Even Mine

All the time, God is good....God is good....all the time.  Today has been a better day.  Not one without issues, but definitely one that has been manageable.

I was able to do my laundry, change my sheets, cook dinner for myself and even managed to throw the duckie for Sawyer until he was ready to stop.

So.....I'm counting this as winning today.

Apparently, the delay in reactions is going to make them last a couple of days longer and make them more intense so these are things I need to prepare myself for.  Bring on the Biofreeze, more cold socks, maybe an elevating wedge for my feet and legs.  By the time this is all said and done, I will have a store house of "things" to outfit the best dressed chemo patient.

Also, I have been awake today more than I've been asleep so that is good news as well.  Perhaps I will be able to show up and be a productive person for my employer tomorrow.  Fingers crossed, one day at a time and all those tried and true cliches.

This Friday, I have to have another PET scan so I would ask for specific prayers for that outcome....I sure don't want to light up like a brand new Christmas tree on that scan.

One thing I'm giving myself props for is that I have managed to ride out these days without having to bother a lot of people.  I have had to have drivers to appointments, but by and large, my time here at home has been handled by me and my little boys with some dropped by dinners which have really helped me to stay fed.  I am grateful.

While I'm talking about grateful.....to everyone that has been overly amazingly generous in their donations to Clay's Gofundme.......there are no words that adequately can express how very humbled and thankful I am for each and every one of you.  I have always said I am beyond blessed in the quality of my friends and so is Clay.  Some of these people are people I don't even know and I cannot imagine the generosity of spirit that resides in them to be so open hearted and full handed in this season of my life.

I have often used the expression "Every storm runs out of rain" a lot lately.  Because I know it to be true and I'm glad that today my storm seems to be petering out and sun beams are lurking just right over there.  Here comes the sun, here comes the sun.....and I say.....it's alright.

"Do not lose hope in times of trouble, for God is working in the unseen.  His hand is steady, and His timing is perfect in bringing good out of difficulty." - Isaiah 43:19

And aren't I lucky?  Because as Popeye always said "I've had all I can stands 'cause I can't stands no more."

- Lavetta