Both of my previous entries for today were eaten by the computer gods. I had a nice picture of the hike we did this past w-e off the parkway. It was from Sam's knob, a great 360 degree view of the area near Shining Rock and Mt. Pisgah.
I also talked about my night-a good one because my nurse bunched all of the labs, vitals, and taking down the empty chemo bag at 1:00 am. No extra wake up at 4am to weigh me, draw labs and get vitals. Yeah!
And I related Freddi's story about her Dad's treatment for Colon Cancer at age 83. He kept thinking it was the cancer making him feel sick when it was really the chemo. He wanted to stop and just give up. Then someone took an interest in his legacy and work as an Anesthesiologist. He perked up and signed on for aggressive chemo-now he has something to live for.
We all need support, social support ,of course, but also a meaning for our life. I think that work or a good metier gives us that. I know that I am very thankful to have both good social support and work serving others.
2 comments:
Hi Theresa: I've been out of your blog loop a little bit. Your energy level and attitude continue to inspire me. I just joined the "Y" and am sore and exhausted from their "assessment" baseline! Peg, Naomi, Brady, Jack, and my daughter, Katie, arrive on Thurs. I made a Target run today to stock up on extra pillows, towels, aerobeds, etc. I'm excited that they will see a little of my new world. You will continue to be in my thoughts as you navigate the Camp Chemo routine. Take good care. love, Ronie
Teresa, Hope there are fun and intersesting activities for you today at camp chemo! Glad you have lots of books and reading material. Hope the camp counselors are on their best behavior and have lots of good stories to share and smiles for you.
You introduced me to a new word in your entry: metier. Thanks to google and a free online dictionary I am now more enlightened. Sharon Myers and I have often mused about our specialty being that of a generalist. My job combines what I love best: learning and communicating. It's a nice cycle of learning on my own, communicating and engaging with others, learning from them and on it goes. Thanks for sharing your experience with us on the blog. Yet another way of learning for all of us.
Hope you have sweet dreams of that fine mountain essence today.
Love, Julia
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