Chemo #2

I know you all must have gone to your knees for us this week! It is truly amazing the prayer cover that we feel protecting us, and that's all because of EVERY SINGLE ONE of you! I went into the appointment really tired so I plugged in to Will's MP3 player & was instantly at peace. It was like I was back in my car driving to Kansas to one of my dentist's offices. That was always a time when God would speak to me through words in a song or through the scenes He would paint in the sky. I LOVED IT & that's what the downtime on that hospital bed was like. Which, since we're talking about it, the hopsital bed didn't even feel uncomfortable! I slept through the first 2 of the 5 total hours I was hooked up to the IV.

I don't really remember how I felt after the first chemo but Mom says the difference in my reactions between the first & second treatments were like night & day. I had some pretty icky nausea after we got home & slept pretty much the rest of last night but felt good this morning upon waking up! My mother & sister in law are in town until Friday afternoon & are making sure I get all of the water I'm suppose to drink. . . between 80 & 100 ozs!!!!!!! So I call them my water nazi's, but a necessary evil because it's suppose to help me get rid of all the chemicals they pump me full of.

Will went with me to my appointment, that goes without saying. This cancer is not my cancer, it is our cancer & the hardest thing for him is that it is in my part of our body. God truly blessed me with a man who lives to serve God & make his girl happy -- girls I mean! Which reminds me, I figured out what the 'real' worst part of the chemo is. . . It's that for 24 hours after I finish I can't touch Lilyanah skin-to-skin, I have to have a blanket or something between us because some of the chemicals can be excreted through my skin. Sad, huh!? But we make it, I still get to talk to her, sing to her & love on her. So I am still such a blessed woman!

So I'm going to end this update with one of my cheesy Wendy observations.
Will & I were driving down Rex Hill which is my favorite view of Newberg because the valley just opens up in front of you. Anyway, there was this beautiful cloud that had gray on the bottom & was so fluffy & white & gorgeous up top. It just made me think of the cancer & how yeah, it's not good, we wouldn't have chosen to get it. But at the same time I wouldn't trade all the glimpses of love, support, kindness, encouragement, generosity & selflessness that God has shown us through friends & family as a result of the cancer. So thank you to all for being an extension of our Father in our lives!!! Much love to you all!