Hope you all had a good holiday and are enjoying the New Year! This last round did not start off as rough as Round 4 and I was able to enjoy a root beer tasting party, late night board gaming, and managed to stay up late enough to welcome 2013. I think I was working on borrowed energy though as the last two days I have not managed to stay conscious for more than 4 hours. Hopefully two days worth of sleep is enough to recharge myself so I can get back to just a couple short naps throughout the day. It seems that this last round although not making me feel as ill has definitely moved me down another notch on the energy.
Next week will be Round 6, the last scheduled dose dense MVAC chemo. I am definitely looking forward to an end of pumping these amazingly working yet poisonous drugs into my body and recovering from this ordeal. It has been an interesting opportunity these past 2+ months for me to spend more time with family and friends and create new relationships of which may not have happened under normal circumstances (oh and normal, I'm not convinced it exists and if it does is likely boring). Next week will be a milestone but I'm still not out of the woods just yet.
Root Beer tasting party
Gabe's Birthday game night.
Happy New Year Phil! I'm glad to hear you're hanging in there and you spend holidays with family and loved ones. I can't imagine how tough it must be to go thru all these rounds of chemo, but we're all cheering and praying for you. Next year's holiday's you're gonna wish you could eat as much as you did this holiday season, that is unless you want to get chubby :) Cheers, and stay warm!
ReplyDeleteThinking of you today Phillip! Good luck on your last treatment. Love you!
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