Sunday Praises

I have so much to be thankful for as we close out a Sunday evening.  For one thing as you can see - I still have my hair!! Ha ha.  I have completed two full days of chemo and there have been very little effects so far.  They say it will be worst after the chemo ends on Day 7, and that Day 14 is the typical bottom, and then another 14 days of trying to recover after that.  I am only on Day 3 so I will worry about that when I get there.

We have had some expected and surprise visitors this weekend.  It was nice to see my mother-in-law on Saturday and so nice of Brant's cousins to drive her up here.  A friend from Blacksburg sent her mother who lives in Richmond on a shopping trip to see if she could find some clothes that will work in the hospital.  She has never even met me but shows up as my own personal shopper with a bag of stuff to try out.  So nice!!!  My sister drove up today after church to surprise me and we have had a fun day of visiting.  She brought goodies from the drugstore, decor to spiff up the room and some tennis shoes.  I am banking all these days of feeling good and hopeful in the memory vault for withdrawal in future days.

Mom and I are settling into some routines around here.  She corrects me if I say anything negative.  She's like a positivity app - you say something negative and she translates it into a positive statement.  Kind of aggravating at times, but helpful.  We also are walking the floor as much as possible.  I apparently set a patient record by logging a 1-1/2 miles yesterday.  Today with my tennis shoes delivered, I hopped on the treadmill and logged 20 minutes at a speedy 1.5 mph pace.  The Pandora tunes were upbeat and I found some good lyrics in Christina Aguilera's Fighter.  Definitely got some endorphins going and I made good use of the blood transfusion they gave me this morning.

Thanks to everyone who has overwhelmingly poured out love, support, prayers, and offers to help.  Brant and I feel so blessed and thankful.  The road ahead will be tough but you all have had so many words of encouragement and scripture verses to keep us strong.  I leave you with a favorite right now:

Phlippians 4:6-7 - Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.  And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Jesus Christ.

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