Before I go to bed tonight....

Thoughts for the day.
Today, when she stuck the needle into the port, it hurt a little more than usual and dull pain lingered longer.   The little young nurse decided it could be the tape that she taped on to it to tightly, so she fixed it. Eventually it went away.
My oncologist   came into the room, we had a nice conversation about side effects from last time, neuropathy in my feet,  about life's challenges within families, what the tumor markers really tell her, etc.  Then I asked her how she was, and she said she wasn't feeling well.  Personally, I was very surprised to see her not wearing a mask or rubber gloves when she was in the room with me, even though she didn't get too close except when she listened to my heart and made a point of not breathing near me....still, I think she is a wonderful doctor and hope she feels better soon because a lot of people, much worse than I am, need her expertise and kindness in their lives.
Ok, she told me that the way the tumor marker was going down, icertainly meant it was doing its job to reduce the cancer cells.  She has scheduled a CT scan before my next appointment for which I have to drink to bottles of blankety blank 👵  I think my next treatment will be on Valentine's Day❤❤  How thrilling!!
All day, I felt strange because of the way the chemo made me feel, off balance and weird in the head.  I have concluded that I should have already been hydrated more than I was and my nurse sister and also, my nurse-for-the-day agreed.  I just have to remember for the next time. even though I feel much better by the week before, I should keep up the hydration even though I feel "normal"
The other thing I noticed today was  the many little spasms in my legs near the end of the chemo.  They felt like cramps coming, but they didn't develop into cramps.  I conclude that I may need more exercise and my hydration.
We met a very kind cancer patient named Sarah Gosnell today at the Cancer Center and she prayed for me along with my daughters, my husband and her Mom. She is on facebook and does live facebook recordings  about her thoughts and fears about her cancer.

This is my video for tonight.  I am so glad Agustin taped so much of my singing because the songs I sang mean so much to me now when I cannot really put forth all that it takes to sing songs with strength and power.   This song was recorded at Court Street United Methodist Church in Lynchburg, VA with George Clark, organist, around 1996!               SOLI DEO GLORIA

In the mornin' when I rise, Give me Jesus.

You can have all the world, but give me Jesus.

'Twixt the cradle and the grave, Give me Jesus.

Give Me Jesus, you can have all the world but give me Jesus!