The Blessing of Springtime!

What a beautiful day!  In fact every day this week has been so warm, sunny, and refreshing!  I was thinking a couple of days ago what a blessing for me, since I am having this chemo, to have it at this time when spring flowers are in bloom, trees are budding, and the days look so happy and bright.   I know that helps me a lot.

At my front doorstep

Treatment 1 (Treatment 2 next Tuesday) is past history.  I felt really bad through Thursday.  Those days I slept a lot-I think, made sure I was taking the medications for anti-nausea, pain, and allergy to try to avoid those side effects, ate little bits here and there.  I'm grateful Shannon could be here to make sure that happened.  I feel it helped so much.  Friday it felt like "the fog" of feeling so bad began to clear and I have felt better as the days have gone by.  I notice a lot less stamina and feel weakness.  Some of that was already there from the surgeries.  Before the chemo, I sometimes would think when I have the chemo, the wounds from the surgery won't be as tender so that discomfort will be gone.  I realize that is true.

This week I am feeling better.  I can see the advantage of having work or things like that to go to daily.  On the other hand I can see the disadvantage.  A couple of days ago, I discovered some special gifts that I can enjoy when I walked to the corner.  I will take my camera today and capture their beauty.  I came home and got it out and took these gems in my front yard.  Yesterday we had a Stake Primary presidency meeting and it was a wonderful feeling to be doing normal things again with people.  It is a good week. The Lord is blessing me richly.