House Arrest

Di has been feeling pretty good the last week or so. The problem is her body is fooling her. her blood count is REALLY low. Makes her susceptible to infections...hard to fight off illnesses. So, we have been on "House Arrest" for the last week or so. So far we have watched Americas Funniest Home Videos for 1 million hours! Just can't get enough of people falling, guys getting hit in the nuts and people hitting others with the bat from a Pinata. Makes me laugh every time.

If it wasn't for the low blood count everything would be great. Di is on steroids so her voice is getting deeper and i think I saw her balls drop. Oh wait, that's not how it works. Actually the steroids kinda ramps her up. makes her just a little fidgety. Well, a little more then usual I would say. Makes her feel pretty good.....that is until it's time to go to bed. She is getting her pill cocktail down where she can sleep now. So that's better too.

Her surgery wounds are healing well too. Hopefully they will be completely healed really soon. Then we can work on Full C's!

Special shout out to Michele Berube. Thanks again for all you have done. Also to Charlotte for the cakes balls! (guess she wants to fatten me up). And to Grace Ann for stopping in with the ginger sweets. Y'all are awesome.

"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." Plato

Marathon

Harry Potter Marathon that is! Di and I have been catching up on our Harry Potter so we can be all up to speed for the new one. 4 movies in 3 days. Hopefully we will go see the new one this week.

Lets move on to more important things. Me. Just kidding. Di is slowly getting her appetite back. We went to Lakewood Dixie for lunch yesterday and she ate a baked potato. Then she had a Strawberry Shake from Jack In The Box. I had to have an Oreo Cookie Shake. I'm seriously getting fat.:( Must run today. Joe Jackson is my work out partner and he has been in the Canary Islands for Dan Pierce's wedding for over a week. So I, of course, haven't been to the gym since his departure. He's back now so I guess i will get back to my regular routine. Weeeeee.

There has been a noticeable improvement in Di's surgery wounds. They are pretty damn close to being completely healed. when they do heal completely Dr. Meade will begin to fill them with saline. (come on full C!)

The first few days after chemo was not pretty. We were warned about it. It is true. The physical feelings of nausea and a complete body ache is true to typical chemo effects. However she has improved daily on the physical part. The mental mind trip is another thing. Mentally telling yourself to "get up" has got to be draining for her. You just don't want to do anything. Don't want to get out of bed in the morning, don't want to go to the store, don't want to keep telling me to "leave me alone" about getting out of the freaking recliner!
I expect this week to be much better. So does Di.

peace & love

Day 2 post chemo

I'm not sure what to say... Di hasn't been feeling to good. It's been a struggle to get her out of bed in the morning. I get up and make a few things for her to eat...hoping she will look at it and say, "that looks good, I'll eat this". but that really hasn't happened yet. She had a banana and some toast for breakfast.

There are many things in this world to be grateful for. I am grateful for my wife. She has helped me become a man. She makes me a better person. Without her I would be lost. I am grateful for my friends. They show themselves in times of need. I am grateful for my family, both immediate and distant. They helped shape my life.

"Chemo Day"

The day Di has been dreading. The beginning of 6 rounds, 1 every 21 days. The next few days will probably tell us a lot of how Di will react to the chemo. In 2 to 4 days she may experience more nasua. In 7 to 10 days she may feel her weekest. In 10 to 14 days they say she will start to lose her hair. She was chosen to be in the TC group. You may, or may not, recall that she is part of a study that has 3 different rounds of chemo. TAC, TC or TCB. We both feel that this is Di's first "break" in this ordeal. TC will be 6 months and is without the A drug. Which apparently has bad nausea as a side effect. Don't misunderstand. They all will make you sick. It's just that the TCB is a year long study. That's 6 months longer folks. So TC is good. "mmmkayyy"

Any who. We are winding down for the night. Di is in her thrown, AKA the recliner, nodding in and out of sleep. She's pretty tired. It's been a long day. It started at 8am at Presby. Checked in for the round. Dr. McIntyre met with us and went over tons of info about the drugs, side effects, what to expect in the next several months, diet, exercise, etc. We finished all the chemo just after one. Then I went with Di to her physical therapist. Nice little lady...Di's asleep so I can't get you her name. She went over how to message her neck, back, arms chest. Areas where her lymph nodes are to help her swelling and help prevent lymphedema, lymphoma...that kind of stuff. Actually I just watched as this lady rubbed on Di...and rubbed, and rubbed....mmmm...
After that we picked up lunch, went to Tom Thumb for a few things. Tried to leave the store...car wouldn't work..100+ deegres outside....hot...Di panicking....Di trying to turn on the AC even though I told her 2 seconds earlier that turning the AC on would making the car worse. Her telling me off. Me trying not to be normal...cause then I would be an ass.... car finally started. Went strait home. Blockbuster can wait. Got home and ate...finally.
Talked to Ma Daisy, my mom's mom. She turned 93 today!! Put me in a good mood talking to her. Happy Birthday Ma Ma Daisy. Love ya. Thanks everyone for the thought and prayers. That reminds me. Ma Daisy told me that she is praying for us. Me being me said "I hope praying works". She said eventually she would be gone and that she would come back to assure me there is "someone" to pray to. Then I would be able to tell if praying for someone works.