Yuck

(I popped the picture in as an afterthought, to keep things in perspective. This is Cindy on a Lake Michigan beach in July, 2005. We stayed at the Rapson's Petosky (?) condo and visited the Rasche's at KBN and snapped some of our favorite all-time pictures during that trip. When we are experiencing a day like this, I sometimes pray, "Lord, bring this moment back to me when I'm in the midst of a dark day in the future so I can hold onto how much you've blessed our lives instead of dwelling on the Yuck that will want to claim me then." ) So this is me holding onto this great memory as I turn now to Cindy's "Yuck" day.

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We were forewarned this day would come and it did.  When chemo kicks in,  normal cells get zapped as well - extreme fatigue, mouth sores, suspected infections (all subsequently negative). Hair is hanging on. Only able to summon one trip around the floor with girlfriends, Kim S and Char S.

When I arrived, a bag of platelets was just finishing and Cindy was not in the mood for doing anything. A Boost protein drink and soup for dinner.  (Glenn brought a little cooler loaded with Boost drinks to have on hand.)

Cindy's looking forward to getting her hair trimmed tomorrow (2/9) by Glenn's brother, Neil who is visiting here from Grand Rapids for the weekend.

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DISCLAIMER - A crisis of sorts occurred when word came "on high" that Hedgehog Oscar is actually Brock.  Apparently, Oscar is a fake whereas Brock is an authentic, stuffed hedgehog.