I waited until this evening to write because so much happened the last 2 days and I wanted to report about all of it at once. Yesterday I had my second chemo treatment and it went really well, they said my blood cells were great. It seemed to take a little longer for the drip, but I was happily knitting and listening to my praise music, Ray Boltz, "The Concert of a Lifetime" my favorite song on this CD is "The Anchor Holds" and I'm here to testify that it does!!
Both my Dr. and her nurse, Sharon attribute my relatively smooth journey to my positive attitude, I keep telling them it's my faith in God. What a wonderful opportunity and gift it is to tell people about how good God is. My only problem last night was not being able to sleep, which is what happened after the first chemo for about 3 nights. The nurse told me to take an "Ativan" which was prescribed for nausea but also had a slight sedative effect, so I'll try that tonight. I asked her if it was OK to take it when I'm not nauseous and she said it's a very low dose so that would be fine. When I can't sleep God always puts prayer requests on my heart so the time is not wasted and last night I had such a feeling of urgency to pray for one of my co-workers at the library, her name is Kathy and she is in ICU with a very serious illness, if you can please add her to your prayer list. Today even with the lack of sleep I felt really good, I went to work this morning and I think I was even productive!! Worked till noon and then went for my rre hydrationand shot to keep up white cells built up. Everything went like clockwork.
I met this really dear lady who has not been as fortunate as I with her cancer and her chemo. She's in stage 4 colon cancer, they told her she'd probably had it for 10 years and only just recently had symptoms, (so go and have your colon checked!!!) she's had her surgery and started chemo, she did really well with the first drug they tried until the second round and it gave her an allergic reaction that put her into respiratory distress and she had to be hospitalized, now this week they tried another drug and she has been so sick and is so dehydrated that she has to be hospitalized again. I felt so bad for her, her name is Linda. I hope to see her again so I can try to encourage her. I feel so blessed that my journey has been guided and covered by the grace of God. Then the big event of the day, I lost all my hair in one fell swoop. I thought as prepared as I had been I might still have an emotional reaction, and I did.... I laughed! Hey, it beats crying and I really did look ridiculous. I really was OK with it and when I got my wig on and had it trimmed I felt like a million bucks! If you ever need a wig you must go to Vicki Roney in Henderson, she is fantastic!! I'm so happy with it that I had Bill snap my picture and it's attached. I even have my new library shirt on that also arrived today... life is good!! Yes, for all of you who have advised this, I promise to pace myself this weekend. But, I will be strutting my wig. Of course I have a HUG for you today, did you think I'd forget? "In light of God's many and wonderful promises, you have every reason to live courageously. He promises to protect you today and forever. God's Word promises that His love for you is never ending. Isaiah 41:10. But even as a person who trusts God's promises, on some days you may find your courage tested by various disappointments and fears. When you're worried about the challenges of today or the uncertainties of tomorrow, pause and ask yourself whether you're ready to surrender you concerns and place your life in God's all-powerful, all-knowing, all-loving hands. If the answer to that question is yes, then you can draw courage today from the source of strength that never fails, your heavenly Father.
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