Well I think that brings us up to date - As Carrie told you I did radiation treatment #14 on Friday, April 1 (that was no April Fool's Joke!) That was the halfway mark!
I have had no terrible side effects from either the radiation or the chemo except for diahrrea - which they told me would be a side effect of both.
The first week that I started radiation & chemo I thought I was superwoman I guess and could do it all - but by that Friday I had found out differently! I saved up my energy for Saturday when I knew I was going to get a visit from my two favorite little guys - Brody & Brant!!
That weekend we also had the GOTRA Spring Meeting - and I was there to do my Secretary / Treasurer thing for that!
The next week I decided to go home and rest after my radiation treatments at 3:00 on Monday through Thursday - and I felt much better.
This week I have been going back to work after the radiation treatments and that seems to be working well.
(My Friday radiation appt has bounced back between 11:45 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. so I've been working all day on Friday.)
I had decided that maybe I should cut back on going to Chancel Choir - we had started doing some long practices getting ready to do a Cantata on Easter. I think it was a good call - but I really miss seeing my choir friends on Wednesdays - and singing with them on Sunday mornings.
I have been going to the Lenten Services on Wednesday nights since Ash Wednesday and I went to church for the first time in three weeks last Sunday. It was great to be there - and the choir's song on Sunday was absolutely beautiful! I had a lot of comments about how great I looked - and my response was that it was great to be seen!
Thanks for sharing your story with us Cheryl. Sending you warm hugs and lots of prayers! Glad you have passed the half-way mark! Faith Reick
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