Saturday like any other Saturday...or not.

Saturday night. A quiet night at home. We thought about heading down to the boat but the weather promised to be more of the same...rain....so we decided to stay home. Happily the weather actually cleared up and it was a beautiful day during the day. Roger set about like a mad man with a list as long as my arm of all the things he wanted to complete. And so the day went with both of us buzzing around doing our lists of things to do. Roger worked on the house - finishing the door way for the guest bath and doorway for the linen closet. The day felt like any other Saturday. And then, there was a reminder of our current reality. The reminder came in the form of Roger feeling faint and having his heart race while he was at out at the store. He came back to the house a little concerned. Naturally. As we look back at the day, we think that he felt this way because he didn't have enough fluids to drink and most likely not enough calories to eat. So since then, he's had a couple gatorades, and water, and dinner. Much to our relief he feels better now.

It was a reminder that we need to be more careful. It was a reminder that there is a new normal despite the fact that the day felt so much like our old normal. So the day's lesson... lots more fluids and lots more calories. We're still going to try our best to live each day "like a regular day". And relax and just "be".

Time is ticking away. Roger and I differ in our approach to time (as anyone knows who knows us). One of the interesting differences during this cancer-process is that I keep track of the time
and look for milestones...i.e. "three weeks down two weeks to go until the treatment part is done". Roger wants no part of that. He is in the moment and the moment only. He'll show up for the appointments and I'll keep track of the appointments. A perfect partnership. This week marks the start of Week 4.

We've watched a couple movies, ate pizza in, and basically took it east. The rain is softly singing a lullaby to us. I think its time to call it a night. More later. A&R