Today I attended a Chemotherapy class at the Infusion
Center. There were three of us and our spouses and it made it feel fairly
casual and intimate. I was the only female and no one had the same cancer or
battle plan. We learned what the program offered and were told what to prepare
for during and after treatment. A pharmaceutical representative talked with us
alone about the drugs that will be used and why they were chose for our
treatment plan. I found this interesting because she highlighted how the drugs
that they would be using on me targeted the Her2 cells in my tumor. They will
be using 2 targeting drugs and 2 cancer fighting drugs to ensure that I will
have success in my battle.
We learned that if our white blood cell count gets down they
will not allow us to have a chemo treatment until the count gets back up. Then
they told us that there were a troop of clowns that come through there once a
week to entertain us. I replied as long as it is not Pennywise the clown I will
be okay. The troop of clowns is led by a cancer survivor so I believe that it
is a wonderful thing that they are doing.
I am staying positive yet there are times I catch my self-looking
off and wondering if there was something that I had done in the past to be
punished like this. John told me that way of thinking is a major thinking error
and I should switch the channel when those thought enter my head. I am going to
start taking my Book of Secrets with me to read during Chemo.
When we are given challenges or battles we don’t need to ask
why all we need to do is say that we can beat that challenge and be grateful
for the positive end results.
I am grateful that I am a cancer survivor! That will be my
mantra from this point on.
I am Woman Hear Me roar!!!!
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