3 rounds down...

Round 3 of chemo went well yesterday!  I was pretty tired afterwards so once I had a little lunch, it was nappy time!  Josh and I watched a little TV in bed, and it didn't take long for me to doze off into LaLa land.  I got in a good 3 hour nap which felt great!  When I woke up, I thought for a brief moment, maybe I'll go outside for a walk or run since it's so beautiful out, but decided I was hungry again so food took precedence (naturally!) =)  By the way...I'm now up 10 of those 14 lbs I lost. Darn it!  Maybe I should have opted for the workout.  I guess that just means that my elliptical and I will be spending more quality time together, along with my 8 Minute Abs/Arms/Buns/Legs DVDs from the 80's.  80's = Spandex.  Lots of Spandex!  I'm glad to know it's not a prerequisite for the DVD to work...or maybe it is and that's why my buns and abs don't look anything like this!  Oh well.  You win some, you lose some!

Amy, my chemo nurse, was on vacation this Friday so another nurse, Allie, was assisting us.  We got to talking and it turns out that she just recently moved from Maple Grove.  Not only Maple Grove, but the same townhouses that Josh and I currently live in.  Small world!  It's a shame we didn't meet each other before her and her hubby moved out.  I think we would have gotten along well, and made new friends.  I'm sure I'll see her around though on chemo Fridays, so that'll be nice.  Everyone at Hubert Humphrey is just so friendly and down to earth.  You can tell that they really enjoy working there, which makes the patients feel comfortable...or as comfortable as one person can be in this environment.

There is this cookie guy (still don't know his name) that comes around every other week and hands out fresh, homemade cookies to patients.  This is not helping me keep my weight down by the way, but I'm not one to turn down a free cookie...ever!  I think it's really neat that he takes the time out of his life to do this for us.  I'd love to follow in his footsteps when I'm cancer free and no longer coming to Hubert Humphrey.  It's all about paying it forward, and brightening up someone's day.  Some patients who are there for treatment are completely alone.  Now doesn't that break your heart?  I couldn't imagine going through this process by myself.  By bringing in goodies, it'd be my opportunity to create small talk, and if anything, make the time go by a little faster for them. 

The last two chemo Fridays, there have been a couple younger girls there.  One who appears to be around my age, and the other a high school student.  It makes me sick seeing someone who is in high school going through something like this.  As if high schoolers don't have enough going on in their lives, not saying the rest of us don't, but you remember high school.  It can be a rough go for some!  You're trying to figure out who you are and where you fit in to this world we live in, and to have to battle cancer on top of it?  No thank you!  At least I made it through all my schooling, settled down and got married to a wonderful man, and found an amazing job before my battle started.  It just makes me realized how blessed I really am, and that things can ALWAYS be worse.