One Third of the Way Through

"Is the glass half empty or half full" would be another way to phrase the thought. Two cycles down and four to go.

"One third done," I keep saying.
"Four more to go," she says.
"One third done," the nurse says.
"Ugh, four more to go," she laments.
"One third done," Dr. Lang says.
"One third done," she finally says.

What a team.....

Nanc had quite an appetite last night, however short lived it turned out to be. Some of the wierd tastes were back this morning. The Kashi waffles were a miss as was orange chicken at Panda Express. Usually one of her favorite things and it was just bleh. (You need to say Bleh out loud as you read to get the full effect.)

We are back today for hydration and the Neulasta like I wrote yesterday. One more hydration tomorrow and we are looking to have maybe a week of fairly decent days next week. Keep your fingers crossed....

As we sit each day at the infusion center, we've gotten good at spotting the newcomers a mile away. I am sure it's exactly how we looked 5 weeks ago. For starters, everyone has hair and it's difficult to tell exactly who the patient is among the posse members when they arrive.

Then there's the deer in the headlight look. That look of pure fear of the unknown. Like jumping off a ledge with no visible safety net. But you come to learn that the nurses, the aids, the schedulers, the pharmacists, the crew that changes the sheets between patients, the IT techs who keep my wireless connection up and running, the clerks who keep all the records in order, and last but not least, your doctors - these are your safety net as you wind your way through that fear until it becomes a routine.

It's become a routine for us and the new ones are easy to spot now. You almost want to run up to them all, give them a big hug and tell them that it's going to be okay.

Nanc has already put her name on a list of patients to be called by women who want to talk to someone going through treatment. Who knows what's in the wind when this is all said and done...

xoxo