Where has the year gone???? I can't believe it's March already. Time is flying by and so is treatment. Don't get me wrong, I'm not upset about time moving so quickly, it's just been a blur...Chemo brain has its benefits.
My weekend was busy. I de-cluttered, I paid bills. While Ed was busy putting in rolling shelves into the broom closet that had become a wasted space in the kitchen. Now I have a wonderful closet with 4 pull out drawers to hold all the canned and dry goods. HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY. We are busy getting the East wall in our living room ready to receive a wall unit from our neighbor (he passed away and his children offered the wall unit to us.) So our living room will soon take on a homier feel. Before that happens we must, once more, dive into the chaos of boxes of books as we move our Baker's shelf unit to its rightful place in the kitchen, and figure out where to put my corner at-home office, file cabinets, and my cedar chest.
Sunday was spent at the Culture Center where I chanted A LOT! It started in the morning, and at 1 pm went back to the Center to proudly watch my BFF Cathy receive her gohonzon. She started out chanting in support of me and what started as support quickly turned to benefits for Cathy. Her inner spirit changed and she felt more at ease with life, she joined a gym, got a trainer, and is preparing to quit smoking. I see how much happier she is, now that she has decided that she is worth all the effort. I'm so proud of her. She is the most giving person I know and no one deserves Joy more than she does. So after a Day full of diamoku, Ed, Ian and I headed over to Rose and Roy's home for dinner where we spent a lovely evening with dear friends. A "Normal" weekend. We got home to catch some of the closing ceremonies of the Winter Olympics, and we sat there scratching our heads at how bad the ceremony was. It was worse than a cheesy Vegas/Disney show. Canada has a lot of fabulous talent, I don't want to take away from that, but I expected something different, something classier. We only watched for a little bit before we lost interest for lack of "awe". I fell asleep anyway, not so new....
This morning I headed up to Radiation and was met with the quickest session to date. Everything just fell right into place. I arrived right on time, was ushered back right away. As soon as I changed into my robe and sat down I was called into the treatment room before I could even open my book. I lay down on the table and somehow laid down in the perfect place. I didn't need to skooch down or up or over. The treatment was over before I could think about it and I was out of there within 7 minutes flat. I attribute that to all the great diamoku I did yesterday. (chanting) I can only hope that the rest of the week will go as well.
I have finished my first week of three radiation treatments. I have finished 6 of 15 treatments. I am 1/3 of the way through with radiation. My skin is still holding up, the redness hasn't gotten ugly yet, and I only have a tiny bit of irritation of the skin. If wool touches it, it itches a lot. So cotton is the fabric of choice. I hope Spring comes soon, because I am so ready to move out of my "Winter".
Cancer is Winter
I fight for the coming Spring
My soul is Joyful
Have a beautiful Joy filled week. I plan on it.
Nite!
Love and Light!
Melissa
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