What a weekend!

Well it has been a long weekend, and still feeling the effects of everything.

The combo of 5 days of drugs finally starting doing their job on Friday evening and the first area that they attacked was the GI tract (digestive) due to the fact that these fast growing cells are thinner/smaller, they are more quickly affected by the drugs. No real nausea, just felt like someone was constantly punching, kicking and trying to rip my whole abdominal area out from the inside! The upside to all this misery is that the drugs are also attacking the cancer, so while the gut hurts and aches, it will pass, leaving me cleansed.

Was pretty miserable most of Friday afternoon, all day Saturday and into Sunday morning. Started feeling better on Sunday. Course I imagine being able to eat substantially (hard to do when your stomach and gut are in turmoil!) would help things, been doing ok with small snacks every couple hours. And a few hours of real REM sleep would be nice too! Still feel the chemicals in my brain/head and that bothers me. I can feel my concentration go in and out at times. Or if I sit with my head unsupported for a bit.. can feel myself get dizzy and have to lean back.

Overall though, doing ok, pumping the fluids through me, my spirits are up, my mind is strong and willing, just need to get the strength back physically. Softball is starting up now and will be the Head Coach again for Shannon's team, I'm so lucky to have some great Assistants who are really picking up the slack while I solider through this ordeal. Can't wait to get back on the field, the bike, running, working out again!

People continue to amaze us, one of the families from Shannon's Girl Scout troop, heard about things and pop over on Friday with full blown meal out of the blue! Rice, nan, and a great Somalian dish that smelled lovely! Another friend was out yesterday and just stopped by, sat and chatted about various things for a hour or two, was a very welcomed break! We can't thank everyone enough who has supported us through thoughts, prayers, food, rides, offers, etc... You are all integral in making what could be a very trying time, more bearable and easier to navigate through, my thoughts and THANKS go out to everyone!

Finally got the REM sleep last night, slept almost 5 hours straight for the first time in over a week. WOO HOO! Had a nice couple pancakes this morning, and now sitting here trying to catch back up from this weekends haze.