Connection & Quiet Reflection

I started my day with a nice catch up with my Google colleague, Kevin. When I have these opportunities to connect, I take them because they bring me joy and energy. I haven’t been working with Kevin very long, but he is a man of faith and I can feel his positive energy all the way from Cincinnati. I’ve been missing work a lot since my medical leave just clocked 82 days. It’s crazy that it’s been that long and when you work in tech and AI, one day feels like you’ve missed 1 million things to learn. By the time I get back to work (which is still an unknown date) everything will likely have changed anyway so I just need to have a beginners mind when the time is right for me to shift my focus.

Today was particularly quiet around the house. Gina, my daughter went back to Texas and she is usually bustling around the kitchen cooking something for me in the mornings. I miss her very much already and it’s only been one day since she’s been back in Austin.

Angela picked up some coffee for me and was in charge of getting to the cancer center today for the removal of my pump. I made myself breakfast and dinner at home, which took a lot of effort and I’m extremely tired now.

Tomorrow will be a busy day with an appointment with the oncology psychotherapist as well as the physical therapist. I will be getting fluids after those two appointments to try to help bring my energy back up after this fifth round. I feel like I’m tiptoeing around wondering which side effects are going to affect me first. I definitely feel the impact of the oxaliplatin which gives you the cold sensitivity and the tingling/neuropathy. This is truly something that comes and goes at the weirdest times.

I had the good fortune of running into Sandi and Jerry Brown at the center so we took advantage of taking a picture together. These short connections with people are very powerful and their impact is not lost on me - truly amazing how they lift my spirit. The Browns are special people, I love them all. Happy 21st birthday 🎂 to Trent by the way!!!

More to come later, thank you for your support and Messages on my wall of love as always.