Thursday--Scott came on Monday. This was the first day of my after steroid crash. It came later this time since I had extra anti nausea pills (with steroids) after Wednesday. Dragging around in the am but energy picked up some in the afternoon only to repeat the process Tuesday. We started a Super Girl jigsaw puzzle (thanks Debbie Spurling) so that has been a good distraction--lots of red and blue....Went to see "Joy" on Tuesday. Better than I expected and we all ended up enjoying it. Interesting story, but Sue says a good home rental.
Dr appointment with my primary care doctor to figure out my high blood sugar numbers. Increase dose of some pills, off other pills, it is all a delicate balance thrown totally out of whack by chemo and steriods. Hopeing everything starts working together soon to bring the numbers back down. I still walk every day but it is harder to get to 10,000 steps than it had been. My speed is down so I have to increase time and sometimes that works, other times I poop out. Still keep going back.
Sue and I are working on overdue estate planning things, had to go downtown yesterday to sign some papers and visit a notary public. Scott took a one hour walk outside and down to the stores in Newport, over the railroad tracks and back up. I took a nap. We worked on the puzzle and I am hard pressed to tell you what else we might have done--take the Christmas decorations downstairs so we can sort and put them away next week. The tree is still up and may remain so.
Today is a slow start at home, puzzle doing and a few chores in-between. We are going to see "The Revenant" this afternoon in the big red reclining lounge chairs then out to dinner down the hill tonight. Scott leaves tomorrow. Everyday something related to cancer creeps in to slow us down or interrupt forward motion, but we are also able to do daily chores/activities since we are flexible about when they happen. Scott says Cancer Sucks. There is a running consensus on that.
Got a poem from our friend Stevie Beck first thing this morning--great way to start the day and sequel to some hat pictures....
Our Nancy is one groovy cat
Everyone says she’s all that
If you ask why she’s smilin’
She’ll say, “’Cause I’m stylin’
In another chichi woolen hat!”
So let winter maintain status quo
Cue the winds and bring on the snow
Nancy whoops, “Swell!
It’s cold — what the hell
I look chic in my crocheted chapeau!”
Sunday--Flexibility--we did not go to see The Revenant. Stomach woes prevailed just long enough to make us late. Sue and I planned to go see Spotlight on Friday--nap instead. But we did venture out on Saturday in the frigid weather to see a Gopher men's b-ball game and we are doing so again today for the women. Coffee after the game yesterday with Barbara Brooks, MJTC, founder and Producing Artist Director. Got a copy of the Allergist's Wife to read before tomorrow's read through. Lunch before the game with Mary and Co today.
It is interesting to me the images that come to mind during guided imagery and/or just as I think about fighting cancer and the tumors. Last night I told Sue that I have not been able to get an image of a light inside and was about to tell her that I finally had one--almost immediately she said "ET." That was my image. Then there is the army of cancer fighting minions who surround the tumors use minion mojo and get some help from Super Girl to melt the tumors. Then comes the chorus of "Ding dong the witch is dead..." My guided imagery tapes often ask me to imagine being in a beautiful place, real or imaginary. I am grateful for the number of beautiful places that we have been and the people we have met along the way that come to mind as I muster positive energies. My cousin Wendy created a drawing of hope based on the spirit bear totem:
And Sue has gotten one hat in the past few months and insisted that we post it as well, even after last night's game:
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