Well sort of hair. It's really more like fuzz. But it is my own fuzz, on my own head, and that's all that counts. I do hope you can appreciate the copious amounts of hair in this photo. I promise it is there if your computer screen just doesn't do it justice. I am not sure exactly why or how I have hair. My last chemo was already a month ago, and usually, it only takes 2-3 weeks for the hair to leave. I guess the double dose a day of Ara-C I had wasn't enough to stop those tenacious hair follicles from producing. Soon I might even need to use shampoo instead of bar soap. Who would have thought? I'll try not to get too, too excited though since I start more chemo on Monday. You know, just in case it all falls out again.
Since we don't have to be here to go to clinic, we're heading to the mtns again tonight for the w-e. It will probably be our last visit there for about 3 weeks or so. I'll be back to everyday clinic visits to monitor my counts after I get out of the hospital next Saturday.
My rowing time dropped again this morning. Now I am only 5 seconds slower per 500 meters than I was before I was diagnosed with leukemia and had to go through all of this chemo. It's heartening to see that the speed and strength come back. Oh yeah, and I can do 50 pushups again. I swear it's all that Furlong's chocolate bark and regaining my usual weight. Or maybe it's all the time in the mtns. They do swear it's therapeutic.
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What hair? Love Dad
OK, Teresa, you are embarassing me with all your fitness prowess. I feel so guilty that I don't even know how many pushups I can do, much less actually reporting to the world my maximum output at any one time. Guess this means I must (grudgingly) eat more Furlong's chocolate bark--darn!
All kidding aside, I am very happy for you that you have regained so much strength and endurance--maybe it's that hair connection thing--like with Sampson from Biblical legend!
Hope you and Holly have a marvelous weekend in Asheville. Hanna has passed through our area already (9:30 am) leaving behind lots of rain (4.5") and a few gusts of 16mph.
Soak up some great mountain essence for me too while you are up there--the mountains truly are my source of renewal.
Love, Julia
We did soak up lots of good mtn essence-for us and you. Maybe you should plan to use the Aville house some w-e to regain your own mtn essence balance. It is just starting to get pretty with some of the leaves turning in their earliest stages.
We did soak up lots of good mtn essence-for us and you. Maybe you should plan to use the Aville house some w-e to regain your own mtn essence balance. It is just starting to get pretty with some of the leaves turning in their earliest stages.
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