5 down and hopefully, 1 more to go.

 Actually, the 5 infusions I have had went fairly fast and discounting the few inconveniences, it wasn't all that bad. I have seen some other patients come in looking like they just about to pass now. Older people, middle aged, but the heartbreakers are the very young and teens. They have SO much to live for. But fortunately the medical community has advanced so quickly today, more and more are not only surviving cancer, but live to a elderly age.

Yeah, I have had some inconveniences like wearing a pump on my belt two days after the infusion with a another chemo drug contently going to my veins.  A little hair loss, pins and needles in my fingers every time I reach into the refrigerator to get the milk, slight loss of feeling in my fingers, some lack of energy, and sleeping in my recliner for two nights while I wear the pump. But you know, it's all OK because I believe all will be fine in a couple months, all these things will eventually go away. I do hope the hair grows back . LOL! What the hell, it is only hair, right?

Wearing a pump has caused me to do things much more mythical than I use to do things. Well one is I wear out faster working on cars, and I have to think how and where I am moving around things so I don't catch the tubing going into my upper chest does not get pulled out or tangled or crimped. Getting dressed in the morning is always fun figuring where and how to route the tubing for that days activity, which usually means crawling under, in, or around a car which has things that would love to grab the tubing. It's interesting for sure. SO many other cancer patients have it far worse than I do. I still feel I am lucky. The simple things you take for granite become more complicated and frustrating. So far I have not simply flipped out over it all, and keep my wits about me, and NEVER took it out on Nancy and anyone else. 

Oh, Nancy, my dream wife. I really hit the jackpot with her. No pity, none of this, "OH Honey how are you feeling today?" Always encouragement, positive thoughts and no complaining about my grumbling, just a smile and a nod of the head like, "You'll get it." She has been SO great, and has for 48 years now. I ask myself, how did she put up with me this long?

I know I have told you this story about a young lieutenant in the Civil War what he wrote to his young wife after he had his leg amputated from a wound. He thought he was so bad off with one leg and believed he would be nothing more a crunch dependent cripple, until a man was laid on the cot next to him who no legs at all, who eventually would die laying there. There is ALWAYS someone worse off than you. Our fire department, and many, many more departments have lost so many members from cancer. I feel SO lucky to be just one of the lucky.

If you know someone who is suffering with any type of serious medical issue, support them through encouragement, visits with jokes and helping them to do fun things in getting their mind off the negatives and onto the positives. Our department has done so much for us retirees with their support to all of us. We should all the do same, as much as you can. We are all in the same race, the HUMAN RACE. 

Thank you again for reading my simple babblings. I really appreciate and love your comments and send you all love and hope for this country. Follow my simple writings, take care and stay safe.

The photo below is something I saw on the corner and it made me smile.