The Best Doctors

Settled into chemo again. My nurse said I’m on chemo cycle 65. I haven’t even counted. But now that I hear that, it sounds like a lot. I’m glad we’re still counting, though! I’ll take as many numbers and cycles  as I can get! Life is good still. I’m amazed how my thinking has changed lately, after almost four years of treatment for metastatic cancer. It has taken me this long to finally carry on with life as if I don’t have metastatic cancer and with hope for the future. Everything is good and “normal,” with the exception that I am living just very tired. I still wear down every afternoon. And the more I walk, the more tired I get. I had a little meltdown with myself yesterday as I really get upset having to listen to my body and take rests sometimes. Yesterday was one of those days. As evening hit, every muscle in my body just felt so tired, I had to lay around all night. I was so mad at not being able to keep going, going, going like I used to, but then I talked myself into a better place. There are so many people who are fighting who can’t do anything but rest, thanks to bad side effects and disease progression. And there I was complaining that I had to rest. I just feel guilty when I have to. So, I tried to listen to my body and gave in and watched a movie on TV. And it was good. After all, rest is one of the best doctors.

 So, other than that little mind fit, I have been doing great the past two weeks. I recently became an affiliate for Polish Pops nail strips because I love them so much and think they are the best thing for cancer patients who have nail issues and everyone else because they are toxin free! So, I am able to offer you all a discount on them! I will share my code with you in a special post tomorrow. I started this web site as a place to share products that I love after having a conversation with my girlfriend, Renata, about how we love getting together and learning about new products from each other. We girls love to share products! So, my web site featured products I loved and used, eventually leaning more toward featuring clean products. And when I was diagnosed with metastatic cancer, I just changed my web site to my cancer blog. But I still promote the products I love and use sometimes, products I feel are safer options for cancer patients. So, tomorrow, I’ll write a special blog about Polish Pops nail strips geared toward my readers who are fellow cancer patients or caregivers and anyone who wants a safer, toxin- free option for nail strips. I’ll make a separate post so those who want to read it can, and those who just want an update on me can check back in two weeks when I write again from Chemo Cycle 66! Stay safe and healthy, everyone!