer. Well, except from the monthly flushing of the port which was also implanted because of the cancer. Next would be the fallout from the surgery for the cancer. Monday I have to go to the hospital where I had the surgery for assessment regarding both my swallowing and voice therapy. On Tuesday of the next week I go see the ENT to run another tube down my throat to take pictures of my larynx to see if there’s any change from the last time he looked. I can’t help but wonder if there could possibly be any more fallout? Ack! Oh wait! Did I just fall off the damn barge again? I have simply got to stop that. I made a really good ground sirloin stew (I don’t like chunks of meat in my stew) this afternoon and I know it was good because I put all the right things in it. Unfortunately I could only eat a half a small bowl of it. Jim raved about how good it was and I didn’t even think it smelled good. I will be SO glad when this chemo mis-taste is over. I’m hoping I can go to my meeting tomorrow morning. Teri is going to pick me up. But! I’m having her call before she leaves her house to make sure I’m still not in nausea mode. This stuff cometh and it goeth and I just never know wheneth. So, now that I’m essentially over the cancer surgery and the cancer chemo (we hope!) do I stop blathering now and close down station CBO? All that’s left is trying not to choke to death and learning how to speak again. Minor little things. LOL I cannot believe how much help you have all been from the time I was first diagnosed thru the last bout of chemo. I can’t begin to tell you how much I have appreciated your check-ins and comments both uplifting and comical. You have lifted me when there were moments I wanted to just die and forget the whole damn mess. You have made me laugh when I wanted to cry. You have made me try and be more courageous because I didn’t want to let you down. I really hope you can understand that you have done something really special here. Thank you. I am very strongly of the belief that we humans really are willing to help each other if we think there is a way to do so. We go along living our own lives not paying attention to much other but ourselves and then something happens - an earthquake, a hurricane, a tornado and the next thing you know it’s family helping family, neighbors helping neighbors, strangers helping strangers, and countries helping countries. Yea, we have some sick weirdos in the world but, by and large, we’re a pretty helpful and generous species. Back on my Be Here Now barge. My Nubian guard and the crew have been doing a great job getting me out into the middle of the river. So, I lay back on my chaise and have a Thai ice tea and a sweet mango. Off we go, sailing down de Nile. Thank you SO very much, I really do love you
Posted on: Sat, 16 Nov 2013 05:23:19 +0000
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