The Hardest Week

A lot of people have reached out because I've been quiet the last couple of days. Here's why.

This has been my hardest week. I've been feverish, I don't think I have a fever right now (last time I checked it was 98.3), but I think I've been feverish ever since last Saturday. It's been a really tough, tough week on my stomach and my abdomen. If you saw my last video, Tuesday night I was sent to the emergency room by my oncologist because of the fever. They want to make sure you don't have an infection, but the worst place to be when you have a compromised immune system is a hospital, so they didn't want to keep me overnight. They ran a ton of tests, a CT, an ultrasound, X-rays, EKG, blood cultures. It was a lot.

I've been so weak I haven't been able to even look at my phone. I would never have believed managing the side effects, or whatever this is, could be this hard. I'm doing my best to try to get stronger.

Today I did leave the house. Leslie brought me to Dari-Belle and I had a Dole Whip ice cream cone. Another thing that's been extremely difficult, eating. I can't look at food. That has been really tough.

Today is Thursday. Tomorrow I see the doctor and get more labs, then go for fluids again. And I'm excited because tomorrow night some of my girlfriends, my Brickie girlfriends from grade school and middle school, are coming over to my house.

Thank you, everybody, for all of your messages of support. Please keep them coming. I'm catching up now. And I'm just glad I have the strength to send this to you.