I’m sitting out on our back porch in 70º weather… FINALLY!! Everything seems perfect right now, and if you told me I had cancer, I just wouldn’t believe you. Two weeks out from the last round of chemo and I’m feeling so close to normal it really makes me wonder, “What would happen if I quit treatment?” It’s very tempting when you start feeling better after all those chemicals clear your system. On most therapy days I tell Christy (in a whining voice), “Mommy, I don’t want to go to school…” She understands, and then off we go. But today, thirteen days out, I feel human again.
Usually, I would head back in Monday morning for another round. But this cycle we skip and go to France instead! That’s so much more fun. I’ve got my med bag packed with needles, blood thinner, a whole slew of digestive pills for all scenarios, and my new mix of nutritional supplies. A few weeks ago I got a new naturopathic doctor and we re-adjusted my supplements list. The new regime is working great, and it has less pills to take too. Still, that bag takes up a big portion of my suitcase. But if that’s what it takes to do the trip, I’ll make room!
I do return to the doctor Monday afternoon for a last blood test and a set of paperwork in case something does happen overseas. We want the doctors there to know what I’ve been up to, so my oncologist will condense a three inch thick medical chart to a three page report to bring with me.
While we’re overseas I probably won’t be posting much here. If you like, you can check out the April In Paris website and follow along with us. Unless something surprising shows up on that blood test, I’ll catch up with the medical updates in May. No news is good news then.
Au revoir for now!