Yeah! My last chemo is done. I feel so relieved and happy about that. Today i go for my last shot. Last night I decided to just stay rather than attempt any sleep for a while because it doesn't happen. So i stayed up and worked on the blanket for the last grandchild born and almost got the whole thing done. I finally went to bed at 3:30 and was able to fall asleep right away. I will probably need a nap today but that is Ok. So this morning I slept in and then went tot the gym for 30 minutes. I need to start building up my exercise again. So the rest of today I am going to just finish up a few things and get ready for company. We have family coming for Oma's funeral to morrow in Richfield. So it will be a busy but wonderful weekend with family. Next week will be quiet and then the next week we are headed for a week in Idaho before I start radiation.
One thing I learned in my life is that it does not good to freak out over disasters or trials that come our way. You have to take some time to calm down and think through things and work things out in the best way possible. A calm mind can get you through a lot. So that is my advice to everyone today.
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Thursday, May 24, 2012
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Tomorrow is my final chemo treatment. I have had a cold the last few days so there is a possibility that they may make me wait. This Friday is Randy's mom's funeral and some of the kids are coming and will be here for the weekend. I haven't mentioned much about my cancer quilt. I and others have been working on the squares and we are almost done. Our goal was 30 squares and I believe we have about 3 left to complete. When it is all complete then I will put a picture on the blog. Life is good and I am happy to be alive.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Today is chemo #7. The first time on this drug my arms itched uncontrollably and I had a massive rash. The second time that didn't happen but the trunk of my body itched like crazy for a week, but no rash. So I wonder what will happen this time. I had a rough night partly because of all the steroids I have to take for today and partly because I have so much to do to get ready for today. I had some things come up the last couple of days that I wasn't planning on so that put me behind. I try and have the laundry and the house clean right before chemo so I don't have to worry about it for a few days. The car window was one of the things I wasn't planning on. I went to roll it up and it fell into the door, so I had to spend a while at Honda until they could look at it and then I had to wait for the shuttle to take me home. When I got home I realized I didn't have a key for the house because I left it on my key ring at Honda. I tried a credit card on the downstairs door but couldn't get it.( I tried this because I watched Ashley do it to that door one time and she got in.) So I decided to call a friend and go sit at her house but she didn't answer. I watered the plants in the back yard and was frustrated because I really needed to just get in the house and get my stuff done. Ultimately I decided to get the tall ladder and climb up on the balcony to get in. I'm glad no one was watching me. I was successful! My stomach did do a few flip-flops in the process. This all happened because we had to replace our door knobs because they were worn out. Normally we have a hide out key but hadn't set that up yet. So last night Randy took care of that. So now I am going to try and get more done before I leave this morning. Cleaning the kitchen just went to the bottom of my list because getting my applique stuff ready for today has to take priority, of course, because it's more fun.
Sunday, May 6, 2012
RYLA
A few days ago I remembered something that Mom did for me that I am very grateful for. Back in High School I wasn't the best at paying attention (probably now also). I was selected to go to RYLA which was a youth leadership conference in the mountains. We were told that we were to all meet at the Farmhouse at a certain time and a shuttle would load up all of the kids and take us up the mountain. Of course I wasn't paying attention and thought the pick up was an hour or so later than the actual pick up time. When we arrived at the Farmhouse and found out that the shuttle had left I was pretty upset. The conference was shortly after Callie Lyons died and it was something that I was looking forward to to get away. My Mom didn't want to let me down and she drove me all the way up the mountain and dropped me off at the conference. Thank you Mom for taking the time to drive your foolish son all the way up the mountain that day rather than telling me it was my fault for not paying attention. I love you Mom.
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