Ok I know it has been a while since my last update of this blog, but the lesson I am learning is to make sure I take care of David. Hard lesson to learn hard gift to accept when everybody else wants to help "Take care of David" but I am learning to accept the very gracious gifts my friends and family give me. Their time, Energy, Love, Meals, Concern, Dog walks and fresh fruit is staggering. sometimes that means I need to prioritize and get the 1 thing I need to do done and updating this blog has not made it onto the #1 spot until today. I am 48 as of today and decided I should chronicle some more of my thoughts.
I am finishing the 5th round of Spa Treatment and Round 6 is Wednesday. I am not looking forward to it, however I have to say it has not been as hard as I thought it would be ... hopefully that is just not me getting used to feeling like crap and accepting it for the standard of feeling good. The exception was Round 3. It whooped me good, but my corner gave me some advice and round 4 and now round 5 are marked down as wins. Round 6 marks the half way point in the fight and I feel pretty good about it and am preparing.
I deal with cold neuropathies on my hands, Feet, Face, Throat and nose. Which means it feels like I am picking up/stepping on/swallowing a pin cushion with the pointy ends going the wrong direction when ever one of my aforementioned body parts comes in contact with something that is colder than body temperature. Those symptoms seem to fade within a week after Spa Treatment so I have about 5-6 days of fairly normal sensitivities. My energy also increases the farther away I get from the last treatment and closer I get to the next ... I guess that is by design ... right when I feel pretty good again, I'm sucker punched. I do suffer a bit from "Chemo Brain" and it tends to mess with my memory. so If you catch me repeating a story or stop mid sentence that is the swiss cheese I have for a brain right now ... kinda feels like a chapter from Flowers for Algernon sometimes.
Football started this past week and I made every practice. This week will be the test to see if I still have what is needed to give the team when I have a Chemo pump attached to my chest. I am looking for a CV sack bag to stuff the pump into so I can stay with team colors.
Rd 6 should be a good round for me. I have learned what I need to do to prepare myself. It marks the half way point ... see what I just did there ... repeated myself ...
What can you do to help? That is the question everybody asks because you want to help but don't know what to offer ... Prayers! After reading all the support group stories and stories from other people and articles I have read I'm convinced the main thing that has made a difference in my treatment and how I feel has been your prayers. I have not had to suffer like all those stories and articles said I would (except I do miss fresh fruit smoothies and cold Gatorade)
Thank you for your prayers.
Dave
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