In "Life From Here" any victory is a good one…my PSA went down. Not much in the overall scheme of things but it didn’t go up which is the good news. So I’m sitting here getting the goods. This drug only takes about an hour but I’m having to get Phosphorus infused which is a 4 ½ hour event….thanks Duke!
I’ve lost so much weight the appliance used to block the hole that formed last go round, between my mouth and nose isn’t effective for now so I have to sorta throw what I drink to my left side……it looks like a tick, but it beats having chocolate Boost running out my nose. People see that, think its blood and think.....Brain Tumor!!!
Since few, including me, seem to be able to post comments on the Blog most people just hit reply on my original email and comment after I post on the Blog. Mostly words of encouragement or questions. The number one question is “ How do you keep you sense of humor through this?”
I grew up in a household that had a lot of humor. At home and in my later family we adhered to what we called the WISH method. Work ethic, Independence, & Sense of Humor.
I may have mentioned this before. After over a hundred Posts ole Chemo-Sabe can’t remember. But, I realized something in college that literally changed my life. You how sometimes you’re in a bad situation, not really life threatening but, a flat tire in the wrong neighborhood or something…..and you’re scared and feel threatened. Two weeks later you’re at a dinner party and telling the story and you and everyone else is laughing about the story and the antics? Well, if you recognize that while it’s going on it settles the situation and you’re thinking what a great story this is going to make.
I was at the Beach this past week, got a little tan, which means you’re healthy right? But, I had an unusual, one-day experience. It was a weakness in my knees that prevented me from walking with any speed at all and an overall unstableness. Getting up from a chair or out of the car was very difficult. So I used one of my Fathers canes. In public, it had a dramatic effect! Some people would look at the cane and then me, others would see me and “oh, he has a cane!” People would get out of the way, they would offer you seats. Sure better than people thinking you're drunk! I walked in to Lowes to buy a grill and they waved the assembly fee! People are Great!
As I mentioned in my last Post, my Dad died June 17th. June 21st, part of the Summer Solstice he would have been 92. I miss ya Dad!
Well, after all this time (and being a lab rat) I see all of the above as good news. I will have Nadir Weekend (See last Post)this weekend and feel like I have the Flu with a hangover for 3 days and then Back From The Dead! It's working!
Keep those Prayers and that Spiritual Light coming! Bob
Hey there Bobby Mingle,
ReplyDeleteGood to hear you got to make it down to the beach and everyone treated you well while you were there.
That sun tan thing, I always thought it meant you were more successful in that you had time to get some sun. But we'll go with the healthy thing too.
Blessings and strength.
Dan