I am beginning to see how things are going to start to get difficult with radiation in the summer!! I am beginning to see my skin turn red and there is a part of my under arm that is becoming increasingly more sore! I am also struggling because when I wear a bra the snugness of it hurts after a while but if I do not wear one then my skin becomes irritated from the areas rubbing each other. OH the trouble with getting a fake tan in areas that have never seen the sun!!! :)
I am rather exhausted today because yesterday was a FULL day... I went to radiation at 8:30 am with Katelynn and then we went to Oak Grove to work on my new room. I was met by two dear friends, Ellen and Ashley who brought Baby Elizabeth. It was so great to have help from Ellen getting this room all ready and talking with Ashley as she gets ready to return to teaching this year. After a few hours we had to leave so that I could pick up the twins and take everyone over to Mom's. I then went to a class put on by the American Cancer Society called Look Good...Feel Better. We were taught how to use make-up to cover up some chemo and radiation symptoms as well as learn about proper face cleansing and how to keep our skin as healthy as possible. I am so thankful this opportunity is out there for us! I left there early to get back to meet Dad and Katelynn to drive together down to Joliet to go see Grandma. The drive was about an hour and a half with little congestion. We went up to her ICU room and met up with my great aunt and great uncle who we let have the first 5 minutes of the visit with Gram. We were in the wait room with Grandpa and chatted with him. It was good to see that Grandpa was holding up to all this stress and he still had a good sense of humor. Grandma was in so much pain and was so tired when we saw her. She is struggling to eat and had a tough time taking her pills. She is a trooper and was so happy to see Katelynn!! We brought up lots of art work to decorate her room as well as pictures we printed out for her. ICU is rather sterile and without anything I would call cheery. It is not a very happy place which does not help raise anyone's spirits!! I am so thankful I saw Grandma and that we were able to bring a smile to her face... Katelynn specifically made her laugh when she told Gram how excited she was to be 12 for the day (the age you need to be to go into ICU) and then she planned to sneak her sisters into Gram's room by putting them in a suitcase and zipping them in...that way she can roll them in and roll them out without any of those nurses seeing...... oh what a great imagination!!!
Today everyone was slow to get up since we were up late last night! When Keith got home we all got ready and went to radiation together. The kids did well waiting in the front waiting room while I went into radiation. Then we took them to Einstein Bagels for a quick breakfast and went to Oak Grove. Keith helped me by making some shelves fit into the new room. The girls unloaded boxes onto these shelves and I was able to put up posters on the wall. It is so good to be getting the room ready!
The rest of the day was being a taxi mom and then taking the girls to Mom's so I could go to my Twins club dinner. We all met at a Libertyville restaurant and celebrated the outgoing board and the incoming board. These ladies are so important to me because they are the ones who know all that it takes to raise twins and all the struggles that goes along with it! I had such a fantastic night talking and laughing and just plain enjoying myself!! I am so blessed!!!
I am exhausted again and must go to sleep soon since tomorrow is another full day! I will have my 2nd dose of Herceptin and then go to radiation after that. I am excited because my friend, Wendi is coming with me while Keith goes fishing and mom keeps the girls. It will be a fun, new day for all of us!
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