Hi! Just wanted to check in, let you know that I'm doing well; had a rough couple days but things are looking up today. Last week I had awful mouth and throat sores, could barely eat (funny, didn't lose a single pound), and it hurt to talk! Took the weekend to recover and am much better now, took a couple days to resolve and now just have a little soreness still when i swallow, but not bad. My hands and feet are sucking up loads of lotion; i had to take my wedding rings into the jewelers to have them cleaned cuz of all the lotion i apply:) hafta be more careful. I bought special gloves to wear at night, and that coupled with the wrist brace I wear for carpal tunnel, plus the mouth and throat sores - sexy!
I received an amazing Chemo care package from my friends at RIT!!:) So thoughtful and sweet, it made me so happy! I got several kindle books, a blankie with Will and Jennifer stitched on it that I'll bring to my treatments, honey, cough drops, socks for my poor feet, lotions, candy for my sweet tooth, and lots of other little things, PLUS a massage gift certificate from Human Touch Initiative! woohoo!! Kathy, Kathy, Miriam and Colleen, you're awesome friends and such a great support system for me! Thank you all!!!
I have received 2 other HTI certificates and used them in the past 2 weeks:) Thanks so much to my Dad:) and Cheryl, I can't even begin to explain how much a massage does for me, body and soul, and I'm so grateful for your generosity. Now I have another one!!!
Oh, i forgot, I went to get my hair cut yesterday, and I'm a source of amazement at the salon:) I had my hair colored about 3 months ago, and somehow I no longer need to have it colored - my natural brown has returned, thank goodness, and i have a couple grays here and there, but no skunk stripe :) and i cant even tell it was colored at all. Voodoo? i wonder... chemo may make it thin (MORE sexy), but it shouldn't fall out on the current chemo regimen.
So many tragedies in the world and in my world this week...keeps me humble and grateful. Merry Chrsitmas!
