Thursday early evening

I went in to the office to work today; that went well. If I'm feeling okay, I may go in again tomorrow (with the thought that next week is likely to be the week when the chemo side effects are most engaged).

I found a wool scarf that I have had for 25 years or so - it was a gift to me from a good friend and neighbor in NYC - GFM, who was also my son's 4th grade teacher - she brought it back to me as a gift from a trip she took in the 1980s to the Soviet Union. I am not a great scarf wearer - at least up until now - and I wore this scarf only a few times (around my neck) over the years, but kept it because I liked the print but more because GFM gave it to me. This morning I took it out and tried it as a head covering. It worked well; I found it cooler to wear inside (the office in this case) than the hats I have. So anyway, I wore the scarf to work today and it felt good, sort of more office-like than a hat. But mostly just more comfortable because of being cooler. I really didn't think I would like wearing scarves as head coverings, but maybe I will. I am going to order a couple more cotton ones from the Cancer Society catalog that they gave me at the Cancer Center.

I got my NuLasta shot this afternoon. Shouldn't really start with the bone pain side effects until later tomorrow or tomorrow evening.

I find I am tired. Perhaps just a busy day - at work, then to the Cancer Center, and then errands. Perhaps also some effects of the Chemo and the related drugs they gave me yesterday before the Chemo and the anti-nausea and steroids I have to take today (and the net couple of days). Anyway, I think I'll sleep well tonight.

Another nice thing that happened today was that I had a call at work from a friend, TDJ, who used to work in our group but was laid off some time ago. We've stayed in periodic touch. Interestingly she told me that for the past few days or week I've been strongly on her mind and she felt the need to talk to me. So we caught up. (Several years ago, while TDJ worked with us, she had to undergo brain surgery to have a tumor - which Thank God proved to be benign -- removed from her brain. We were always friends, but I think we became closer during that time, while she recovered and then when she returned to work. She certainly has a sense of what I"m going through. It was good to talk to her.)

I would be looking forward to the cooler weather they say is coming this weekend if I didn't know that sooner or later it will become true winter weather with its panoply of snow, ice an sleet, especially dreaded ice.

Peace.