Wednesday 10/13 -- ugh

The side effects are hitting me sooner than before. I'm sick. I'm sorry.

I will try my best not to let anyone down.

I'll try to continue the blog for the next few days, but if I don't post any new messages, it's because I'm not feeling up to it.

Don't worry. just give me the space to fight this.

Love
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Tuesday, 10/12 -- Proud new additions to our immediate family.

Day 2 of 5

Still feeling pretty good. I can feel the medicine in my system, but the cumulative side effects have not yet started manifesting. Later in the week is when I'm going to be feeling like a miserable jerk.

One spot of good news, I won a Weber Q Portable Gas Grill from a Home Depot sweepstakes. The letter came today. The grill won't be delivered for another 4 or 5 weeks. Just in time for the big outdoor grilling season. Jokes aside, it will get a lot of use when I'm outside in the snow grilling veggies and fish. I think it will be sweet and esthetically pleasing, in other words "fly."

Lyn got the same suspicious envelope today too, maybe she won one as well. That would be pretty funny, but not unheard of.

George Forman, eat your heart out. (After grilling it on one of your George Forman Brand grills.)

Yesterday we welcomed 5 new members to our family. 2 plecos, 1 rainbow shark, 1 iridescent shark and one black moor goldfish. So far everyone is doing well. The iridescent shark wasn't looking too good, so he's adjusting in his own private bowl for now. He needed some time to get his head together. He should join the gang shortly.

We had been loosing long time aquarium residents through age and age related illnesses. These little guys usually don't live past 5 years, but I've always had good luck with tropical fish, getting them to last 7, 10 or more years. I must have a "wet thumb."

Pictures of our new kids will be available soon on this very blog.

Monday, 10/11 -- Who are the people in your neighborhood, in your neighborhood...

One day over. So far nothing is different. No side effects or other fatigue.

Spent a full time day at the hospital though. Went in at 9, left a little after 5pm. Now that's a fun day. (note sarcasm)

We're going in a little earlier tomorrow to get things rolling. Hopefully I can get out of there around 3pm.

Nothing unusual happened today in the chemo suite. I did meet a young guy, about my age that is getting chemo. He said Lyn and I looked familiar, turns out he lives about a block away from us. Don't know what he's being treated for.

That's all for now.

Sunday, 10/10 -- Still thinking of a name for the sitcom...

Howdy all-

Not much to say today. I'm busy putting on my "game face" for this week.

I'll continue to post excruciatingly detailed accounts of my chemotherapy adventures. I won't leave out any nuance or smell.

I'll also make note of the wacky characters that occupy the chemo suite during the day, like the guy that steals the empty IV bags out of the trash when the nurses aren't looking. (True!) By the end of the 2nd cycle, I'll have enough to develop a sitcom starring Wilford Brimley and Flo from Alice ("kiss my grits!").

Also, remember I joked about my weight-gain diet? I said that I was eating "butter stuffed bacon". Someone else actually DID make it. Check out this funny site.

http://www.cockeyed.com/pranks/menu/menu01.html