Here we are, less than a week before the first round of chemo. I'm plowing through my checklists at home and at work, wondering what I'm forgetting as I'm getting to the tail end of things. My business trips to China have made packing for extended periods of time away from home easier, but I really haven't fixed my procrastination too well so I know what I'm bringing up to Seattle but none of it is packed yet. Guess that will happen Friday night/Saturday morning.
I finally got more of a cemented schedule for next week and it helps to know that we will start doing something about this problem. I've been using this week a lot to communicate with friends, family, and co-workers about the situation. The hardest part is figuring out how to break the news. I can manage before and after that but there is still an upwelling of emotion tied to saying "I have cancer". It's markedly different from 2 years ago as well because the stakes are a bit higher. The community response at work has been great and the team even surprised me today with a gift, cleverly disguised as two reams of paper. I now have an Asus Transformer tablet to blog on and keep myself company in my hours I will be spending getting chemo, thanks guys!
The plans are in place and so now it is just a matter of time before starting this next chapter in life.
Let me know if you want company. Play some cards? Otherwise, I'll text you that evening.
ReplyDeleteIt does my heart good to hear that your work family is there for you through this experience. I can hardly wait to see your new toy :)
ReplyDeleteThat sounds good Mike. Thursday is my long day, I will text you tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteHey Phil, change of plans.mthere is a lecture on lung cancer in Portland on Thursday, so I'll be down there during Halloween. I was all set to dress up and scare the Cisplatin out of you. :). How long will you be up in Seattle? We need a game night with Gabe and the Sunada's.
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