Progress

Where does time go? Last week was very exhausting, which sounds negative on the surface. In reality, my body is battling so hard, it desperately needs rest to recover. Last Wednesday was a game changing day for me. I wrote about the emotional, spiritual pain of the day, which was a precursor to the physical pain night. I was in bed by 8:30, but sleep eluded me for 3-4 hours. I was having so much activity in my tumors, painful activity. It felt like a war waging inside me. Again, we usually see pain as bad, and it felt bad. The only relief I could find was doing self-lymphatic massage. But I had to do that every other minute. Sleep finally found me; and I awoke to a noticeably reduced tumor! Breakthrough! Those were now, in my newfound perspective, good fireworks going off in me as cancer cells were being defeated. Change often comes through pain.

The weekend was a balance of rest and getting together with Arizona friends. Since we decided this week would be my last week of treatments here in Arizona, we wanted to seize opportunities to cherish time with friends. I chose rest instead of hiking or even going for a walk. I chose poorly. I needed to balance it out better and move a little move. Today in lymphatics, my legs were so clogged with toxins. It was crazy! They are usually clear after weekends. I’ll spare you the technical details, but I will say there were sparks. I will never forget that session, right after chemo. Note to self: Move it, move it, move it! Laying around makes the body and all its pathways stagnant. Not good when I have cancer and chemo agents in me. 😬 Look at that red stuff they are pumping into me! 🙄 So thankful for the fantastic staff her and that I have had a wonderful lymphatic therapist here during treatments. And that when I go back home I have another wonderful lymphatic therapist to go back to. And...so thankful that during today’s lymph therapy, she could feel a very noticeable size reduction in the tumor as well. 🎉 Praise God! Progress in the right direction.

Speaking of "direction", that is the newest challenge. As we transition back home finding doctors, effective treatments and therapists, the details of “becoming a patient”, along with all the details of figuring out how to make my own schedule is the current task at hand. That would be another reason why I haven’t written much lately. Please be praying for wisdom and open doors for the ways I should go.