May 30/2017

Started my third and final week of treatment. Getting lots of treatments and I am feeling better everyday. If I could just get my energy back. I seem to be very tired everyday. Almost everyday I have a nap, just depends on our boarder crossing. The boarder crossing has become a “thing” some days it takes so long,like yesterday we were in line  for 4 hours. It was an American holiday, but I think half of America went to Mexico this weekend. I have never seen such long line ups it was crazy and very tiring, I had 3 naps in the van while we waited to cross. 

We have had some funny moments here too, thank goodness it has made the time go by better. Last week Cathy and I were walking to the little grocery store about 6 blocks away (and I did walk it) when we heard a rooster cock a doodle doing . We kept looking for it but couldn’t see it, there was lots of traffic so we decided it must have been someone’s horn on their vehicle. Well we walk back there this week and what do we see on the sidewalk right where we heard the cock a doodle dooing last week, yup a rooster. A real live one it wasn’t even scared of us. We took pictures to prove it was real. Did we get a laugh out of that, here we thought someone was honking at “US” 

One of my treatments is a hyper barack chamber, it looks just like a little submarine, cancer hates oxygen so that is the reason behind this treatment. It is the only treatment I am not crazy about. I feel out of control when the technician locks me in there, never thought I was chlosterphobic before but I think I am now. It also drives my ears crazy popping and popping.  I have had to go in alone a few times I don’t really like that either. My mind goes into overdrive, the first time I thought what if this technician goes across the street for a coffee or something and gets hit by a car, how long could I stay in here. “YIKES”But lucky for me Cathy is keeping an eye and checks up on my technician. I go in this chamber everyday. Only a week left. 

I am truly finding the clinic a oasis of kindness and love. There are three nurses that work in the treatment room two of which are shorter than me. ( and that is short, I know everyone was thinking that ) every morning Mika (one of the nurse) greets every patient with a hug, every single patient gets a hug to start your day. Now that has to make you feel good and very cared for. I just can’t believe the difference in this clinic to the Cross. I wish I had known about this place first. Could have saved myself a lot of grief. 

So I am on the count down, one week left I go home next Tuesday. Really missing my Jamie, and Mac and his gang and Gordon and his group too. Although I am feeling very safe in this environment because there is a doctor or nurse every day checking up on us for any aches or pains or any new symptoms. It is very reassuring to know they are ready to treat anything that comes up. I never got that help at home. Pretty sure I will have to come back in three months for maintain, as almost everyone I have met has had that time line. Then it goes to every six months hopefully going to once a year. That’s the plan !!!

Thanks to everyone back home for all the well wishes, I plan on coming home much healthier and ready to get on with my life. 

Today’s saying : In the blink of an eye, everything can change. So forgive often and Love with all your heart. Tomorrow isn’t promised and you may never have that chance again.

Beth 😇