The orcs retreated slowly about two weeks after they came so the last two weeks of the cycle weren't bad. I have no energy because my hemoglobin is very low--not so low that I couldn't have chemo today but low enough to for me to get two units of blood on Wednesday.
I spent most of week three and four inside watching it rain. Gretchen came up on Friday. She took me on a forced march in the afternoon--I did a little over a mile with rest stops.) We were going to go to a movie, but there was nothing playing that we were excited about. Saturday was the Ceili. We practiced to two hours in the morning. I came home, took a rest, painted my face--should do that more often--I look quite good with make-up--and we were off to the Ceili. It had a sort of shaky start--Sue was late--so we rearranged things and Andy taught some dances at the beginning. Eventually, things worked out. We had a great crowd and we played really well. I should have had the transfusion on Thursday, because I was really tired. But this is my passion and I played on adrenalin. The band played, we had some vocals, we had dancing for the audience, we had refreshments. Babies Emilie (14 months) and Viviann (9 months) had a blast dancing. It was hard to concentrate on the music because they were so cute, but I managed. Gretchen was very proud of me, which made me feel really good.
Sunday we went to church--i was lay reader and got to read from Numbers (everyone's favorite...). There was a meeting after church with Presbyterian Disaster Assistance--I was tired, we didn't stay. There was also a short PNC meeting--didn't stay for that either. Gretchen went for a long walk in the afternoon while I slept. We hopped on BART a little after four and went to dinner with Victoria and her new family in the evening. A good time was had by all.
Today was chemo--I wanted Gretchen to see what I go through. She did a lunch run and went for a walk while I was being infused. We came home--I napped and Gretchen went to Tanforan to get something cool to wear home tomorrow--we finally seem to be free of storms for the next week. Gretchen made me dinner, which was very nice of her. She's heading home tomorrow. I have a PNC meeting tomorrow night then the transfusion on Wednesday. I'm expecting to feel dreadful for the next few weeks. I'll try to blog sooner but make no promises.
xxooxx
Monday, March 28, 2011
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I'll check in w/you today - let me know if you ever need a ride!
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