Blogging in B Minor

I met with my medical oncologist yesterday afternoon and I was very tired as we met. People have told me they just see this tired look in my eyes and that I don’t look the same. However, both my case manager and oncologist say they did not see the “defeated” look in my eyes. No, they won’t see that. I’m not sure why that was said other than to encourage me through this time. I know this will pass and interestingly enough, this is the first day I am feeling better. And, all of my blood work came back perfect! So, this all points back to this concept of “radiation recall”. Most of what you find online about this doesn’t speak to feeling awful – it speaks to skin irritation but there is something about the chemotherapy setting off the radiation that I received in terms of side effects. It could last for a month, eight weeks – I’m hoping I am at the tail end of it. I will start cycle #2 on Thursday night – tomorrow, so we will see. I am feeling a bit better today, probably the best day I have had in 3 weeks. Is it because I am further out from the last time I took Temodar? Or, is it because this radiation recall is finally subsiding? Only time will tell. I was surprised too that I lost 10# but my interest in food lately has been really low. Things will be just fine – I’m not concerned. We’ve been praying about it and I never forget that the tasks ahead of me are never greater than the power that I have behind me.

I have a few pictures that I am placing out here. Some from Halloween. Aidan, Rachael and I had a good time and Keegan even dressed up – as a red chili pepper! Aidan appreciates that I dress up with him – I feel like a nut but who cares – it’s for him and we enjoy it. There is also a series of pictures here that I took when he and I were up in his fort in the backyard. He was being really goofy so I decided to start snapping pictures and they came out really good.

I hope to start feeling better. I think I’m getting there.

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