That means that this last treament was HALFWAY! I'm on the downhill now!
Remember how my kids AND my mom got sick? Well, I seriously thank Heavenly Father for helping me not get sick. There was no other way of explaining it. My white blood count is sooo low, and I was around all that ALL the time. Tender Mercies.
Chemo 6 was way more of a mental battle than anything else. I had my biggest breakdown yet this week.
Seriously, I could not do this without all my family, friends, and neighbors helping.
Luckily this treatment was one of the more manageable ones on me physically. I was nauseous and had stomach issues, but mostly it was the chemo fog, drugged feeling, and fatigue that stuck around for a while. Well, the fatigue is pretty constant.
I hear that the fatigue from chemo can stay years after you finish treatment. I hope working out will help, because I can't wait to go on a nice run again. (It will probably be just around the block for a while.... let's be honest.) haha.
Brett left me with the kids for my "good" weekend. It was hard, but once again, my neighbors and friends really helped out. The Doney's who live behind me are so amazing. Their children are so nice to mine and they try to help out whenever they can. I was able to really bond with Sadie for the weekend. I let her sleep in my bed and we stayed up and talked. It will be one of those moments I'll always look back on.
I've noticed that I've even started associated the things I watch and eat with chemo/cancer. I used to eat oatmeal like every day, but since I ate it before every chemo, I can barely gulp it down. Same with watching 'Friends' the TV show. I would watch it at chemo, but now it's like I get a little sick when I turn it on. Pretty funny how your body and mind affiliates things.
Well, until next time.
This was a good quote for me this week-
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