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To be Expected
Having finished the chemo I am now starting what I have been told is the roughest period. My blood pressure dropped and I was a bit nauseous (you don’t need to know all the details). Then my picc line had to be replaced and my temperature spiked to 102. At least the massage therapist dropped by and gave me another foot massage.
The funny thing is that with with all the amazing medicines and great care, I recovered quickly from each bad moment and now I am feeling pretty good.
Hopefully, tomorrow will be a good day and I can get to the 15th floor for decoupage or whatever. I also intend to start my very useful list of things to bring along when you go to the hospital.
As they say, tomorrow is another day.
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Sep 30, 2011 @ 01:22:58
Hang in there kid! Sounds like team Mary is doing a great job of taking care of anything that crops up. I expect you will come up with your useful things list, as well as a variety of projects to introduce to us. Tiles, decoupage sounds good for an afternoon gathering.
Love,
Trina
Sep 30, 2011 @ 01:32:02
Hi Mary, Heather forwarded your blog to me 🙂 Hope you’re still feeling pretty good!!!! It has been 16 years since my breast cancer and now I rarely think about it anymore. But back then it was as though I stepped onto a fast train, and I just went rattling down the tracks!
Sending ocean and Woods Hole breezes your way, as well as a Pie in the Sky gathering. Can’t wait until I see you there again!
Much, much love,
Margot
Sep 30, 2011 @ 02:32:02
I second Trina’s comment: Hang in there, Mary! Team Mary is fabulous, and I am so glad you are under their care! Their care, combined with your positive attitude, is a winning combination.
Love,
Ronnie
Sep 30, 2011 @ 02:37:11
Hang in there, Scarlet!
Sep 30, 2011 @ 02:50:33
Hey Mary, glad to hear the hospital team is taking such good care of you. As it’s the time of year when many Jews spend a lot of time in synagogue, here’s letting you know that you’re being kept in mind and prayer, by me and I’m sure many others.
Strength and good spirits!
Daniel Gradess, Maggie’s friend from Beacon days
Sep 30, 2011 @ 11:58:32
Just sounds like a normal day in the life of the “guests” at Sloan Kettering. thank goodness for massage, what a relief!
Oct 01, 2011 @ 00:08:26
This world is a twirl
from the earth on its axis
to our orbit of the sun
In order to live here
there is no rule but one
“Hold on, my friend, hold on.”
Hold onto the grass
growing thick and free
Hold onto the green,
red, gold leaves of each tree.
Hold onto the sounds
that about you abound
The song of a bird
the buzz of a bee.
Hold on, my friend, hold on.
Hold onto the bright moon
in midnight skies.
Hold onto the wet lush
of rain in your eyes.
Hold onto the hands of lovers
and friends
Hold onto the kisses that
each of us sends.
Hold on, my friend, hold on.
Oct 01, 2011 @ 10:19:29
You made me cry…but in a good way.
Oct 06, 2011 @ 15:38:43
Me too but in a good way. I occasionally go back to reread your notes and the comments, discovered this today! Oh so sweet of Colette.