Update....

So I had my first treatment last Thursday.  It went ok.  It is a longer process, the medicine drips in for more than hour.  Halfway through I started to feel nausious.  Not good.  By the time I was done on Thursday it was almost 5:30, my mom and James picked me up and I came home, ate a little bit and went to sleep.  I didn't wake up until almost 12 hours later.  On Friday I felt nausious and tired, but not as bad as I did on Thursday night.  By the evening though, I was feeling pretty good.  This medicine is again cummulative, and I am hoping that the medicine's effects don't get much worse as time goes on.  But I will deal with it if it does. 

Saturday I felt well enough to venture back to the gym with Jay and the kids, hadn't been there for 5 months!  We then went to lunch in Des Plaines at the Choo Choo Cafe- one of James and Katie's favorite places to eat.  They bring your food to you via train car.  Sunday we went to church and James to Sunday School, and then in the afternoon we went to family swim at the gym.  It was fun but the water is so cold!  They need to turn up the heat on that pool.  All in all it was a nice weekend.

Today I went to the gym again.  Figure I may as well use it while I am feeling good.  It is surprising how good I feel, on good days.  I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirrors a few times while working out today and at first I didn't recognize myself.  I feel like my outside doesn't match my inside.  After I finished working out I was going to shower at the gym, but I haven't figured out how to do that there just yet.  I don't want to scare anyone with my bald head and scarred up body.  When Katie and I were getting ready to go swimming, I was trying to quickly take my hat off and put my swimcap on while no one was around.  Do you know that it is very difficult to put a swim cap on a bald head? Well I didn't either, until I tried.  I ended up picking it up across the room where it landed after it shot off my head.  And of course two girls about 12 walked in while I am standing there with a bald head trying to wrestle this cap on my head.  Great.  They handled it pretty well though, better than I probably would have at 12. 

After the gym today, I picked Katie up from Kid's Club and she wanted a bagel.  So, we went next door to Bruegger's and got her a blueberry bagel- her favorite.  It was so much fun to just sit with her and watch her eat and talk with her.  She is just so sweet and is turning into such a big girl.  What a blessing it was to just sit and enjoy Katie. 

This weekend is the Bee Movie fundraiser that the Oak Park Women's Guild is holding in my honor.  I am truly touched by their thoughtfulness and hard work in preparing this fundraiser.  Here are the details if any of you find yourself with a free morning this coming Saturday and want to join us at Lake Theatre 1022 Lake Street, Oak Park.  Doors open at 9:30....