Discord -- Word for the Day -- Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Discord

Definition: lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas): ctive quarreling or conflict resulting from discord among persons or factions

Here we go! ChemoSabe started his cycle yesterday. Whenever he begins again every two weeks, it seems months since the last time. I scramble to the get med bottles to him to refill that he doesn't use daily. Then I call and do his survey for the Revlidmid. You basically have to do it twice and then you have to call the clinic to get it ordered. It's not like we wait to the last minute, but it seems that way.

With that, steroids began yesterday and he was up at the side of the bed at 3:30 a.m. kissing me. I thought, "What the heck?" I knew we had already kissed goodnight. He was fully clothes and smelled of cologne, hair spray, toothpaste and fabric softener from clean clothes. I looked at him through my little peepers and asked, "What's wrong?" He told me he was leaving for work..... STEROIDS! Could the man just not go ahead and clean my house in the wee hours of the morning instead of going to work? ha

His labs were good yesterday except for his WBC. They had dropped from 8.5 two weeks ago to 3.5 yesterday. Remember - 2.5 is the lowest before you go neutrapenic, meaning it will be mask time and restricting access. When we get his report on Friday we will know if we need to keep the kids up (dogs) and limit our contact with the grandkids or other outside sources.

The Word for the Day -- Discord -- deals with difficulties I am handling at work this week. I hate conflict, but it seems to follow me in my life in a personal or business relationship. ChemoSabe tells me at times, lovingly of course, that it is because I am too honest. How can one not be honest? It is true people usually know the hard truth of how they stand with me, but I am just not a kissy face. So, please pray for me during this time. Pray I will have patience, strength and the means to choose the right things to say and do in this time of stress.

We are eating well in the last few weeks after the holiday. One meat and two veggies without a dessert. I will also fix a fresh salad. It has been helping. We don't feel as bloated or full when we retire.

I will keep you updated on the physical data on ChemoSabe during or at the end of the week.

Good afternoon and Love -- Pepper