It's been a good week. After getting my heart over my fall, I've been just nursing some sore muscles and a beautiful bruise. I also started my second week of round three of chemo. In comparison with previous rounds of chemo, it feels a little strange to be "just" swallowing four big pills twice per day. The side effects seem manageable so far and I'm really hoping they will stay that way.
I also had a follow up with my radiation oncologist and it was suggested to get a little more radiation on my spine to decrease some pain I've been experiencing. So Friday I had another CT to find the perfect places to zap my spine followed up by them giving me some tattoos. For those not familiar with radiation, sometimes they like to zap big areas (like my whole brain radiation) and sometimes they like to target specific spots (like they're going to do on my spine). To do the latter, they need to have marks that don't move so they can focus the radiation with precision on a target area. All of this to say that I now have six blue dot tattoos on me! Wouldn't my parents be proud of their kid getting her first six tattoos in one day!
Not much new other than that. My next week was light on appointments and so Matias and I went with my sister & niece (who'd been at our place for the week) to Kelowna. It will be another change of pace, some different scenery, and mini vacation for us.
P.S. As I've reflected upon falling publicly surrounded by my church family, it actually seems quite natural. As vulnerable as I feel when I'm with these people, they (along with many others around the world) are the ones that are surrounding me with prayers, love, support, encouragement, etc. And since on most days, I look like your average person and not someone who is full of cancer, it is fitting that what's going on inside of me showed itself externally. And there's no better place to fall than surrounded by people who love you & care for you. It was actually really quite beautiful to have you share your responses to my fall... so many different perspectives and thoughts about a single shared event. I've really appreciated hearing them.
To top it all off, my bruise is in the lovely shape of a heart (see picture below)... so I can't help but feel loved, even when bruised. Thanks for loving on me!
My heart shaped bruise on my chin... you can see the heart in it, right?
Yes, I see the heart, and you have lots of heart as you share. We pray for God's promises to always be YES for you. Thank you for being and encouragement to others by your sweet spirit. God bless you. Dana Whitfield
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