As you all know, or should know if you're a regular here, in two weeks I will have had my last chemo session with the hope that (knock on wood) it will be the last one of my life. Now I'm not so naive as to think that there isn't some other form of the rancorous, rapidly, replicating cells that might sneak up on me during my late 70's or 80's, but the goal is that within the next 50 years we will have come up with a more humane replacement to chemotherapy.
Now I'm recovering from my second to last treatment. It's morning time on Friday so the usual brunt of the treatment hasn't set in yet and I can say I'm feeling pretty good, tired, but good. I can also say I'm as warm as I could ever hope for thanks to Grandma Dougherty's latest gift: a hand crocheted (pronounced crotch-eh-tehd) blanket put together by her and her church group. It really is a fine piece of craftsmanship and its functionality can be praised with much singing and dancing. Other people have been honoring my gift card xmas present request and some have been sending me checks, they are much appreciated, but pale in comparison to the splendor of my new blanket. I know you all are a competitive bunch though, so don't try to outdo the church group, they're too strong willed, and besides, now I have a blanket so your monetary presents will do just fine. People I haven't thanked yet for recent goodness: Dravinskis, Grandma Felice, Deena, Maria, and Mom (she continually hooks it up with minimal acknowledgment).
For anyone in LA: if you have furnishings that you are looking to get rid of, you should not do so until Cera and I have had a chance to deem them worthy for our new LA apt. (time to be announced in the future, no later than May)
Ah, before I forget (chemo kills my short term cognitive ability) it is my understanding that the posting of recent pictures of me has left many depressed about my current state; however, I cannot stress enough that these pictures do not accurately represent how I feel. I am considerably healthy and for the most part full of energy when I'm not recovering (every other week). So don't feel sad, I feel amazing and I'm going to look "normal" again sometime in the next few months. That being said I do have pictures of me with my new blanket probably looking like death and I'd like to post them, but I can't find them right now so I'll have Cera put them up when she's awake.
Merry Christmas Everyone (they say happy holidays out here because of the Jewish population, but Hanukkah is over and from what I understand their savior still hasn't come; better luck next time guys). I just realized how terribly ignorant that comment was, I apologize to our Jewish readers both for the insensitive Hanukkah comment and the poor taste of referencing Auschwitz in a positive light in my title. I may be a much more sensitive person now, but that doesn't mean I'm any less offensive.
Peace to All
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