Post Chemo # 7

Chemo went well on Tuesday. As is usual, once they gave me the pre-med Benadryl, I slipped into a good nap for an hour or more. That was after a bit of knitting and reading. When I awoke, Mark was gone. The Taxol treatment is a long one of 5 hours, so some heavy snacks or a meal are usually in order to get us through the session. Mark soon returned with a couple of sandwiches from a nearby deli, and his timing was perfect. 

We had a lovely drive home over the top of Fountaingrove Drive -- this is such a pretty season for us -- everything is so green and flowers abound everywhere. 

Our plan was to take in the first Sonoma Plaza Farmer's Market of the season tonight. So after another good nap at home, and then waking in time to make a batch of cookies for the market, we headed out. We meet up each week with a wonderful group of friends, most of whom are also home wine makers. Our friend Gene arrives early and sets up a couple of tables for the group. Everyone brings wine and an appetizer to share. Karl made this great pizza shaped like a wine bottle, and it was even labeled with the vintage! 

Karl's Pizza

The Plaza was bustling with lots of new vendors and crowds of people taking it all in. I was not able to enjoy any wine, but that was fine with me. Thanks to the steroids they load me up with on chemo day, I usually am feeling fairly well that same day so was able to enjoy the evening.

Then on Wednesday morning it was time to return to Redwood Regional Medical Center for my Neulasta shot. Sarah drove me in and we stopped off at the Santa Rosa Farmer's Market for a few more goodies, especially some enchiladas. I had picked some roses from my garden to bring into the nurses today, which they seemed to really enjoy. The rose garden is bursting with blooms and it felt good to share the beauty.

Then we returned home to visit, catch up, and have a lovely enchilada lunch with Bobbi, Sarah's mother-in-law.

Donning my new hat from Paula; making salad to go with enchiladas.

So... I am down to one more chemo treatment to go. You just cannot imagine how good it feels to finally be nearing the end of chemo. There are so many little annoyances that I try not to whine about here, but I will be so happy to have them all behind me. I know that it will take some time for things to return to normal, and know that with surgery and radiation still a head of me, that all this will take time. But just to have this one stage of my treatment behind me will be a very good feeling indeed. And I thank all my family, friends, and loved ones for all their support and well wishes.  And especially all my doctors, nurses, and support staff. It certainly takes a village, where cancer is concerned, and you have all been my village. 

HUGE HUGS!

Debbie... aka the cancer warrior; AND survivor 
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