Rants and Rambles

OK. I thought this was such a great idea and started blogging. It took too long to figure this out and set it up. I’m way behind and had too much catching up to do before I even started. I’m even beginning to forget some of the things I wanted to say and include and there’s no way there will be any continuity now either. But I’m going to give it a try and along with some updates, do some back-fill along the way.

It’s a couple of days after my second round (they call it “cycle” I guess) of chemo. Maybe cycle is a little less harsh than “round”. If you think of it as a boxing match, “round” may be just what it could feel like; but so far my case is not too bad. It really is more of a “cycle” with ups and downs but not really too dramatic in the down stroke. But then the highs aren’t anything to sing about either.

All the people I’ve been dealing with (maybe that’s a pretty impersonal term for something so personal, I’ll think of something better) have been really good. Supportive and kind are a bit short on the description scale; loving is closer but there’s a depth to their expression that comes out in even the way they look at me while saying or doing what are probably very routine things. OK, maybe not everyone comes across that strong, but most of them do. And they’re so sincere; the smiles are real and they listen! And they must be doing this all day long with so many people in situations similar to mine. These nurses, CNAs and everyone must have such strength of personality. Bless you all!

Just had to break the blog-block. I’ll get to another post in a little bit, maybe with something more specific to say.