Now on the Downward Side of 20 Weeks of Chemo Treatments!

Today is a good day!  It was treatment 4 of part 2 of my chemo.  I am over half way in the total chemo process!
Today I visited with my oncologist for the first time since I have been taking them weekly.  One of the first things he asked was, "How are you enjoying these taxol treatments..." I was thinking, "enjoy" is an interesting word to use?" when he continued, "compared to the first?",  These treatments have been much better.  I am very short on energy and tire very easily.  Then I feel pretty bad, so I try to rest when I get tired and to rest when I am going to have visitors or have some place to go.  I love feeling better, feel like I want to do things, and thinking about life in the future. It is exciting.  There are some side effects.  One that has appeared this week has been some pain and sensitivity in my fingertips and toes.  During the last week of the first part of my chemo, the soles of my feet peeled.  I am encouraged about my blood count.  At the beginning it was good.  After some of the treatments, it, as expected, went down,  (From average range 44 to a little anemic 32 to more 29 the first of this month.)  Today it is back to a little anemic 33.  This chemo is not as hard in this way.  Some days I am really tired, don't feel very good, and don't do very much, but each is better than many of days following the first treatment.  One of the things I have gained in this experience is my love and respect for the miraculous body Heavenly Father has blessed me with. I know I have taken if for  granted.  I also pray for it.  It is working exceptionally hard for me right now.

I have been so blessed to have each of my children available to go with me to those first scary doctor's appointments, tests, been there for surgeries and first days following surgeries, the first treatments and those hard days following them, etc.  I so appreciate them and their sacrifices (and their families'). I am richly blessed.  This month they have family responsibilities which require them to be with their families and Shawn in gone long days in SLC working.  However, I am doing so much better and my dear friends, visiting teachers and home teacher from church are coming in the days following my treatments to visit for a short time and/or do little things that I don't have the energy to do. Again in is a testimony and reminder to me of the great love of my Heavenly Father has for me (each of us) and that He is ever mindful of me and my needs.

Thank you for your love, prayers, cards, emails, and friendship.  It means to much to me.