a pretty typical day doing my chemo. The fun part was being greeted by nurses who remember me with a hug and a smile....best medicine for me!
The night before, Tuesday, I had a visitor nurse knock on my door so that she could introduce herself. She was so kind to share that she had been observing me on the floor during my past two rounds cruising around with my tower and my very cute hair look I have going on. She wanted to compliment me on my upbeat upkeep! You know that made my day!
It is true that a majority of the patients up here on 5-N tend to stay in their room and when and if they come out at all it is for a few moments and they are not particularly "pulled together".
I had to push yesterday and give myself a big attitude check so as not to lose my warrior spirit. The extreme snafus in checking in on Tuesday created a situation where by my chemo will not end by 6pm and now is looking like 8:45pm. It is very difficult to wrap my head around the comedy of errors in the pharmacy which results in holding me hostage an almost three additional hours. Needless to say, I was major bummed.
I occupied myself with walking/dragging my tower partner around the whole fifth floor (2 sets of 5 laps) and some quad/hamstring work with my ankle weights....yahoo! Better than nothing,eh?
The Pilates mat work is on hold as my stomach under current circumstances, does not feel like being that engaged ; )
Last night (Wednesday) My nausea and gastric pain issues started to escalate so I had an Ambien sleeping pill and a Adavan injection put into my IV line....whoohoo! Sleep came so sweetly and I felt like Dorothy when she could not go one step forward without slumbering in the Poppy fields..Great sleep until 7am and even though my mind is a bit fluffy my stomach (I am relieved to report) is doing much better : )
My focus today is to "Come out of the dark, come into the light".....Wizard of Oz....and get this day done!
It seems that they will make my next and LAST round start a week earlier so I will be FINISHED by the 26th of May instead of the set back date of June 3rd.......watch for the big balloon in the sky on the that day ; )
Your spirit is unbelievable Kathryn, you must be in contact with the High and Mighty;)"
ReplyDeleteLot´s of hugs to give you strenght <3
Love,
Liisa
The light is always shining on you Kathy!
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Tiff
Kathy, your journey has been traveled with extreme grace and poetic humor, that has been a privilege to witness. You have been an example for all who would follow in your footsteps. Just as you were light as a feather on stage performing your ballets, your grace undergoing the travails of cancer and its treatment have been just as mind blowing to witness.
ReplyDeleteSend you love , and plenty of that beautiful, warm light all over and inside your body....Yseult
ReplyDeleteHi Kathy!
ReplyDeleteYou are almost done! I hope you are feeling better today. Soon all this will be in the past. We'll continue sending you love and prayers.
Hugs and kisses,
Isa, Ric, Filo & Bon-Bon
After the scare your docs dropped on you, chemo cocktail queasiness aside, you must be feeling pretty damn good.... one more to go, f'ya!!
ReplyDeleteLove to you Kathy .... and LOTS of it! Thinking of you all day. Saw Dr. Kennedy this a.m. He asked about you and expressed how special we are to him. INTO the light - you go girl - sending strength and cheers for your beautiful heart & spirit! Almost there:-)
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