Getting By

The last of this round's chemo pills went down Saturday night (the drill is always Tuesday to Saturday, always taken at bedtime). Last week went remarkably well. I only missed work one day and was able to go into the office 4 days. Two of those days were pretty full days and two were half days. I even had enough energy for dinner out with friends on Saturday. Best chemo week so far. The chemo hangover, however, was a bit tricky. Sunday was a low energy day, which leads to emotions that might scare some husbands. If you ask me it wasn't too bad but Jason might disagree (but not if he knows what's good for him). Monday morning (yesterday) I had trouble keeping anything down. Overall, one bad day out of an entire month is pretty darn good. Operation: excrement was a success. Although most things taste and smell terrible during chemo, I was able to get creative with desserts made of high calorie, high fat whipping cream (and therefore no weakness or passing out). Since most people swear by ice cream during chemo, I've been able to get by on cream based shakes and such- very similar to ice cream. Today I'm back to work and feeling pretty great!

With Jason sick and sleeping in the other room, Aidan has been sleeping in Jason's spot. I told him that he slept with me most nights when he was little & I was so glad that he was sleeping with me because I never get any time with him. His response? "I'm not here for you! I'm here for the bed!" I have no idea where he gets his attitude...