Today I woke up and felt much better. It's Easter Sunday and there is no better day to feel so good. I stayed home today while Donna and Katherine went to church to teach our little ones. Donna made up little Easter treat bags for the kids, and reported when she got home that they were quite pleased. Who wouldn't be for a bag of chocolate candy!!
I felt good enough today to try and get some of the things I couldn't do for Donna yesterday done today. I made dinner....slow cooked ribs, fresh green beans with potatoes.... While on this subject, there is one thing that really frustrates me about being on chemo...(well, there are alot, but here's one) I can't pick up anything cold!! I took the ribs from the refrigerator and tried to cut them up, but the meat was cold and my hands just couldn't touch the meat!! The pain is unreal...hard to describe. Part of the recipe for the green beans was to cut up bacon into small pieces...I couldn't hold down the cold bacon!!! I had to wrap my hand with a paper towel so I could hold it...I had to snap the green beans...they had been in the fridge all night....COULDN'T TOUCH THEM!!!! Frustrating!!
Working in the kitchen....I can't walk on the tile floor barefoot. I have to wear socks, slippers, or flip flops. The cold tile hurt the bottoms of my feet!! I have to brush my teeth with warm water!!
I know this is only temporary and everything will go back to normal after I finish the treatments. But oh my gosh, it really gets to you when you cannot do simple tasks. I am encouraged that I feel good on Sunday and looking forward to having a good Monday and productive week! We have a very important meetings later in the week and then Donna and I go to Virginia for Chloe's graduation and then their move back here to Houston. So here's to my off week. See you in 10 days...
I hope these next 10 days begin and end as positively as your Easter Sunday has been.
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