Surviving Step by Step: All That Candy

Everyone else is enjoying their candy. My husband didn't want any this year. I like them, but they have no taste . Mine will be split up with the three boys. I tried a little of this and that, but why waste it? Until I have my good taste buds back, sweets are gone. All foods good for me will be tolerated because I need the nutrition they supply. I have metal mouth. That is the only way to describe the way it feels. My stomach has been  out of wack again the last several days. I have also accepted this as part of how I will feel for a good while. I look forward to the day when it no longer feels sensitive, bloated or enduring a good case of indigestion.

All this is worth the problems encountered. My body is being invaded by chemicals it is not used to. I still have many more good days than bad and feel very blessed and thankful. I had a short treatment in the morning and then next week have my last chemo day. It will be an emotional day. Then radiation will start shortly after my body recovers from the chemo cycle. I need to read up on the radiation process again. I heard "tired" is the word to describe this treatment. So far, I have done much better than the gloom and doom expected.

Maybe it's the positive attitude, hope, faith, family and support team I have surrounded myself with. I know all will be OK in the end; until then,  the challenge is still alive and present. I plan to help out at Relay for Life. It will be personal and emotional. I may cry, too. But I am strong and determined to win my battle with breast cancer. Until then, my Faith will keep me strong and my Family will make me smile. Life is good.