First off, Sam Smith was AMAZING! You
all should see him, but prepare to feel old. His concertgoers are YOUNG. Ha ha
Second, forgive me for being lazy
following #8. I let time pass before posting to the blog, and soon enough it
was already Chemo #9, so I’m doing a combo post. Thanks for understanding J
Chemo 8 went great. The fatigue is
hitting more and more, but that just means more naps for me! I’m getting antsy
now that we are closer to the end. I look forward to getting back to doing or
having some of the things that have been kinda “off limits” during chemo. Sushi.
I never knew I was such a sushi fan until my oncologist told me my food had to
be fully cooked. Now, I just can’t wait to have it. Travel. While we’ve taken a
couple weekend trips, I miss the longer trips we take to get away from it all
and explore a new place. As the end gets closer, Paul and I have been day
dreaming about a vacation post-chemo. Vegetarian meals. Throughout this all I
have to get in 100g of protein daily, and that’s quite hard to do eating
vegetarian dishes. I can’t wait to avoid chicken for a month! Nuts. Man, I miss
nuts. The colostomy does not process nuts or dried fruit. At first I thought I
don’t really sit down and eat a can of nuts. But as time went by, I started to
see how many dishes we put nuts in. How many salads and other dishes I had to
avoid. Guh! Anyways, no point dwelling. I have to look at these things not as
items I cannot have, but items I look forward to enjoying in the future. Chemo
#8 was celebrated with the shirt, “Tats and Cats.” Two things I adore.As many of you know, I always have a list of house project going, and I constantly think of painting rooms. I finally burst and had to revamp our sunroom. After days of painting wood trim, it was completed and a very pleasant, tranquil room. I’m pleased J
We also explored the world of canning.
I’ve only done quick picks, so it was fun for both Paul and I to do two different
recipes for pickles. Looking forward to doing more in the future!
Chemo #9 went smoothly as well. They
had removed one drug from my chemo plan for a couple of sessions due to prolonged
neuropathy. They reintroduced it this session with a slightly reduced dose. I
fortunately did not have much neuropathy at all. I was also really lucky to
have my aunt in town, so
After that, my sister-in-law and niece came to visit us, and we brought some Floridians to the Minnesota State Fair. London, my niece, already knew from her last visit to MN that she
LOVES cheese curds. She not only got her fill, but also got a shirt that says “Word
to the Curd”. It was a blast sharing with them some of the norms of Minnesota
that other people find odd, like grain art, butter carvings, all you can eat
cookies and milk, and eating anything that can be put on a stick. This along
with camp fires, ice cream trips, and lots of laughs made for a great recovery
period.
Chemo #9’s shirt was an oldie but a
goodie. For those that don’t know, my maiden name is Fishback, so like most
people in my family, my nickname is Fish. While my shirt is actually from a
minor league baseball team, King Fish, it is very fitting for my fight. “Fear
the Fish”
With less than a month to go, I have
been working to re-energize myself and stay positive. Sally Forth.
