I shouldn't be feeling this great on chemo 6/8...Good news!
Okay...
I went to the gym yesterday and was so glad to be able to workout for so long. Of course, I didn't run as long as I usually do, but I rode the bike and did a combination of running and walking along with it for an hour. It was fantastic. So, I went again today, but took it easier, because I'm not sure if I'm overdoing it. I'm just excited to have so much energy and be able to still contribute at church, and stay up with communicating with people. A friend invited me out to dinner last night, too. Honestly, I had no idea I would be feeling this great. I take naps to keep my energy up, but I've been able to function really well, and for this I'm grateful. As long as I feel good, then I can keep working out :-) I think...
I got GREAT news yesterday that my request for catastrophic sick leave was approved for up to 80 days!!! That means that I'll be able to receive my full salary up until about the beginning of December, and if I need more days, I know that I can ask for help from my school colleagues and colleagues throughout the district, and that is just amazing. I'm so grateful. Thank you for all of your prayers.
I could use help, however, with any fundraising ideas you might have since things are coming in and it would be nice to pay them eventually. In addition, the genetic testing that I will do costs about $3000 alone. the results of which will help significantly with surgical decisions that I have to make (surgery will follow chemo in November or so.) If anyone has ideas, please let me know.
My brother is flying in this weekend on Sunday afternoon and he'll stay until Tuesday night, and then fly back. I have another treatment on Monday, so he'll be able to take me there and back and help me during that first two days, as well as take me to get my white cell booster shot on Tuesday morning.
Okay, I just spoke with a counselor from the Luci Curci center at Eisenhower and she told me to basically chill out on the exercise a bit because your body needs all of the strength it can have during chemo. So, that means I can't push it anymore. Oh well. I understand. So, I'll just do more reading (of which now I have several things beckoning me), and it's good for me. I am a little wiped as I write this, but I'll be okay. I just took a short nap and that helped, but I think I did do too much today. Oh well. Now I know.
I went to the gym yesterday and was so glad to be able to workout for so long. Of course, I didn't run as long as I usually do, but I rode the bike and did a combination of running and walking along with it for an hour. It was fantastic. So, I went again today, but took it easier, because I'm not sure if I'm overdoing it. I'm just excited to have so much energy and be able to still contribute at church, and stay up with communicating with people. A friend invited me out to dinner last night, too. Honestly, I had no idea I would be feeling this great. I take naps to keep my energy up, but I've been able to function really well, and for this I'm grateful. As long as I feel good, then I can keep working out :-) I think...
I got GREAT news yesterday that my request for catastrophic sick leave was approved for up to 80 days!!! That means that I'll be able to receive my full salary up until about the beginning of December, and if I need more days, I know that I can ask for help from my school colleagues and colleagues throughout the district, and that is just amazing. I'm so grateful. Thank you for all of your prayers.
I could use help, however, with any fundraising ideas you might have since things are coming in and it would be nice to pay them eventually. In addition, the genetic testing that I will do costs about $3000 alone. the results of which will help significantly with surgical decisions that I have to make (surgery will follow chemo in November or so.) If anyone has ideas, please let me know.
My brother is flying in this weekend on Sunday afternoon and he'll stay until Tuesday night, and then fly back. I have another treatment on Monday, so he'll be able to take me there and back and help me during that first two days, as well as take me to get my white cell booster shot on Tuesday morning.
Okay, I just spoke with a counselor from the Luci Curci center at Eisenhower and she told me to basically chill out on the exercise a bit because your body needs all of the strength it can have during chemo. So, that means I can't push it anymore. Oh well. I understand. So, I'll just do more reading (of which now I have several things beckoning me), and it's good for me. I am a little wiped as I write this, but I'll be okay. I just took a short nap and that helped, but I think I did do too much today. Oh well. Now I know.
I'm enjoying the flowers that the Geyer family brought over. They just make me smile :-)
Blessings,
Julie
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