Bouncing a Little Slower?

My third chemo treatment is seeming to take a little longer to bounce back. I’m not sure if it’s the accumulation of the treatments or the fact that my bloodwork showed me to be a little anemic. It’s probably a combination of both.

I had my LiveWell exercise appointment on Thursday and was pretty wiped most of the rest of the day. I’m going to keep pushing myself with the exercise, though, because it is supposed to help with fatigue (although it didn’t feel like it that day!) and nausea, plus my oncologist said it can help with anemia too. I know cooking in cast iron can help too, so we’ve done quite a bit of that as well.

Saturday, we traveled up to Smith Center to visit my folks, sisters and their families and Kyle,

Caitlin and Baby K were up there too. It was so great seeing everyone. Mom has had had Influenza A, so I don’t think I’d seen her since I told them of my diagnosis. We had a great day, putting together a puzzle and playing dominoes. Kyle and Caitlin gave me a darling, pink floral arrangement with a picture of Bubbles on it. It is my incentive to keep fighting. Grandbabies alone will do that!

Sleeping at night is tricky because I drink so much water and sloughing the chemo means I’m up a lot using the restroom. Generally, I can get right back to sleep, until around 4 or 5. Then I usually get frustrated and get up and work a little. Oh I miss the nights of crawling into bed and sleeping until the alarm goes off! I don’t think I’ve set my alarm since I started treatments! (That’s not a bad thing though!)

All in all, it was a great weekend, although I slept more this time than I have after the past two. We’ll see if this is the new normal, but I’m hoping not. We finished the evening with a FaceTime call with the other grandkids (and kids). I just doesn't get much better than that!

Still blessed and grateful for all of you! Your love and encouragement help so much and your prayers are cherished. You all rock!