Crepes, Thai and Round THREE this week

Today was a day filled with productivity and family time. My husband and son John worked on upgrading our family room (dumb) TV to a Google Smart TV. Surround sound and all. I decided to keep the tradition of making crepes when Johnny and Gavin are both home, actually made a double batch of the batter Saturday night, but ended up making more Sunday because the three boys in the house pounded them this morning:) this of course made me very happy. I cleaned up that kitchen which always includes my obsessive counter cleaning and then prepared for a Sunday afternoon dinner with my sister-in-law Alyssa, my brother-in-law, Hal and our two nieces Audrey and Henriette, who had been in different states over the weekend, competing in their respective tennis and equestrian tournaments in Ohio and Illinois. It was a successful weekend for both of them, they are such hard workers at their young ages. I ordered my favorite Thai food in Northwest Indiana from Asparagus which is my go-to takeout. Chef Tammy and her team have been so generous over the years to participate in all of our charity events, and they are very active in supporting the community, so I love to support them back, but it is certainly not hard when they have the most amazing food in the 219 area code.

For those who read my post yesterday, you’ll be relieved to know that my jaw swelling has gone down and it’s definitely just irritation from gum sensitivity and that’s a chemo thing for sure. I’m still heading to the dentist in the morning to make sure there’s no infection as immune system is compromised and that would be the worst thing that we could be dealing with right now going into round three of chemo this Wednesday. By the way, I splurged on a new electric toothbrush that has a BUILT IN water flosser and wow that is a real oral hygiene game changer. Highly recommend this gadget:).

Here is a recap of what’s going on this week:

Monday, June 1:

9am: Dr Richter for Dentist Appt to make sure I don’t have more going on related to the “bump” on my jawline.

12pm: Northwest Cancer Center for Labs and my weekly appt with Dr. Sidani. Provided all is good, We proceed with next round of chemo Wednesday.

Tuesday, June 2:
8:30am: Board Meeting with Legacy Foundation (if feeling well, may try to make this happen)

Wednesday, June 3:
9:00am: Northwest Cancer Centers for CHEMO ROUND THREE 🥊 - this will start with SEVEN hours in the infusion center chair and then at 4pm the will attach my “little friend” aka the 5-FU pump that will drip and run FORTY SIX HOURS with me Wednesday night, all day and night Thursday and most of Friday Morning.

Thursday, June 4:

I will head to the dentist first thing in the morning after they tell me what time they’re gonna squeeze me in for x-rays and a quick exam. Then I go to the Northwest Cancer Centers for my labs and a doctor visit with my oncologist here, Dr. Sidonie. I will be updating him on all the good days and some of the components that made up the more challenging days of the last week. Tuesday is a light day but Wednesday kicks off the seven hour marathon in. I will be spending seven hours there and then sent home with my little friend. A little friend will hang around with me for 46 hours until Friday when we come back to take the pump off and get fluids. One other dynamic that will make this week busier than usual. Is that on Thursday? I am going for an ultrasound to check my thyroid, which had some activity on the PET scan that my endocrinologist wanted to catch up on and make sure was benign or just related to the Hashimoto’s. We already know about so big week, looking forward to sleeping a lot next weekend to recover from what I’m about to endure. Some of the messages I received today really sparked happiness in me, some for my Google, colleagues and others from my affiliation to the wellness industry for so many years. It’s 1045 and I tried to watch a movie but didn’t make it through and now I’m falling asleep with my phone in the hand as I try to review what I just wrote. I think people will get it so in light of that, I wish you a peaceful night more to come later on in the week.