Saba Beats Cancer

Six days doesn't seem like a long time unless you are hooked up to life giving chemicals making you feel like crap.  Then it gets kind of long.  I stay focused that we are on the tail end - but that 3rd day is just blah.  So I didn't blog yesterday. Our next door neighbor passed in his sleep last night from cancer. He put up a great fight. We were going to toast our beating cancer with a single malt this summer. A toast in his honor is coming. Put the last of the chemo bags on this morning. So one more day and I am out. And we have stayed on schedule which is really nice. Means I am out in the morning tomorrow - no surprises.  So a nice Sunday at home.  The nausea is just there. Have tried various things and it just seems I have to deal with it or take something really powerful that may not be that great long term.  So I hold that in reserve. Slept a lot last night finally which helped with the mood.  So on to the daily things that keep me goin...

So now that I have stopped obsessing about the chemo and kept my focus on life and living, I am certainly a lot better off.  Man I was in a rough place. Just totally focused on the downside of chemo and had a hard time breaking out. It is what it is and I am just dealing with it and not worrying about it.  Back with a smile and the great attitude again. Feeling so much better.  The other thing I was doing was spending too much time looking on the web at things associated with the cancer I had. Not good - lots of bad things out there that could have happened that started to mess with the my head. Head back on straight. I am cured.  I am moving forward and smiling.  A little nausea but I don't care.  Resting and taking it in stride. Methotrexate is leaving my system and should be gone by Tuesday morning like always. Had my mom and sister here for the weekend which was a huge boost to the morale and focus on the right things.  And some great relie...