Day Two

 They call it day 2, Day 1 being the day of treatment.  I thought I would share a little chart.

Today I felt good. I let my body tell me if I was going to work or not at the church. I didn’t set an alarm, I was up pretty late, trying to get through Project Hail Mary and sure enough I got up. I had my one cup of coffee allowed during the day and a glass of water.

I’m supposed to drink 64 ounces of non-caffeinated beverages a day. Hey, if that keeps me feeling good, I’ll suffer through that much liquid.

This evening I had some watermelon and it was so refreshing. If anyone has not-too-sweet hydration ideas, please let me know.

As the day progressed I felt better and better. It was nice after two days of pain, horrible pain with that lymph node for it finally to subside.

And yeah, those three days of soup and light sandwiches .. done. I’m starving.

But I have that feeling the shoe is gonna drop.

I’m ready. I have that chart lol. Not that I’ll follow it.

I know it’s silly being worried about work, but I want to work. I am hoping I don’t have to miss any work, but if have a backup if I do.

So, I can’t express enough how incredibly grateful I am for the support gifts that arrived. My friend Katie, who was so instrumental in my getting help, sent me boxes of stuff. 

If you can’t see by the picture, there are tons of comfy socks, caps and beanies, a hot comb, blanket, and wigs, one of them is spectacularly nice. I actually ordered a set of wig stands from Amazon. She had them all in nice boxes, I want to let them hang out and I’ll play with them, give them names and then do a fashion slide show.

Yesterday in the waiting room, I watched women walk in. I really didn’t know what to take with me except for a drink, and figured I’ll figure it out. But every woman that walked in had this big bag, they were all the same size, shape, but different colors. To annoy my daughter, I would whisper, “She has a big bag. Look, another big bag.”

“Yes, mom, I know.” And Allie frantically searched Amazon.

“Another big bag.”

“Yes, Mom, I know. I see.”

“You don’t think they’re internally making fun of me for having a Dollar Tree plastic bag.”

“We’ll get you a big bag like these women.”

And BAM …

Today a box arrives, my friend and longtime reader Marcella, made me a blanket, (Made with love and prayers) and what does she have it in? A big bag! Same size and shape! I was so excited.

It will hold the blanket of the day, socks, bag of chips from Canada, a sandwich, my reiki bag (Also a gift) and drink.

I know, I know it’s a treatment blanket, but I used it when I took a nap today!

I will use each blanket, alternating them each treatment. I am so grateful.

Now to have some protein. Thank God I finally finished Project Hail Mary. It took me Four Days but I pushed through. I needed to see why everyone loved it. I haven’t figured that out yet.