February 11th, 2010

I had a bad hair dream last night. I dreamed I walked past a bathroom and happen to glance in and see my reflection in the mirror above the sink. My hair was a mess. I went in to fix it and when I pulled some hair over to the other side I found a big bald patch. I thought, with a gasp, 'I am losing my hair'.

I think I am getting my self prepared for my second round of chemo. I have been thinking about it a lot this week. My good friend, Susan D., will be meeting me in Seattle and we will go through my second chemo round together. Susan lives in Denver and is apparently happy enought to spend money on a flight just to sit in a hospital for two days; a sign of a good friend.

I am trying to think of something fun to do. I need a 'fun thing' to look forward to when I go south for treatment. I am thinking Bellevue Mall and Nordstrom's would be fun. I don't usually spend money at Nordstrom's but I do enjoy walking through there and looking at the latest fashions. I also enjoy going to Costco and looking through all the books' and DVDs'. Any other suggestions? I fly in Monday, have treatment all day Tuesday and only a few hours on Wednesday and then I fly home early Thursday morning.

I got my blood work results back and everything looks good. I am still producing enough white blood cells to fight off infection so chemo won't be a problem.

I will be gone next week but hopefully I can post to my blog while in the hospital. I will see if Susan will take some pictures of me going through the process so everyone can get an idea of what chemo is all about. In my case it really isn't that bad.

Thanks for your support.