Yes, there is more to life than chemo. Sometimes going through chemo does start to seem like it's all about me and it's all about the chemo. But life goes on and life is good.
Since I entered the chemo zone:
We celebrated the resurrection of our Lord.
Several of my loved ones have had birthdays:
My daughter, Erika
My granddaughter, Emma
My nieces, Meagan and Melanie, my brother-in-law, Eddie, my sisters-in-law, Sabrina and Linda.
Although I haven't been able to celebrate with them in person, I've been reminded of the gift each of them is in my life and family.
Rick and I celebrated our 41st anniversary, after I woke up that morning and thanked God that I wasn't a widow. We had takeout from the neighborhood Chili's at home with our son, and thanked God that he was there to celebrate with us too. (See the previous post for that story)
And we rejoiced that we could now tell everyone how excited we are that our sixth grandchild is on the way! When our youngest daughter, Erika, was here after my surgery, she shared with us that she had just learned that she was pregnant. She and Darin were going to wait awhile to announce the news to the wider world and now they have. Erika's first sonogram confirmed that she was carrying a beautiful, growing, healthy baby, but it was too soon to tell if we are expecting our fifth granddaughter or our second grandson. Either way I am excitedly looking forward to being through with chemo and then radiation, so that God-willing I will be healthy enough to go to Iowa in October and help welcome that precious new bundle of joy!
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