Today is chemo treatment #7 so I'm on the downhill slide with only 5 more to go after this. My hair gets thinner and thinner but I no longer have to shave my legs. I've learned pretty well how to cope with the side effects....but I'll be SO glad when they're gone. I feel kinda bloated all the time but have really worked successfully to keep my weight down. Traveled to a dog agility trial over the weekend sure I'd come back with a little extra weight but had actually lost 2 pounds! I did feel pretty sick the first couple of days and couldn't eat much but almond butter sandwiches and bananas so that's probably why.
I really hope to come out of this experience a better person. I'm trying. It's interesting the reaction I get when I try to pay attention to what's going in others' lives when I'm obviously going through some challenges in my own. Some want to talk about themselves but most seem to want to turn things back to me. Lots of good folks out there in the world - I'm constantly amazed at how many!
What I'm most impressed with is my ability to keep running my dogs in agility competitions. As the week progresses after a chemo treatment, it seems like I'm more together with every passing day.....so Friday competitions are not as good as Sundays. But I can still run, although it does seem I'm a little stiff and a bit slower. However, this has really forced me to pay attention to my path as compared to my dog's and not to take any part of a course for granted. I feel like my Sheltie, Win, and I are having some of the best runs of our lives right now for that reason. We got another double Q (two qualifications on the same day) but still need 4 more to qualify for AKC agility nationals next year. It's very exciting to be able to actually have this goal and feel it is within reach!
Now off the mow the lawn and get ready for #7.
That is cool that you are running so well with Win! You'll get those 4 DQs, you have the rest of the year. :)
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