Hit by a truck, held up by love

Yesterday kicked my ass.

Extreme fatigue and nausea from the moment I opened my eyes. Even with all the pre-meds and anti-nausea coverage, the heavy chemo finally caught up with me. The celebratory post after round one is still a win, but I realize now that even though chemo runs over three days, the after-effects keep going for another three to five days, sometimes more.

Monday I actually felt good, relatively speaking. That was the day I was warned I might start feeling "hit by a car." That rings true, except I got hit by a truck.

Before the truck arrived, we had a visit from two very special people in our baseball family, Bob and Stephanie Bevis. They were so kind to plan and drop off an incredible meal from Café Borgia in Munster, Indiana. I was so excited. My dear friend Jen Vargo Okamura also brought a delicious authentic taco meal, plus so many other beautiful things from so many people, including my dear high school friend Ty Simic. As always, my refrigerator is overflowing with food, and frankly, I just can't eat.

After our guests left, the truck hit. I have been sick ever since, which is why I didn't post yesterday. I was out the entire day, didn't even look at my phone.

When I finally did, I was overwhelmed with joy. So many messages, and photos of people wearing the wristbands that are now circulating through the Google Cloud organization and my beautiful clients. I literally cried at one picture in particular, my leadership, colleagues, and clients all in one frame, arms raised, wearing their Team GoGo bracelets.

I still can't believe how much love you can feel when you set up a messaging system that is just for you, not on social media. Thank you to everyone using my site to send notes and images. I love you all.

A second post is coming today, more medically heavy. More to come.