A Stormy Day

All of us who live in this part of the world woke up to a winter storm. Our area experienced a winter storm, about 15-25 cm of snow was forecasted and we still have a month or so until winter is over. Yuck! I believe most adults hate winter storms, just thinking about shovelling the driveway or that treacherous drive to work or anywhere are not our cup of tea but the kids love it. Snow means fun - tobogganing, making snow angels or snowmen and snow ball fights. :)

Since I've been diagnosed with breast cancer I've learned to appreciate everything even more like watching the snow fall while I was having breakfast this morning. I found it calming and relaxing. I also loved watching our kids play in the snow this afternoon. All they did was walk, roll in the snow and play snow ball fights but I loved it and gave me inner peace.

On a stormy day I made home cooked crepes for my kids for the first time (Dad, the kids said it tasted like yours, woohoo!), I tried my best to respond to all the emails I received, checked my Facebook [I'm a FB addict and proud of it ;) ], watched my fave TV shows, read a book and relaxed. I also emailed a few friends including Lindsay. Lindsay's a yoga buff and I wanted to know how I can donate to her cause, The Ride to Conquer Cancer. She's riding for the cause because of her mom, a cancer survivor, her grandma who died of cancer and those who are currently fighting cancer. What shocked me most was Lindsay said she also dedicates it to me (I'm the "S" she noted on her site). I was deeply touched and wanted to give Lindsay a big hug if I was at work. :) If you have time please check out Lindsay's page and donate.

Later in the day, I started feeling tired, weak, developed a headache, I got dizzy standing up and started feeling nauseous. I have a mini-storm in my body. I took a shower hopefully to relieve the headache but that didn't help. I took Tylenol and it took forever to kick in. I was cooking dinner and had to ask my Mom to finish it because I really felt sick. I checked the blue book that the hospital gave me with information on my chemo treatment and the side effects that I will experience. My blood pressure is normal. I checked for the symptoms I'm having and it looks like I'm anemic, my red blood cell count is probably low. I called the hospital to check if I need to go to emergency. The nurse told me I take Gravol and see how it goes. Not very helpful. Instead of Gravol, I took the nausea pill prescribed by my oncologist. It got rid of the nausea. I've had these symptoms since yesterday. Hopefully I feel better tomorrow. I'll page my oncology nurse tomorrow.

Tomorrow we're meeting the radiation oncologist for the first time. It will only be a consultation but at least I will have a better idea what will happen with my radiation treatment and for how long. I can't wait until the treatments are over. I need my life back. A life without cancer!

I'm taking everything one day at a time. The stormy day is almost over and tomorrow is another day. I'm hoping it's a better one.