Chemo #3 Day!

As I write this I sit at the Cancer Center at Bronson Battle Creek having my third chemo out of four.  Things are going well.  Kyle took the day off  to come with me, his first time of being here for chemo.  It hasn't been too boring.  I spent the first 1/2 hour sending out e-mails.  Then the genetics counselor came and met with us.  Nothing new regarding my genetics testing.  She had given me the results over the phone but needed to do it formally in person.  The two genes they tested have no mutations detected.  She said there are other genes that could carry a mutation but they don't have testing for those yet...someday maybe.
Then shortly after she left, my Mom & Dad came in with Gavin & Alexis.  We decided it was a good time for them to see the cancer center & check out how chemo works.   They were also going to lunch.  They didn't seem overly impressed with the workings of chemo but then again it's not really that exciting.  Just a lot of sitting around:)
Kyle packed his lunch & I had an egg salad sandwich that they brought around.  He's breezed through his magazines so I think I need to finish up this blog so he can use the iPad...otherwise he might fall asleep on me!
Speaking of sleep, I woke up at 4:30a.m. and never got back to sleep.  This was after waking at 1:45a.m. roasting hot and waking at around 2 something and 3 something as well.  At first I was puzzled as to why and then I remembered the Decodron that I take the night before chemo and the night of chemo.  Not sure how I had forgotten but each time I have done the same thing...funny how 3 weeks is just long enough to forget some things:). So back to the 4:30a.m. thing...I laid there and tried to go back to sleep for an hour.  At 5:30 I had given up so I got up.  I sat in the living room & read my scripture book from my Aunt Loretta.  Then I decided to de-ornament the tree & take it down.  Funny what you can accomplish by 8a.m.!!

Christmas came and went rather quickly!  It was a good one for us, nice and simple but full of family, food and fun.  The kids are quite content with their goodies and I was excited (probably too much so) about my 20 piece Pyrex glass storage set from Kyle.  We took some special pictures in front of the Christmas tree.