God has also given us both a good sense of humor. We are able to laugh and joke, even while I'm being infused with poison! God decided that we needed to travel down this path again, and we look for the best in it! I focus on this verse a lot:
Jeremiah 29:11- For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and
not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
Last Wednesday or Thursday, I could tell my hair was getting ready to fall out. It feels like a dull headache all over my scalp. It is uncomfortable since my hair follicles are releasing the entire root. On Friday, I found some of the roots attached to hair when I brushed it. Saturday, after brushing it to put it up in a ponytail, I had a huge handful of hair. Wil is always supportive when and where I want to do things like cut it off. I just wanted it done with, so we decided to do this yesterday and invite our families over. Since it was last minute, we were able to Facetime with some of my family which is a huge blessing. Wil's family was able to come over. His mom, Connie, has been battling with laryngitis. So since we didn't know how my immunity was, she played it safe and stayed at home.
Since before surgery, Wil has been growing his beard out. He has called it his protest beard, protesting against ovarian cancer. So instead of shaving his head this year, we buzzed his beard. He has had a beard for a few years now. After trimming it, he shaved it down to a goatee. We are debating what to do with it for the Athena's run on Saturday. I am voting for a fu manchu! You will have to show up Saturday to see what we decided!
Today was the last chemo of this cycle. I only had Taxol, which I tolerated really well last week. We are praying for the same this week. My white blood cell counts were amazing this week! I am so happy, this was an answered prayer for me and Wil. I wanted to make sure that my immunity was good enough to be around everyone for the race. We also got the news that I can go back to work on Thursday, I'm getting stir crazy!
It's not too late to join our team for the Athena's Run in Tanglewood Park this Saturday! This event is so near and dear to mine and Wil's hearts and we would love to see everyone there. Also consider donating, a large portion goes to research. Help us find a better detection system so that I can be better monitored in the future!
Registration/Signup: http://www.active.com/
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