Thursday Oct. 18th I started my chemo. This will continue for three months and then a scan will be done to determine whats next. Maybe radiation, more chemo or nothing.
Ten drugs were given to me, and this will be the same regiment for the next treatments. The first was five hours long and the worse. Diane covered me with five blankets and my coat and I still shivered like I was freezing. Then my legs started to feel like I had the flu. This lasted about six hours then passed. The other drugs went well.
Laying there I started to think about all the children and young adults that go through this and much worse. That is what I don't understand and I never will. My neighbor's daughter who is 34 started her chemo yesterday also but in Florida. She sent me a photo of her and I sent her a photo of me, she said we needed to get chairs next to each other. Her cancer is more advanced than mine. It makes no sense. She is a great kid, married and planning on starting a family.
I have no right to ask why me or go into a self pity mode, and so I won't. I will not get down about this bump in the road when others have it much worse than me. My wife had cancer 22 years ago. I had cancer 2 years ago and now Lymphoma and this too shall pass.
We have become stronger as a family every time we beat cancer in the past and intend to do the same this time.
I am looking for a way of turning this into a positive. That is one reason I am sharing this with all my friends.
The one down side to this is they put me on steroids, which will eliminate me from the next Olympics.........
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