It seems like John and I are taking turns. I am doing well as my "numbers" keep dropping. My CA 125 is down to 71 from 92 last time. The chemo every three weeks is just a part of my life at this point. I am pretty tired for a couple days afterward, but otherwise I am living my best life.
John fell at Costco on Tuesday afternoon while trying to lift bottles of water. He landed face first on concrete and miraculously did not have a brain bleed or broken teeth or nose or anything like that. We went to the emergency room and he did and does have a lot of bruising. He really looks like a raccoon with purple circling his eyes. We went to his doctor later in the week who told him he looks bad and it will last for about 4 weeks! Happy Thanksgiving!
Meanwhile this weekend he is preparing for a colonoscopy Monday to determine if the BCell Lymphoma is in his system and not just on his forehead. Tuesday he is scheduled to begin four weeks of daily radiation on his forehead. It is not fun to be him right now.
This means daily trips - Monday through Friday - to the James hospital for both of us. Last January I was doing that visiting him during the four weeks he was in the hospital following the brain bleed.
Meanwhile we are slogging through this. Right now he is out to lunch with a friend whom he didn't warn about his colorful face. Should be interesting.
I am just grateful for the ongoing blessings of my life - I get to play pickleball, we enjoy watching OSU Football together every Saturday, I continue to do a little spiritual direction and we both look forward to Thanksgiving at Hocking Hills with the whole family.
There's always something else - something challenging and something comforting, something to get through and something to look forward to. There's always something else.
Life really is an adventure.
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