07/04/2012

I went to bed around 3:30 this morning, just researching the ABVD chemotherapy treatment routine along with the possible side effects.

I woke up at 9:30, and made sure that my wife was up since she had work at 11:00.  My mother had cooked some Cinnamon rolls, mmm, food is good!  LOL  I watched her and my dad cut up different ingredients to throw in the pasta salad that we would be bringing to my sisters house.  We are leaving here at 11:30 to get there for 12:30.  My wife left at 10:45 and got to work for 10:55.  I just jumped on the computer to add today’s date and give a quick list of nothing I have done today, LOL.  I’ll catch you in a little bit.

During the drive to my sister’s house, I worked on my rubric cube solving skills again, it’s been a while since I have completely solved one of these, and I may as well pick up some practice again to give me something else to do during my chemo treatments as well.  On the left is a picture I took over my shoulder of buster chilling in the back seat on the way to my sister’s house.  We also had a person on the road who did not know how to drive and didn’t know what it meant to drive in the right hand lane and use the left hand lane for passing only!  This driver was creating a dangerous situation by people attempting to speed up past him in the right lane and squeeze between him and the slower moving cars in the right hand lane.  We passed up the many signs that said KEEP RIGHT, LEFT LANE FOR PASSING ONLY – STATE LAW.  This idiot was the prime example of why you should not drive in the left hand lane.  Not only was he creating a dangerous situation but he was also holding up 20 cars behind him at one time because of his inability to drive in the right hand lane and just coast in the left hand lane next to other cars without passing them up.  These cars were also becoming dangerous to stay within distance of because of there attempts to weave in and out of each other trying to get by, but always being held up by the left land driver.

We got to my sister’s house and the cooking began.  Between the watching the cooking and TV, I watched my sister get in between her two dogs, Angel and Sara, rough housing with Buster.  Buster is about half the size of the other two dogs, who were used to playing together already.  They would tag team Buster and Buster was usually on his back on the floor trying to defend himself because they could just put their paw on top of him and push him down.  However, he was happy to have the extra attention and company.  All the dogs took part in time out in the cages for getting too rough, but for the most part they got along just fine.  Buster will sleep good tonight, that is the most exercise he has gotten in a very long time.  There were turkey hot dogs and turkey burgers for me, and any other healthier conscious people, like my sister Katie, along with some chicken and some regular hamburgers and hot dogs for the family.  My dad cooked the food great as always on the pit.  It was then time to eat, food is served!

After I was finished eating, I felt a little more tired than normal.  Not sure if it was all that food, or how late I stayed up, or all that turkey or what.  Oh well, I have to get some pics on here, so here I am, fighting the urge to go to sleep to update this post.  I will add a few more pics and then fall asleep on the second floor over looking my sister’s TV watching the Band of Brother’s.

I just woke up from my nap and it’s 5:00 PM and they are ready to leave!  I gotta go catch up with them, give you any interesting facts about the ride home when I get there…

Nothing too interesting about the ride home.  I solved the rubric’s cube two more times, picking up a little more speed with each solve.  I heard of some people thinking a little more slow when on Chemo, getting what they call Chemo Brain, so this will be one way to keep my brain working and sharp.  Buster was happy to get home.  He ran to his bed, and just plopped down, he slept on the way home, and I don’t blame him for trying to sleep some more after all that playing he did today.  My wife then came home from work and told me all about it.  She rested for a bit, while I updated this blog and also did some more research on what was coming up for me.

I then watched undercover boss, the episode of the MGM Casino COO, which was pretty interesting.  It was something different that I haven’t watched in a long time, just because I haven’t just sat in front the TV in a long time and just watched TV.

I then took another hot bath to relax and did some more research.  Supposedly taking hot baths can also help with the Lymphoma too, not 100% proven, but they say it can help with the flow of the lymph system and also hotter temperatures can kill cancer cells.  I know, this is not 100% medically proven, but warm bath’s can be relaxing.  I’ll be glad to get my stitches out tomorrow and back to quicker showers, but who knows, if the hot bath’s really benefit, then I may be looking at many more of these.

Time to hit the lazy-boy and go to sleep.  Goodnight!