Round Two: Days 5 and 6 (Tues and Wed)

I went to bed Monday night feeling pretty good and believing that I would wake Tuesday feeling even better. Well, I woke Tuesday morning to bone aches and I felt ripped off. It was not fair, Monday was better than Sunday and Tuesday should have been better than Monday. An electric lap blanket and ibuprofen helped and really the bone aches were not as bad as they were when I had Taxol in 2006.

My mouth was more sore however even though I had faithfully brushed my teeth and rinsed with warm salt water. By yesterday afternoon my tongue looked like hamburger meat ... mothers who are reading this may have guessed ... I have Thrush. Two rounds of antibiotic and chemo proved to be too much and the yeast/fungal infection has run amok in my mouth and down my throat. I began taking a medication late yesterday afternoon and it is better.

Not only can I barely taste anything but anything I put in my mouth, including water, burns like crazy. G..R..E..A..T I am being challenged. If you were inclined to feel sorry for yourself before you read this I bet you are not so inclined right now are you?

So here I go;

I am writing this on a laptop using high speed Internet, how many people have a laptop let alone a computer?

I did get to see April and the kids yesterday evening for a couple of hours; it was a wonderful dose of sweet medicine for me.

As I write this my husband is defrosting the "frost-free" refrigerator/freezer before we give up and buy a new one. He can take care of me and my disabled brother; watch over/clean up after my elderly father; cook a great meal; laugh with me over our darling precocious grandchildren; hopefully fix the freezer; and much more this week alone without cracking ... yet. He gets my "Husband of the Year" vote.

Our daughter passed her final entrance exam with an almost perfect score. This past year, April has faced huge and unexpected challenges that have turned her life upside down but she has faced each challenge with determination and resolve. I am proud of her for not hiding and running away from the challenges.

Tomorrow I have lab work and see the PA for a check up and then I see another doctor in the practice for what I am not sure. I think he is one of the infectious disease doctors and he will be checking to see if my mouth and throat are healing. At CBCC I get wonderful care so where they say to report is where I go. My cost for this excellent care is only $25.00 each time I see a doctor - I am thankful I have insurance.

This morning I started the day by studying Galatians and was reminded of one of my favorite verses, "...the fruit of the Sprit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control ... "

My final thought for you today is from Billy Graham, "Mountaintops are for views and inspiration, but fruit is grown in the valleys.