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Mind, Body, Spirit

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When too many things start bouncing around in my head…I know it is time to get them put someplace.  Sometimes I talk about the things, sometimes I stuff the worries deep down where no one can see them, sometimes I cry at night while my family sleeps.  Because, here’s the thing…this is damn hard. So, today, I am going to write the things.  One week ago I came down with a “cold”.  Knowing that I have a compromised immune system, I took the weekend as downtime and rested.  But what works for a regular old garden variety immune system no longer seems to work for mine.  I went from a cold to becoming a full blown disgusting mucus factory, leaving a trail of Kleenex and blankets in every location I happened to land.  I finally called oncology and went in.  They checked labs and suggested I maybe stop the chemo pills half way through this round. Of course that comes with it’s own set of worries, so I opted to stay strong and stick it out.  2 days later I was sitting at my provider’s office th