Day 42 (Round 3- Day 4)

Thursday done, Friday today- still feeling good.  I heard a nurse say to a patient the other day as he was done his last chemo treatment.  She said, "It was nice to meet you, I hope I never see you [in here] again!"  Probably one of the nicest things I have heard in that chemo ward. I can't wait till they say that to me!   Probably one of the few situations where you can get away with saying something like that.

I finish up day 5 today.  Then there is day 8 and 15 and round 3 will be done.  I consider the end of this weekend the end of round 3.  Day 8 and 15  are usually fine.  It is this weekend that I am weakest.  But round 3 hasn't felt much different- perhaps a little more fatigue and maybe I am used to the little bouts of nausea and the hiccups now.  I can see the light at the end of the tunnel.  The end of round 4. 

When I started chemotherapy, I began making a list of people on my blackberry of every person I met during chemo treatment.  Their family and friends that came as support people.  Also the doctors and nurses that have been treating me.  The list is pretty long now.  I pray for them almost daily- for healing and peace.  I know some of them are praying for me in their own religion and faith.  This cancer community is huge.  Everytime I walk through that 6th floor building, it doesn't matter who you share an elevator with- everyone is there to fight.  Fight on their own behalf or working to fight for someone else.  Fighting for someone they may not even know.  Someone who doesn't even have cancer yet, but will one day benefit from their research and hard work.  The nurses keep telling me that the protocol that I am in right now, was changed for the better merely 6 months ago.  Meaning if I was going through chemo earlier, I would be having a way worse time.  Timing is everything and everything happens for a reason.  I truly believe that, more than ever now. 

Thank you Sandra and James for The Book of Awesome- looks like an interesting read!


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