CHEMO/IMMUNOTHERAPY DAY 

I woke up at 2:30 a.m. this morning. I couldn’t get back to sleep so, I just got some things ready for my first chemo/immunotherapy session.

My sister texted around 6:30 a.m. this morning after I had texted her about 5:50 a.m., asking her how the weather was in Herriman, UT (She was coming to pick me up for treatment). She responded, “It’s great.” Unbeknownst to me, she was in the parking lot praying her rosary. Herriman is about a 30–40-minute drive to where I live, and we had a sizeable snowstorm come in overnight. She wanted to make sure she was here on time, because my treatment started at 7:30 a.m. That’s where support from family is so incredible, and very much appreciated.

Once we got to the clinic, I felt a little anxious, but not a lot. Educating myself where I needed, did help to ease the initial anxiety. I know there will be more questions, and reactions that will create other anxious moments, but for right now, one moment at a time will suffice.

My treatment went as smoothly as I could imagine. I was anticipating 8 hours of treatment on this first visit; we were done in about five and a half hours.

It’s now 4:54 p.m., and I have been up since 2:30 this morning. I ate a meatloaf sandwich about an hour ago, and feeling tired, so I’m going to post this now and lay down for a bit.

Until tomorrow (or later tonight)…

 


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