My first 12 weeks of chemo is entering it's last 3-week cycle. It's hard to believe this round is nearly finished. Today is my last "long" day, my last time I receive the trial drug, along with the two standard drugs. After this I have 2 "short" days in which I only received 2 standard drugs and then it's on to the next cycle.
I am doing much better, attitude-wise than I was last week. My cold has cleared up, and I am managing the side-effects better. My newest is that my feet tingle nearly all the time. It is annoying, but, not overwhelming. My hands also are itchy and irritated, luckily, only intermittently. I haven't decided if it is a simple side-effect, or response to some irritant. I also get tired more at the end of the day. Not much gets done when I come home from school. Luckily, my family is stepping up, and I have a freezer full of dinners to make. Bless my family and friends!
I am choosing, at this point, to not think about round 2. That is the "nasty stuff," called AC. I only have 4 treatments of that, beginning November 9, and I go every other week. I am choosing to believe I will respond well to this as well. Attitude is everything in this game.
My job, while sometimes exhausting, is what keeps my spirits up. Working with a school full of kids paradoxically energizing and exhausting, inspiring and frustrating, joyful and overwhelming. In the end, though, these kids make my day. I get oohs and as over my vanishing hair, I had a fifth grade students make a fabulous hat for me with her grandma, and, I get hugs and support all around. I can't imagine a more life-affirming occupation. Last weekend, I collaborated with the public library, the high school, and some amazing Star Wars fans to celebrate Star Wars Reads Month (yes, it's a thing). It was a great success, and the picture below is why I love my job. To see the fun these kids had, at library, is why I do what I do!
MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU!
Just love your spirit Diane 🤗
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