Bet you didn't know that when you are getting all geared up for the fun that is Chemotherapy, they have you go in and they teach you very carefully about what it is, what it does, what it does not, what it causes, on and on and it was pretty interesting. They first have you watch a video where a real pretty girl which has obvi never HAD chemo tells you a bunch of stuff. Well the deal is, that she said the word "Chemotherapy" so many times in the fifteen minute video that it started sounding really funny to me and she must have said it, like 3 dozen times.She was careful to point out that Chemo is not the enemy. I have been working for weeks on a visual of the chemo surging in through my Power Port and wreaking havoc, in a good way, on my cancer cells, and my non-cancer cells since chemo does not distinguish. So since the video chick was so kind and helpful I decided to work up a little acronym for the much overused word...you know the one, CHEMOTHERAPY.
C--cheerful, chuckling, cancer cells, ha, they don't know whats about to hit em!
H--hair, like, who needs it anyway?
E--Excercise. Um....it is a brilliant excuse for the lack thereof as I will be working hard at staying
upright! that is excercise enough for this girl right now.
M--Many, much, mega, medications! this is good, some of them have it in for me, some will
save me from the very unpleasant side effects of this wonderful chemo I get to have so I don't
die prematurely.
O--Ordinary. I say this because everyday, I thank God for my ordinary, most common type of breast cancer. My docs can treat this in their sleep! So ordinary cancer....ordinary chemo. (PLEASE)!
T--Tricksters. Chemo goes after all your cells, however, cancer cells are slower to recover therefore my white cells and red ones and platelets will zoom ahead of the recovering cancer cells and kick buttocks. Tricky? Yup.
H--Hell. Already did that. Someone whispered in my ear when I was inpatient "Maybe this is God's way of letting you know that chemo isn't that bad" brilliant ey?
E--Electrifying. I will forge ahead and imagine those chemicals lighting up my whole self. It could happen:)
R--Run. I will not run away from the hospital, from the 'Chemo Zone' on the other hand I might walk sort of slowly and not use the valet parking.
A--Awesome, which is what my whole dang medical team is. I believe them when they say they will get me through this and that I can call 24/7 and no one will be put out. They are the best. Shout out to my PCP Nikki Clark for hooking me up with the best! It ain't what'cha know, it's who you know.
P--Pray, pray, and pray some more. Even chemotherapy needs divine intervention:)
Y--Yes. I believe the word 'yes' has power. I cant explain this but that's ok. So we will march through this new world and we will say 'yes', alot. Just have to trust me on this one.
I love you all so much. I love you even if you are a complete stranger. LOVE HEALS<3
Too tired to make sure I spelled and left no letters out of the word so don't judge me!
I love your acronym-good job! So glad you were a good little student today and learned so much helpful, encouraging stuff. (you may not feel very bright these days, but you sure couldn't prove it to me by the way you write. pretty great. just my opinion.) And I will march through this new world with you, and I say 'yes' with you.
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How is it that when I read your posts, I smile and laugh and just generally feel good? You are amazing. My sister is a chemo nurse in California. She says the patients with a sense of humor do ten times better than the grumpy ones. I expect you're going to go into that chemo room and make everyone feel like you've just made me feel, and EVERYONE, not just you, will do ten times better! Sending hugs and encouragement your direction.
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