Some things i'm learning

So after Cindi's visit this past week there are some things I've learned.

1. Not all puffler's are the same so when my colleague, who has a different type of puffler's, said he was getting a bone marrow transplant, that wasn't something that I had to look forward to - the chemo is NOT going to kill all my white blood cells so that they don't come back ever again and I need a transplant. Go figure, guess I can take that possibility out of the back of my mind.

2. Sometimes ignorance is not bliss.. Sometimes it is, so I still don't want details people, just that sometimes, it's not

3. If I, a non-smoker, non factory worker, young person can get puffler's in her lungs than anything can happen. So if what seems impossible occurs, then what seems impossible CAN occur. Meaning, I can dream for myself anything that I want - it can happen or not happen, but why not dream it?

4. I haven't found what it is to make people happy but I think it has something to do with kids and exchanges



Today was a beautiful day - sunny and warm. I felt my energy back to normal but was still a little queasy through the day. My challenge is still trying to drink enough. Tomorrow when I go to Hopkins they are also going to give me fluids intravenously just to make sure I have enough.

I went to acupuncture and for the first time was able to go up the 2 flights of stairs without taking a break AND without coughing and gasping at the top! Soo I get my pet scan soon, but I think this may be working! Oh wouldn't it be wonderful if I was almost done with getting chemo and just BE again?

My brother brought his family by this evening and I was still able to rough house and play with my niece and nephew - doing what? oh yeah, cartwheels and jumping up and down!