Well, I just asked Roger what he wanted to say in the blog this evening.  The response? "I don't really have anything to say".  Hmmmmpfff.  Fortunately for us, the chatty part of this duo (yours truly) always has something to say.

Its was a relatively mild day.  Roger felt pretty poorly at the start of the day. By the time I got home this evening, he was up and moving around the house.  Its a roller coaster weekly and daily.  Funny thing is we used to LOVE roller coasters.  I'm afraid not so much anymore.  I can't believe I ever thought it was fun to feel your stomach drop.  Nope.  Not any more. 

Roger has labs tomorrow and meets with his pain mgmt dr.  The labs are routine after each chemo treatment.  The meeting with the pain doc is to follow up on the MRI test Roger had last week.   It will be interesting to hear what the doctor has to say and any prescribed treatment. 

Next week Roger is scheduled to start physical therapy as well have his next CT scan to see how the cancer is responding to the chemo. You'd think we would get used to these tests.  Doesn't seem to matter how often you have the tests, and how much you coach yourself to not be anxious or nervous, as the test day approaches and then as you wait for the text results, the anxiety grows and grows. I laugh at myself when I stop to think about how we carry the anxiety or stress with us all the time.  I can preach but can't always follow my own words.  My best example: I used to teach an evening adult learning class.  As the students would pour into class after having finished a day of work,  a day with the kids at home, they would come into class heavy with burdens.  I'd tell each one to leave their troubles at the door and pick them up at the end of class.  Use class as the mental vacation from those burdens.   All those burdens and concerns will be waiting right outside the door....no one else is going to pick up or steal your burdens.   HA!  I can only imagine what they all thought when I said that. 

During the day while the chemo is working its way through Roger's system, his companions are the cats.  In particular Hemmy, and lately, Yoda.  Today, Roger's little moment of bonding was with Hemmy.  Roger said he was in the process of getting dressed.  He was sitting on the bed.  Getting ready to put his socks on.  As he sat there, he said Hemmy jumped up on the bed behind Roger.  Hemmy then stood up on his hind legs, with his two front paws on Roger's back/shoulders and preceded to sniff Roger's hair.  Roger said it was the damnedest thing.  Hemmy sniffed him for a minute or so, then got down from his shoulders and moved around to the front of Roger and sat down across his lap.  Roger was lamenting how clingy the cats were getting with him home.  I think its pretty cute. 

So, not much going on here.  Pretty quiet... as anticipated. 
hugs to all.  ~a & r.