My Life Goes On

Here I am the day after chemo and I do not feel to badly.

I do not have a great appetite and am tired. No mouth sores yet, but I do have dry mouth.

I have determined that drinking cold water may aggravate the mouth sores and so I am sticking with room temperature water at this point.

I have developed some sensitive spots on my head, but I am told that is natural for chemo, somewhat the same as mouth sores.

It is a good thing that I do not have a big appetite because I gained about 7 pounds while my father was visiting. No explanation. It just happened.

My book is nearing completion. All the drawings are done and I just have one appendix and a cover to complete it. I have two possible publishers and am working with one first to allow me to make any improvements that they would like to see before I submit the manuscript to the second.

As you know,, the chemo seems to affect speech and I know that I am often hard to understand Well let me tell you, yesterday I met a man undergoing his first round of chemo who was virtually impossible to understand. I hate to think what he will be like after a few sessions.

This week, I have learned of three people from the bridge club passing. Life is challenging when you get older. I am grateful for good care, a caring research manager, lots of encouraging comments and prayers. ( I just got added to another church prayer list!). With such support, I continue to be optimistic about my outcome. Thanks for the part that you play in the process.