Yesterday at 4 p.m. AZ time, I had my 14th radiation treatment, which marks exactly the halfway point. Earlier in the week (Tuesday) I had my third chemo treatment, also the halfway mark.
All in all, this has been a little better week than week two. In my pre-chemo blood work, we learned that my magnesium levels had dipped really low, and so I'm on oral supplements for that now. My nurses told me that could have contributed to the much more severe fatigue and nausea I felt last week. In any case, I'm trying to take each day as it comes, with no pre-conceived notions about whether its a good day or a bad day until I'm actually living it. And while I'm so excited to be halfway done, I'm also trying not to look too far ahead.
I am grateful for everyone's continued support! The emails, texts, cards, visits, phone calls and packages are so uplifting and so very appreciated. Two special gifts this week: a beautiful book on Paris from my dad, and a special package from a relative of mine who is using my dad's place in Texas. She found a knit blanket/shawl that my mother wore often and sent it to me (with my father's blessing) so that I could wrap myself in it and feel my mother's presence.
Today, I will leave you with this beautiful work by Rumi:
Don't run away from grief, o soul
Look for the remedy inside the pain.
because the rose came from the thorn
and the ruby came from a stone.
Amy, thank you for your generous loving spirit! We're all behind you 100% and sending love continuously your way. Barbara
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