Well, some days have gone by with no entries. The bumps along the road have kept me tired, hurting and I need and needed to rest this body and mind. Apparently my arm swelling was not an infection like they thought, nor a spillage of chemo into my arm, but a thrombosis of the veins, meaning a blood clot of the veins. Thus, I was swollen, had horrific pain, wore a sling to ease the pain of touch from others. Hopefully, both the antibiotics and now the blood thinner medications are helping. All chemo treatments have been put on hold until this all clears up. Basically, I am a get up and go person, but I keep retreating from my activities to rest periods more and more. But each day brings its thanks to be alive; somehow, one learns to live with pain, and to think it could be worse.
So let's not dwell too much on whatever is bothering us-others have it worse. Spring is coming/here, and life goes on. Reading books, good friends writing and being there for me, e mails all help to keep the spirit up, and the wonderful skies awaiting our ventures outside to breathe in this wondrous world.
Be well to any readers, and as one doctor puts it: 'Chin up'!
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