Great Surprises!

Woke up this morning surprisingly well!  Yesterday was an interesting Day 2 for me of the treatment.  The morning and afternoon was rocky with fatigue, dizziness and nausea.  Then I had to go to the hospital for my Neulasta shot so my parents picked me up and took me.  After the easiest shot I have had so far, I was feeling OK so since we were passing through Libertyville at about the time my brother would be opening up his restaurant we decided to go have a drink (Virgin Bloody Mary was awesome!!) and get a chance to see him.  It was so great to sit with my parents and my brother who give me so much love and courage to keep going forward.  On this short trip, I even had energy to go into my favorite store, The Present Moment, in which I found an excellent book that is written about breast cancer by a woman who was diagnosed at age 35 so it really hits home for me!!  I also got to see a former student I taught when she was in the 4th grade and now she is a senior in high school.  It was wonderful to reconnect with her and find out all the great things she is doing now.  This was another trip that showed me I find strength from the people God puts on this journey with me! I was even blessed with a visit from my dear friend Katie who is here for the weekend.  You know you are great friends when you can fall asleep (some of the best sleep I had had in the past three days) and she can still love you!  She and Keith chatted and then she went back to her parents after a short relaxing visit with me! It was all I needed to make the night so good for me!  Thanks Katie!

I hope the rest of my day goes well but I do still have to take all 8 pills again which tend to take me down again.  There will be good days in my future I just have to let the meds do their job.  Love to all!