I promise I haven't given up on the blog! Brief update...

Good morning friends!
I'm trying a quick post before I leave for treatment #4. Goodness gracious...I still have so much to write about but here's the short version of why I've been so quiet online. I promise, I still have a lot to say but my world has changed dramatically with this round of treatment. Let's review a few points...

• I help get the kiddos fed, dressed and out the door for school so we get up early.
• After they are off to school I get ready for treatment
• My round trip for treatment takes almost 3 hours - though the time on the treatment table is only about 15 minutes.
• I get home and try to eat something and work for a while. I can work until it's time to pick the kiddos up from school so I can get about 3 hours in, if all goes well.
• With side effects and risks of treatment and my medication (there will absolutely be a post on this...at some point) I have to walk daily. Short story is muscle and joint pain and/or weakness and increased risk of blood clots - I have to move whether I feel like it or not.
• Then a soak in a hot bath to help with the "discomfort" mentioned above.
• I no longer have insomnia because I'm so exhausted by the end of the day, when I lay down I go to sleep...for the night.

There are not a lot openings there and it's been challenging on some days. I'm still fine and still a goofball so don't read more into the above than I'm just sharing facts...I told you I would share and boy, do I!  lol

I'm sure I'll better adjust to everything as we progress. If you are a patient, my advice here is to take radiation seriously. It's not necessarily the treatment itself that will get you (I'll revisit this part if my skin falls off) it's the schedule.

I gotta run. The race for the day starts now. I hope to be back later.

Love to all
Andee