So who is in the Christmas spirit and has all their shopping complete? To anyone who answers "yes" to the shopping part, I don't like you quite as much as I used to, but congratulations nevertheless.
Chemotherapy #6 was on Tuesday this week. That meant an "up" day on Wednesday, when I was pretty productive. A "down" day Thursday, saved only by a fair amount of sunshine, but little was accomplished. Friday was quite good and included a fun visit from Susan Naus, a long-time friend not seen recently. Today is good so far with hopes of getting some decorating done.
Karl had a long meeting yesterday morning, so I took Charley (the poodle) for a good walk--nearly a mile and a half. I felt better for it, and heaven knows I need the exercise to help balance the continued voracious appetite.
Here's a comic that seems to fit perfectly with my situation. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did. I really like the comic strips which often provide the highlight of my day for humor at least.
I seem to have jinxed myself on the good CA125 number by being so proud of last time's 8.7, because it's up a bit to 11.7. I'm told that is nothing to worry about because it will fluctuate before settling on a final number that will be the one future tests will compare to. As promised by Dr. Method, I'm scheduled for a CT scan. He does that after the sixth treatment as a double check that all is well at the site of the former cancerous tumors. That's on the 17th. I'll report.
Wishing all of my family and friends a peaceful holiday season with a quote from a recent note from Jan Frieden: "May the spirit of Christmas wrap round you and give you strength for healing". This could easily be modified to "strength for living joyfully".
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