Mind, Body, Spirit
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