Share. Connect. Love.
Marching and rallying for immigrant families, in my floppy hat for the shade, loads of sunscreen, a backpack containing 3L of ice and water and husband waiting for the bat signal to pick us up as soon as we had enough of the sweltering heat. [...]
Radiation started this week. Relatively uneventful but I started out pretty tired. I was hoping for a better rebound before starting, but alas, my body still wants a lot of sleep. Although I have wondered if my recent sleepiness is more mental than physical. Lots of thinks wearing on me - the news, politics, and starting summer unable to do the same level of biking, running and swimming with the kids that I would usually do. [...]
(1) So far so good. Getting my new tissue expander filled again today and going for my radiation simulation scan on Tuesday. That’s the CT scan that will aid the doc in planning my radiation zaps. Hoping I’ll be able to start radiation on the 25th, which still keeps me on track to finish my 5 weeks before August. [...]
Let’s get you up to speed. I managed to get my drain out the day before I flew to Ohio. The boys and I flew on a shockingly small plane, the boys were well behaved on the trip and, as hoped, it required very minimal exertion from me. It was glorious to see my family and was a time of year when everything is bright green and flowers are blooming everywhere. I hugged a lot of people I needed to be hugging ❤️ However, it was strange to have so little energy. Usually on summer trips, I’ll run in the mornings, go to antique stores or flea markets with my dad, run around with kids outside, take kids for ice cream and more. But instead, I did one of those things each day and then needed a good long nap. [...]
