A spoonful of sugar

Hey friends... long time no see... remember those curve balls I talked about a year ago...

Well, I'm doing well so far since my new cancer diagnosis.  I know you are all lifting me up every day, and I promise I can feel it!  I feel all of yall's love every day all day, and that makes this mental and physical marathon I feel like I'm running a little easier. You're my spoonful of sugar.

My physical symptoms are getting pretty regular.  I am learning ways to combat the nausea, dry mouth, aches and pains, etc.  They are making me lots of yummy shakes at work every day and being very sensitive to me and my fatigue.

I cut my hair short a few weeks ago, and since then I've only had a little bit of hair loss.  Mom and I went and bought a lot of cute headbands and scarves, and I've been able to cover up the new bald spots pretty well.

Thursdays are going by really quickly as well.  I usually bring my new Kindle (thanks Ashley B!) and cover up my bag of drugs and lose all track of time.  The actual chemotherapy process can be intense; I can feel the chemo running through my veins and last week the smell made me throw up on the spot.  Afterward I usually sleep all day.  Fatigue is currently my biggest challenge, although I find I can now fall asleep anywhere, whether it be on a bench in the break room, in the passenger seat of my own car, on the green velvet couch in the basement, etc. but it's kind of a nice little habit and I hope it continues after treatment is over :)

I am starting to figure out my good days and bad days and taking it a day at a time.

xoxo,
C