Day 2
But it will be close :><
I’m not going to elaborate on that lovely side effect. Other side effects thus far have been minimal. I’m pretty tired, not from the chemo, but from the meds that they give me to reduce the nausea. They are giving me adovan which helps with nausea and anxiety. Basically it just puts me into a deep, restful sleep which I enjoyed most of the afternoon. Now I know that some of you are probably jealous, but this is the part that I’m trying to enjoy. I know that when I go home, sleeping peacefully for hours at a time won’t really be an option.
Thanks for leaving me the jokes. Paul, I have this vision in my head of you chasing down obese women with a huge needle in your hand yelling “Give me your bone marrow fattie!”
Kim, I’m all up front drinks and catching up when this is over!
Oh, and Brian, thanks for hacking me into Facebook! You rock.
More tomorrow …
Jess–My thoughts, prayers, wishes and dreams are all about you. I think of you every day, I pray every minute for your quick recovery, I wish this had never happened to you and I dream of the day this is just a memory and we can toast the past while looking forward to the newest brightest future imaginable.
Hey Jess – you are such an incredible person. I’m loving this cool Supergirl blog! Thanks for sharing your journey. Continuing my theme of sending you poems, here’s the latest one for your reading pleasure.
Magic Words
[anonymous Inuit poem]
In the very earliest time,
when both people and animals lived on earth,
a person could become an animal if he wanted to
and an animal could become a human being.
Sometimes they were people
and sometimes animals
and there was no difference.
All spoke the same language.
That was the time when words were like magic.
The human mind had mysterious powers.
A word spoken by chance
might have strange consequences.
It would suddenly come alive
and what people wanted to happen could happen –
all you had to do was say it.
Nobody could explain this:
That’s the way it was.
– Translated by Edward Field
Hi Jess – this website is amazing…vibrant, beautiful, smart and meaningful – a great reflection of you. ..
I thought that Inuit poem was so beautiful and it made me think of a poem I just read recently that I liked….especially the 1st 2 lines. It’s an Apache blessing:
“May the Sun bring you new energy by day,
May the Moon softly restore you by night,
May the Rain wash away your worries,
May the breeze blow new strength into your being,
May you walk gently through the world and know its beauty
All the days of your life.”
much love….G