...thus, tomorrow, I have to go have vials of blood siphoned from my poor arm. I guess I had better start drinking lots of water as soon as I get up. It helps the blood flow, you know. ;)
Tuesday is chemo infusion day with the Camptosar, and then the Xeloda tablets start Tuesday afternoon. This is round four for this iteration of chemotherapy. But I had a great weekend. We ran World of Warcraft dungeons out the wazoo today, and two of my sisters got a cool dragon mount. If I had gotten one, I'd have taken a picture so I could show you. Maybe next weekend. But I do love having an all-sister dungeon party. :)
Actually, the dragon they got today looks a bit like the one I am riding above. Well, my Tauren Druid is riding it. I'd be too scared, myself. :D This one is an Albino Drake, and they got a Bronze Drake.
I've been tired, so I've been reading a lot because that just taxes my eyes and not the rest of me. I do love to read. Plus it makes me forget how much I dread my chemo week ON. :P Oh well, as my dentist and I talked about, as long as I still have fun, and have good days, I'm happy. But you know, in the back of my mind, no matter how much I try to keep it out of there, I still know another scan is coming and I'm running out of options. Ugh, I hate those scans... well, not the scans themselves, but the waiting for the results. I could surely use some good results for a change. :)
Alrighty, I'm off to bed. Don't worry about me, I still have tons of red in my health bar; not ready to head out of this world just yet. I'm still hanging in, hoping against hope that I get an invite to the Diablo III beta. Come on, Blizzard, make my day!
...well, at least in the World Of Warcraft. And that's why I didn't post yesterday, because I was far too busy having FUN! I never once thought about chemo or radiation, or impending doom, or anything like that.
This is Aicarumba, my Troll Druid. Ok, not the prettiest of cats, and I don't actually play her in cat form, but this is the only picture I have of her so far.
But, here's the thing; being the realist that I am, I called Blizzard, the makers of World of Warcraft, and asked about transferring the ownership of my accounts after I am gone. The reason I asked is that I have a TON of stuff that will benefit the rest of my family. It would need to be either sold or transferred. The Blizzard guy said that the family member would just need to send a copy of the death certificate, and then they would transfer the ownership of the account. Apparently this does happen, and so they are prepared. And now, so are we. :)
Who knew you'd have to think about your on-line persona as well as your human self? And there is COPD International. I have made some friends on their bulletin board, and they too have a process for notification. You sign up for the Keep in Touch program, and in the event you suddenly stop posting, or someone says, 'Hey, anyone heard from Tequila, lately?' ... they will call the number you provided to get status. It's a great service, and one the board administrators have had to use from time to time. But at least it lets people KNOW.
Tomorrow it's back to the old grind... no, not work, darnit, rather my 'other' career of being a cancer patient. Tomorrow is radiation 21, then on Tuesday I have my CT with Contrast to check my progress. Let's hope those two random lymph nodes are either cancer-free, or they haven't added any friends to the group. And maybe the main tumor will have shrunk a bit. Please.
And radiation is still on for Tuesday-Friday, but Wednesday I have to hit the lab and see how my blood counts are going, and Thursday is of course, Chemo. :) So, that's my grind, and really, it's not that bad.
Our Winter Solstice tree is up in the library. I found a skinny silvery pre-lit tree, listed as 'whimsical,' but I think it's beautiful. Jane wanted to know what kind of ornaments I wanted on it, but I like it bare, with just the lights. It's simple, clean and gorgeous. It provides a warm ambiance in the library; festive, too... at least to me. :D
For lunch, I'm looking forward to some of the Turkey Vegetable soup we made for dinner yesterday. I adore soup; I could eat soup every meal, every day. But of course, I only love soup that my sisters and I MAKE, none of that canned liquid sodium. I think it's a good sign that I am looking forward to lunch and it's only 9:16 AM. ;)
Well, all, keep warm, stay safe and don't forget to give someone a hug today.
