BLUF: The cure is worse than the disease, at least that's what my body is feeling! I'm a chemical potpourri! Five different drugs to fight the cancer and four others to counter the side effects of the first five! My poor bod does not know how to react since I've previously resisted even taking an aspirin for a headache!
The side effects came on with a vengence last night and today: insomnia (which makes for one tired puppy during the day); quiesiness; trying to stay hydrated (resulting in a sprint to one restroom--what a sight!); dry mouth; irregularity ('nuff said); a strange, amped feeling, not unlike a caffine overdose, all the time. Not fun!
But to put these minor side effects into perspective: Today, in the chemo room, I ran into a couple whom we met in church many years ago--he's probably half my age but has cancer in his pancreas which has metastasized to his liver and other organs. They did exploratory surgery and closed him back up. He's had 40 pounds of liquid removed from his abdomen in the past two weeks in an attempt to keep the swelling down. And just tonight, a neighbor who was given two weeks to live last Thursday passed away from leukemia. She had three children, 13, 2.5 and 3 months, the latter considered to be a miracle child at birth, with her cancer in remission.
Dear saints, please join us in praying for Clarence and Pohai (first couple) and Cliff (surviving husband). They are all believers and have a future and a hope, so please pray for Clarence's healing and for healing from the pain, emptiness, sorrow and loneliness for Cliff. Relatively speaking, I am blessed and all of you are part of that blessing. Thank you, again.
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