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Then This...Thursday


Quick update from this week. I went in yesterday to get labs drawn (getting used to feeling like a pin-cushion...soft & squishy and poked a lot😄) to see how my body responded to the Neupogen (bone marrow booster shot) I got Friday & Monday. My counts were great, even a little above normal! Yay! Thank You, Lord!! So I didn’t need another shot & I had my boxing gloves on for a bone marrow beat-down today! Dave came in with me today before I went in the ring for my 5th match with Taxol to meet with my “coach”(aka oncologist). He was pleased with my numbers & my tolerance of the attacks. A sweet friend just reminded me of the wise words from the great Rocky Balboa It ain’t about how hard ya hit, it’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward”. Her words of encouragement followed “you will keep getting hit, by the cancer and by the treatment, but one thing I know about you is that you are a tough fighter who will keep pushing forward. And more importantly, I know that God is at your back, moving you forward. If you stumble or fall,  God will pick you up and move you forward.” Amen!
Got all set up in my little cubicle with a view on the 5th floor of the Leonard Cancer Center with my cozy socks, hat, blanket (so appreciate these thoughtful, great gifts!) & books. I put my feet up, sipped my tea & settled in for the next few hours of peace & quiet while the silent cell-destroying “healer” infused. And so it goes. Getting kinda used to my weekly routine😊 
This too is the day that the Lord has made. I will choose to rejoice and be glad in it!!

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