By now I am used to feeling pretty crappy after I finish my chemo round and leave the hospital. Today is no different although it feels good to know that I don't have to get better only to go back into the hospital to feel bad again. I never managed to get out for a walk or workout yesterday; I just felt too queasy and tired. I'm ashamed to admit that the only constructive things I accomplished yesterday were reading the NY Times, folding the laundry, and unloading the dishwasher. I had all good intentions of getting out for a short walk, at least, but my stomach just wasn't cooperating. I'm already ahead today as I've just finished my row and push-ups for the morning. I have a few errands to do at the Post Office, the library, and Weaver St Market, so I'll be going out soon to do those and amble through town. It looks nice out, and it has warmed up some from this morning.
It's going to be a low key day here. I'll probably finish the last of the books Marty and Deb loaned me. While I was in the hospital, I did finally read "The Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch, a professor at Carnegie Mellon who recently died of pancreatic cancer. After he was diagnosed with cancer, he gave a last lecture at the school about life lessons and turned it into a book for his 3 young children. The book is not depressing despite the fact that he talks about his cancer and how that has changed his life. It has plenty of good insight for us all, not just his kids. I checked it out of the library, of course, one of my favorite places.
Photo: a view of Beaver Lake in Asheville
2 comments:
Jacob came bounding down the steps today at 6:30 and excitedly announced, "Mom, today is veterinarian's day!"
It took me a minute(my first thought was 'damn, I should have sent Holly a card') but then my brain clicked on when he followed that by saying that we needed to be thankful for all the people who fought in wars(another moment, hmmm? veterinarians in war?)...but I finally got it.
So, happy veterinarians day to all the veterans out there.
Glad you are perking up, Teresa. Can't wait to see you on your next venture up the hill. Keep on writing---I love reading it, even if I don't comment as often as I'd like to.
Shannon
That is why parents are the luckiest-they get to have all of that free humor from all the cool things kids say (well it's not quite free I guess). I called our Veterinarians too to thank them. I too can't wait to go up the hill to aville for my next visit. We're just waiting on the counts to drop and then rebound. -taf
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