Whew! I’ve completely recovered from Chemo Act 3, Round #1 but what a knockdown it was! I literally did NOTHING for an entire week except lay on the couch and watch TLC’s What Not To Wear.
I now feel compelled to take everything out of my closet and throw it away. Just call Stacy and Clinton for me please and have them send me that $5,000 Visa card. Seriously, after watching so many episodes of What Not To Wear last week I need to set fire to my wardrobe.
Lately my wardrobe has consisted of loungewear because I’ve been laying on the couch but today I’m breaking free and getting out! I actually feel good and have energy again so I’m going to visit an old friend today.
Yesterday when we were talking on the phone and making plans my friend asked me about my trip to Florida to attend Avitable’s Halloween Party. For some reason the questioning made me look at my flight itinerary and thank God it did.
I thought I booked my flight for FRIDAY, October 31st but boy was I wrong! It turns out I booked my flight for THURSDAY, October 30th! What a clusterfook it would be to show up at the airport on the 31st and to find out I was 24 hours late for my flight!
I attribute it to chemo brain…which is a real condition! The American Cancer Society says so.
So, this has cause all kinds of problems for me. I have no place to stay, no car and nothing to do. I was in such a quandry and panic yesterday that Dude just laughed at me. He said he never heard anyone get so upset because they had an extra day in Florida.
It just wasn’t part of my budget or part of my plan. If I’m going to have an extra day in Florida then I want to make the most of it…I just don’t know what I’m going to do.
If you are attending Avitable’s Halloween Party, are arriving early and would like to do something like go to Universal Studios let me know.
In the meantime I’m going to pump my body with lots of vitamins and nutrients so that I’m in great shape in two weeks. If how I’m feeling today is any indicator of how I am going to start feeling everyday then things are looking good!
Can I nominate myself for TLC’s What Not To Wear? I just want to go shopping with Stacy and Clinton.
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Eat, drink and be scary. ~Author Unknown
I want to thank every single person who took the time to share the things that they are grateful for. You shared every thing from sweaters for a crisp Fall day to family and friends, to the medical options available to me. Most important, you allowed me to focus on the positive things I have in my own life and what I am grateful for.
After all, I’ve been living with cancer for seven months and we’ve made no progress. Can you imagine how frustrated I feel? More than frustrated, for the first time I’m scared. Although there is so much progress in cancer research, there isn’t much known about the rare kind of ovarian cancer I have. I won’t let the fear paralize me though.
For the first time since I stared this third battle with cancer, which is ridiculous to say because no one should have to battle cancer one time let alone three times, I’m starting to doubt my ability to kick cancer’s ass. I only doubt my ability because lately cancer has been kicking my ass. For example yesterday I spent the entire day on the couch, sick as a dog.
Yet I am determined to keep fighting…
And to keep living…
This week I start a new chemotherapy. On Friday to be exact. Then on Friday night, Dude and I are going to see the Australian Pink Floyd Show. Dude has always been a big Pink Floyd fan. When we saw Australian Pink Floyd on PBS one evening we couldn’t believe how great they were. He wanted to go so badly that I agreed to go…on the same night I’m having chemo. Thank goodness for anti-nausea meds.
The following Friday, October 17th, my university is holding an Alumi dinner. I wasn’t going to go since I’m sick and unemployed but it sucks I can always go visit my parents because they live five minutes away. The invitation says to bring my business card for “networking” and the door-prize. Any suggestions on how I should come up with a business card since I’m unemployed?
The final thing to look forward to this month is Avitable’s Halloween Party. Halloween has ALWAYS been my very favorite holiday. I really wanted to go last year but my graduation from college was a few days before and it just didn’t work out. This could be my last Halloween so I’m going to celebrate it as if it is at Avitable’s awesome party.
I was able to find a flight on Southwest for $79 from Philly to Orlando and $99 back to Philadelphia. Extra things like this aren’t in my budget at all but Dude persuaded me to spend the money and in return he’s picking up a couple of bills. My experiences flying Southwest have always been very, very good too. Especially coming home from Disney when I got very ill on the flight.
So even though I feel sick on a regular basis I’m glad I have these things to look forward to. I’m not worried about being to ill for any of these events because I can ignore feeling pain and nausea temporarily to have a good time. I just wish I could do it all of the time.
What are your big plans for October? Are you planning to go Trick or Treating?
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