I've been slacking - I know, I've been busy - tired and thoughts run in and out and gone from my brain so quickly sometimes I don't know what's going on!! They say it's normal, whatever normal is - I don't like it much!!
I went back to work on September 12th, so far so good! Its good to be back in the swing of things. I find there are even less hours in the day to do what I WANT instead of just what NEEDS to be done. I know - poor me!! Do I hear the violins, anyone?? Nope - didn't think so :)
Radiation started the week after, thats been a real treat!! Really, I go in everyday - same time, report my name, rank and serial number - seriously, Teresa Raboni, 12/18/71 Left Breast!!! Everyday - 5 days a week - for another 3 weeks, I think..actually, I hope!! I love the people there - they really are great - very friendly, upbeat, they even have ABBA playing in the rads room. Very cool for me - LOVE ABBA!!
So, how do I feel? Like they told me I would, a little sore, a little sunburnt feeling and a little bit more than a little tired!! Make sense?? But, I've said many times, who is not tired? So, all is good!!
I go for another herceptin treatment this week, I've had these little red bumps before but this is getting ridiculous!! It seems that the closer to the next treatment I get, the more red bumps I get too!! It's a real treat too, they itch, sometimes and then when I go to scratch them - OUCHY!!!! Its really annoying and I'm hoping my oncologist can give me something to "tame" it!! Hehe, my oncologist, sounds so "normal: now, my oncologist, my radiation oncologist....I'm 39 years old - UGH!!! I have really mixed emotions about those Drs' in my vocabulary. On one hand, I'm eternally grateful, on the other, I HATE that I know what they are for!!!! So, in saying that, I feel a little selfish, but, why NOT me?? Why should I be excluded from the millions of people who get diagnosed with cancer each year?? What makes me so special? I guess my sparkling attitude make me special, I have tried very hard to be upbeat and happy. Poor Greg gets to see the real me - more often than he'd like - I"m sure!! But - thank God for him - he is my rock!!
So, I went to Good Samaritan Hospital today!! That was different, not for me for once.........my son Robert had a little mis-hap at baseball. Protecting 3rd base, he was slid into. It was a great play - very dramatic and I don't mean OH DRAMA!! I mean it was a great play - and in slow motion like it was a movie, Robert caught the ball, the runner slid(into Robert's knee) Robert goes down, his hand goes back and immediately - throws the glove with the ball and grabs his knee!! I did not jump - not wanting to embarrass him, but then the coach yells out, TERRY - IT'S YOUR KID DOWN!!!! Thanks Rob, I know who he is - I WAS watching, the entire time!!! So I huffed out on the field, expecting to TOUGH LOVE my son off the field, and if any of you know me well enough, you know, I know Knee pain. After 3 (?) surgeries, I could tell, my boy was not taking any tough love crap from his mother today!!!
I took the ice pack jammed it in his pants on his knee, the coaches carried him (kinda) off the field and then into my truck and off to Good Sam we go!! Every single bump was excruciating!!! Thank you Samantha for literally holding her brothers hand so he could squeeze when he was in pain!!! Don't have any answers yet, orthopedics tomorrow, I hope we can get an appointment. I will keep you posted!!
So, ask me again....How am I??? Ahhhahahahaaaaahhhaaaa!!!!!!!!!! BUT, At least I'm smiling and can laugh through my tears, stress that's why the tears - its what I do, I'm a crier!! So - that's it for now!!
PLEASE keep the prayers coming, they must be working cuz I'm told the Lord only gives you what He thinks you can handle!! So, if you're praying, He must be hearing you and thinks I can take some more!!!
And by the way, I think the kid was out but it "looked" like Robert dropped the ball, so who knows! But the game was over so.....
Keep Smiling, I will too!!!
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