Number 8 Down...

I had my 8th treatment this past Thursday, and it was about the same as last week's treatment.  This time I took Katie to school first (which she loves and I have to post pictures of her first day still) and then my mom and James dropped me off at the hospital.  I got my blood drawn first and then I headed to the plastic surgeon's office for a quick appointment with him.  Then I grabbed a sandwich and headed off to chemo.  Watched All My Children again and had a very nice nurse push my meds slowly again.  She was concerned as I was coughing a lot and listened to my lungs.  A little decreased breath sounds on the lower right side so she called the doctor to see if I needed another chest xray (that would be my third in eight weeks).  Luckily he decided to wait and see how I am doing this weekend before he ordered the chest xray.  I am coughing and think it is more of a cold than pnemonia again.  One of the side effects of a medication I am taking is pnemonia and so far I've had it twice in 8 weeks and treated with two zpacks which I also like to avoid taking.  After chemo on Thursday my mom and James picked me up and then we went to get James' soccer tshirt and info packet and then we all picked up Katie from school.  On Friday I felt well enough to take James to Target to buy some shoes and shin guards for soccer and he got a new soccer ball from Mama Diane and Papa Bede.  This weekend is Labor Day and while my chemo effects still don't seem to be so bad this weekend, my cold is pretty bad so I will be staying home.  Plus I never know what my "bad days" are going to be over the weekend.  I could feel terrible tomorrow and be stuck somewhere other than home feeling sick.  So, Jay is taking the kids up to Michigan on his own this weekend.  This time they are going to stay with his sister and brother in law at thier lakehouse.  James and Katie will enjoy playing with their cousins and seeing Mama Lynn and Papa Ned.  If my parents end up going to Mi to thier house then maybe Jay and the kids will go see them too as their house is about 45 minutes from where Jay's sister's place is.  I am sad to be missing out on the last long weekend of the summer, but know that I need to take care of myself now so that next year I can enjoy Labor Day weekend fully.  I just have to keep reminding myself that this time next year this journey will be over and I will be recovering and healing and enjoying my life fully again.  Easier said than done but I can do it! Just take it one day at a time I keep telling myself.