Surviving Step by Step:Taking it day by day

My doctors appointment before that went good. All my vitals and blood work came back good. Which means my body is handling it quite well. The nurse practitioner looked in my ears to make sure all was well and let me know they are beginning to look red again. So back on the ear drops for another week. Never fully able to rid myself of the cough either. Par for the course. In a few hours I will go have my injection needed after chemo to help keep my white-blood-cell count in check. It doesn't hurt then but a few days later I begin to feel achey. A Tylenol will cure that problem.

Tomorrow will be an emotional day for me. I will take the plunge and get my hair shaved off. It is beginning to really shed. I now wear a head covering to catch the loose hair. My sister will go and support me. I gave up on washing it because to me that is quite scary to see all that hair in the drain. I brush my hair in the backyard. The hair can just fly away with the breeze. Good place to clean my brush, too.My friend who has aready gone through chemo said in a few weeks my eyelashes and brows may start to shed. Other hair, too, may disappear. What a way to shed a pound or two.

My appetite is still good and the nausea has not set in. I'm hoping not but I have meds for the cure. The doctors really try to take care of you to make this unfortunate challenge more bearable. I'm thankful for  all they do. After my  "big hair"  day I will get online again. I may even post a picture. After all, they do say  "Bald is Beautiful." It's all about attitude. So enjoy your day and the sunshine. My faith will keep me strong and my family will make me smile. Life is good.

To the lady that sent me a private e-mail. Please resend it. I was not aware that if you didn't reply by a certain time it would be lost. First time blogging. I would appreciate it very much. Would love to talk with you. Will write the info down this time. Thank you for understanding.

Surviving Step by Step