Wednesday evening

A much better day today. First, it feels like I made it through the weekend and the last couple of days mostly because of support from the good guys. Special thanks to David and H for taking me to work on Monday and Tuesday, and David for picking me up. Thanks, too, to J for his kind note in response to my down days.

I just felt better today. That weird food-tasting-off thing was gone and my intestines seemed to have calmed down. I went to work, we got through the day and finished the deal, and I took the bus to the Cancer Center for my blood counts. (I'll add specifics later - just for the record so that this blog ends up with a complete record.) Once again, the group cancer room was rocking. Full house (8 treatment seats occupied) plus another regular chair, when I got there. I took the last chair. I saw something I did not ever expect to see - a young woman obviously pregnant (I learned her baby is due in February), undergoing chemotherapy. It seemed that today was the last treatment day for the young woman; the baby is going to be a girl and Nurse E, joking, asked whether she would name the baby "E" - need some more "E's" she said. In general it seemed like all patients' spirits were in good order. Eventually Nurse E got around to me. The news was good - she said my blood counts were "awesome." Not sure what that means, but I'll take it.

Next on the treatment journey is January 7th "planning session" with the radiologist, and likely radiation to start the following week, maybe January 11th. I go in on January 13th to see Dr. R's PA (sine Dr. R is out that day), and I am supposed to see Nurse E that day to at least tentatively schedule Chemo #4 at the end of the radiation schedule.

Anyway, I'm feeling better. It's not quite so damn cold out. I have one more 1/2 day of work and then a 3 day weekend and a new year. Even though the weather is supposed to suck - snow, freezing rain - I'm hoping to get to the park at least two if not all three days.

Sending out love to all.

And, of course, peace.