Tuesday will be the day we hear the results of Alison's biopsy. And hopefully, we hear about the next step, some treatment to do NOW. We're both antsy not doing anything, though Alison has developed a routine to her misery. Nausea has faded a little, and now its a simple pain-management and fever watch. We learned that her was-nightly-now-persistent fever is called "tumor fever." So, Tuesday it is. Endure Endure Endure.
Tonight I was installing baseboard in the basement, when I caught myself making a list in my head: "Tips to help adapt to life with cancer." I'm not being pessimistic when I say that each of us, if we live long enough, will have cancer. So in my optomistic mind, I thought, well, might as well indulge and write a few things that Alison has had to adapt to down. SO here a just a few:
Get used to needles.
Get used to pills.
Get used to surgery and wounds.
Don't fight nausea.
Let yourself rest more.
Cling to routines.
Let yourself have perspective.
Take things a day at a time.
If 2 years ago you'd have told me that Alison would become a pro at all the above, or better yet, HAVE TO BE a pro at those, I'd have said it was an uphill battle. But she has conquered each, one step at a time.
Go baby Go.
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