Chemo Brain

Chemo went well today and all my counts were in fairly good shape. Whites were great. Ry is leaving tomorrow for Las Vegas for a Bachelor party then back to LA and Ashley is going to NC it visit friends for a week and Cat is in Florida. Will someone please come take care of me...... I am actually leaving Saturday to drive down to Florida with Marc who shares ownership in the house at St. George (where Cat is) with his wife. Cat and I will stay until Tuesday and head back home. I am looking forward to the trip even though it is hot, hot, hot in St. George. A few days with friends by the ocean sounds enchanting.

Chemo has been interesting the last couple of weeks cuz there have been a few people who have had bad reactions to their treatments and the staff goes into subtle high gear. Curtains immediately pop up around the person who is experiencing the difficulty and doctors enter the room and care is given and no one makes a big deal about any of it. I keep sneeking peeks and everyone else honors privacy. I am definitely still a neophyte in some aspects. The nurses who attend to everyone are so involved each session with the people they are assigned to. I am always told what they are administering, how long it will take, what is coming next, who is with you today and how was your week...let's talk. It is a very safe place to me. I have three more sessions before my scan. Today chemo brain has really kicked in and I am having a difficult time keeping thoughts together, remembering words and what it is I wanted to do next. That usually hangs around for a couple of days and the impact is cumulative over time. This was my 9th chemical thursday. Hope you all have a nice weekend. Be well