Been a while

Let's dive right in.

Mouth sores bite. I'm not sure if the Nystatin has lost it's efficacy or if I'm doing something wrong but my mouth is in shambles. I'm eating what I can but feel like I'm on an adult baby food diet, smashing up bananas and drinking only water or milk. Hopefully the thrush, sores and pain will clear up soon. The body aches and random, continual shooting pain are welcome to depart any day now.

Treatment #4 went pretty well so I was hoping I'd sail through my second half. Treatment #5 went fine but I've been paying for it since Friday. It will pass.

Daniel and Noah were a bit under the weather this weekend but I was determined to drag myself to church. I got there alone and the sermon was on HELL. Now, I don't go to church for a feel good message and someone to tell me how wonderful I am. I realize the point is to worship. But I had to chuckle at how crappy I was feeling along with the heaviness of that message.

Out of hundreds of people our pastor often finds one of us to see how we're doing. One time he asked me what I thought of his preaching and I stammered something like "You're blunt. I like it."

That's all. I haven't asked Daniel about it but he must have been thinking...."You can rattle on about the weather endlessly but you muster up 'You're blunt, I like it?' By the time we got to the car I thought of sixteen other things I should have said. I find myself mildly disagreeing with (very minor) things occasionally and then I have to go home, get out a concordance and dig around the scripture from that week's sermon to see if he's right. That's probably his whole goal.

I've got a lot of things to do around the house. I bought a watermelon and I think it would go down the chute ok. I just can't bring myself to cut into it. Maybe tomorrow. If you haven't tried it, use an ice cream scooper to hollow one out. I'm no Martha Stewart and that's probably pretty basic, but it's a lot quicker than using a knife!

Laundry will have to wait as well. I know I'll perk up soon, and it will all be there to greet me when I do. :)

More details on #5 and the consultation with the radiation team later....