April 17, 2011 - Round 4 Into the first turn....

Sunday, April 17 - The weather has been beautiful this week. A little breezy, but fabulously mild. Tomorrow is 'little lab' day. Bloodwork just to check the WBC count and make sure I am bouncing back after the previous treatment. So far I had good numbers and I can move on to the next Round. Last week was my off week and maybe I overdid it at work. Although I loved it. I was super busy with my two major development projects. We've been waiting a while to get going on them and I guess the inactivity along with going through the treatments was starting to get to me. I actually told a friend of mine at work that going through these treatments was really getting me down and I could really understand how someone with a long chronic illness could think that the easy way to ease the pain was to just check out early...

But, you know what? It's not going to get me down. So, I'm heading to Round 4. Round 4 means I'm a third of the way through this. Two more and I'm halfway there! I have alot going on this summer that will make the time fly. I'm going to start travelling again for work and THAT will be a big thing. They are really understanding at work regarding my travel restrictions (treatments every other week means I have to be in Houston). My boss said "we'll just work within that schedule. These are your projects and you go when you can, we won't go without you." Do you know how that made me feel? Great, that's how I felt.

So, its on to Round 4 on Wednesday. Chin up, take that first turn. Before I know it, it will be the home stretch and I'll be grabbing the checkered flag. Everyday is a learning experience for me. I can do this, I know I can. Talk to you all on Wednesday. Cheers.