Good Days

Well this must be another record for me since I started chemo. I have been having good days since Monday. One full week!!! Aside from a headache or two (or maybe even three) I feel great. I hope my good days continue until the end of this week.

Feeling great everyday these days feels like a bonus or a treat for me. It's like winning a prize. I treasure these days and always take advantage of them. So I did a lot this week: did a lot of errands, went to work for a potluck lunch, went to the cancer exercise program twice this week, had lunch with a couple of dear friends, did a little of spring cleaning in the house and even hosted a small dinner party for close friends last night. Amazing. I'm sure my body's going to complain one way or the other by next week, but I'm loving it.

A few people asked me what do I do all this time during chemo. For starters, I can't do anything during chemo week. I'm completely useless, sick and bored out of my mind. But for the two-week break, I try to keep myself occupied, depending how I feel each day. If it's a good day, I go to the grocery, cook, read, do errands, sign up for courses at the Wellspring Cancer Centre (i.e. the Cancer Exercise Program, gentle yoga, Reiki therapy), go to the malls, meet friends for lunch, clean the house, do word puzzles, write my blog, etc. Pretty much anything and everything that I can do during those two precious weeks prior to chemo to get me active or at least make me go out of the house.

Since I've been feeling good, I'm also busy planning for Jason's 9th birthday party. We've sent out the invitations to his closest friends and I've made reservations at Laser Quest. Now I need to plan what to serve to his friends. Pizza seems to be the kids favourite and the easiest, all I have to do is order. Bake a cake and probably order an edible cake topper with Pokemon action figures as decoration. Yup, it's all about Pokemon for our kids lately.

If I'm still up to it I might even host a small birthday party for Jason and Mark to celebrate their birthdays. However, this is a few weeks from now and who knows how I will feel then. I'm not sure what to expect and how my body will react with the second phase of my chemo treatment. But for now I'm just excited to make plans because I've been having good days.