I almost don't feel like a cancer patient today!! When I look in the mirror, I get a cruel reminder but, otherwise, I feel very, very good.Saturday was an incredible day, full of elation with exhilarating thoughts of being done chemo extremely soon. If I had my druthers, I'd do cycle #8 THIS Friday, just to get it over with. And ... I feel like my body could handle it!
This old body of mine continued to cooperate on Sunday. David and I headed out early in the morning to hunt for asparagus. By the looks of things, we were a week or two late, but we managed to find a good feed. Our moments wandering through the cacti and sagebrush were just "normal life" -- something David and I would do any spring. Such occasions are so precious to me, almost like unearthing buried treasure ... tiny glimpses of "life before cancer".
It is sad to me that true "life before cancer" will NEVER exist again. There will always be check ups, worries, nagging thoughts, feeling for any twinge or pain, any symptom that could possibly mean ...
Back to happier things!! Here's a few photos from our wandering in the desert ...
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| Our bounty :)
A brisk walk downtown actually seemed to help my slight leg and ankle pain this morning, and then I unleashed my seemingly limitless energy on my filthy kitchen cupboards -- another "normal life" activity that didn't seem like work at all. Imagine!!
Glancing down at my dresser on my way through the bedroom, I spotted something else very exciting ...
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Gorgeous pictures and before you know it, life will be normal again! We are all basking in this wonderful spring weather and it is good to hear that things are going well. Wish I could be there to celebrate the last chemo!!!
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