Day 6. Chemoradiation

Day 6.  Back at Chemo today and I was feeling great!  Had a lovely visit just before from Lesley and baby Eden & I got the most adorable Pony Bag!!! 🙂  Vic and I spent the time today sketching which was SO fun because it’s not something I’ve done much or allowed myself to spend the time doing.  When I expressed the activity today Vic replied with… “I don’t draw!” and I said… “umm… everyone can draw silly!”.  He was reluctant to get it going but once we did we had so much fun with it.  Check out his Fox picture!!!


  
  

Patient rooms & cancer binders.

Did you get your “My Cancer Journey binder?”

Me:  No… but what a fucking fantastic idea.  God knows I need something to put all my pamphlets in and all the endless pieces of paper with information I need to update my blog! 🙂

Hospitals are general cold places… they don’t typically update their walls with bright colours although I kinda wish they did.  The rooms that you sit and wait and wait… and wait some more for our busy and super smart amazing doctors are not the most enjoyable rooms.  The walls are an ugly off white colour painted years ago, old posters that remind you about cancer binders and supplies in which they may probe you in crevices you would prefer them not to.  Tools for cervical biopsies await for you like gummi bears and sour keys in a candy shop, except there is nothing sweeet about it.  In fact, it’s uncomfortable and now that I have a cancerous tumour on my cervical wall it is extremely sensitive and very uncomfortable.  Princess Margaret is a teaching hospital which I fully support, however, this comes with an entire grey’s anatomy style audience at any moment.  The bright side to having such an audience is that it doesn’t make the room feel so empty and cold – so I’m a fan of the teaching!

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Day 5. #99

I have to get my blood taken the day before chemo to make sure my levels are ok and I’m strong enough for the next round. Today I got #99 and all I could think was… yah! Lucky #99!!! “Wayne Gretzky” which was a nice thought in a room full of sick people.

Edmonton Oilers team caption Wayne Gretzky is flanked by teammates as he skates with the Stanley Cup following their 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers in the seventh game of the Stanley Cup finals in Edmonton on May, 31, 1987. From left are Kent Nilsson, Gretzky and at far right Marty McSorley. (AP Photo/Larry Macdougal)

Edmonton Oilers team caption Wayne Gretzky is flanked by teammates as he skates with the Stanley Cup following their 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers in the seventh game of the Stanley Cup finals in Edmonton on May, 31, 1987. From left are Kent Nilsson, Gretzky and at far right Marty McSorley. (AP Photo/Larry Macdougal)