Today was a typical day. Work, treatment, home. Feeling ok today, although my skin is getting a bit more red. More like a light sun burn. Doesn't hurt yet. Putting cream on it daily. I'll be glad when the next 2 days are over. About 3:30 I am ready for the day to end. It gets to be nap time and the last hour and a half drags on. Some how when I get home, I don't get the chance to lay down and relax. It seems there is usually something we have to do. I guess I could just go in my room and shut the door and insist I not be disturbed for 30 minutes. Yeah, right. My son's phone is not working and so we tried to go to Verizon tonight and waited for over an hour and decided to leave. Alltel certainly had better service. Anyway - it's now time for bed and do it all over again tomorrow. Stay positive and keep reaching for the stars.

It was a pretty good day today. Went to work early. Had a 9:00 appt for chemo and with the doctor. Did not have to wait long at all. Doctor came into room before the nurse was done with my blood pressure. Saw her all of 5 minutes and off to treatment. My face had started to break out so I had asked her about out. She said it was due to the steroid and she would back off on the amount. She also said that things looked great and I was doing very well. Treatment worked like a charm. Port worked immediately and I was out of there quickly. Went back to work until time for radiation. That went quickly as well and I met with the doctor. He said things look as he expected them to look at at this point. The skin under the arm is a litter pinker and he said it was normal. The under arm also usually rubs a little more so it would get a bit irritated. He said it will be more like the 5th or 6th week that I will start feeling and see the effects. Great. I have this week and next to enjoy what I can. My ribs on the right side are a little sore, almost burised. He said that is normal and it is a possibility that it could stay that way. You never know. He likes to cover everything just in case so I don't come back next year and say they are still sore. He doesn't want to say he never told me.
I talked to a lady while I was waiting for radiation, I had seen her the last couple weeks and this is her last week. We recently started chatting. She is retired and has grandkids. Doesn't look too much older than mid 50s. She drives from Wakulla every day. Talk about a hassle. Anyway, she could not believe I had been working this whole time going thru all this. One of the attorney's wife came in today (her mom also had breast cancer 15 years ago) Anyway, she said I was her hero to have done and handled things the way I have. She said it was remarkable the way I have continued to work and still look great. A few days ago another friend had mention how incredible I have been doing and also being mom to my son. I guess I really have to pat myself on the back and take the compliments as they come and feel very blessed and humble to know that I have people that care, people that can see the things I don't and to and realize that I am not letting this disease get the best of me. I have a job as a mom that I can't and won't quit, I have a job as a paralegal that I can't and won't quit, and I have a job to be the best I can be and live my life to the fullest. Life goes on and you can't just sit around and feel sorry for yourself or moan and groan. You have to get up each day, face the sunshine and do the best you can. And when you feel tired, you rest. When you feel overwhelmed, you stop and take a break. When you feel like crying, you cry. Thanks to all those special people for being a part of my life. I love you and apreciate you.

Happy Monday. #9 radiation out of 34, 1/4 way done. Not too bad of a day for the beginning of the week. I was a little tired this morning but other than that ok. It was definately a long day. It felt like Grounhogs Day over and over and over. I didn't think it would ever end. I've just been hanging out watching shows and now ready to go to bed. I will have a very busy day tomorrow - going to work early, chemo at 9, back to work, radiation, back to work, son to a meeting at 6, then I think I will go to bed. It's nice to know though, that after this week, I only have 6 weeks left. I can see the glow of the light. Until tomorrow.

Relaxing Sunday so to speak. Slept in. Had our usual bagel breakfast and went to work. Nick helped by emptying all the recycle boxes of paper into the Shred-it boxes. Then went to the mall to see if we could find anything else for me. Went to Bealls and got 2 suitcases then to lunch. Came home and watched some football. Nick took a nap and I seemed to be able to stay up for the day. Nothing seems to be bothering me today. Arm feels good, I feel good. Ready for the week - hoping it goes by fast. I'll be glad when Friday gets here. Hoping things go well this week.

It was a bad day for Seminole fans. And the poor Gators - their man Tebow got hurt. However Miami lost to VTech so I guess it wasn't such a bad day after all. I had to get up early to drop Nick off a school. He was doing consessions at the game. I was going to go into work but I was really tired so I went back home and basically laid on the couch and slept most of the day. I even slept thru most of the FSU game. Shows how non-exciting it was. I probably would have slept most of the night if Nick hadn't called for me to come get him. I guess the week wears me out and I make up for it on the weekend. Kind of wastes my day but I need the sleep. I do have to make a point to go into work tomorrow to make up a couple of hours. I went clothes shopping tonight to find something nice to wear to an event I have been invited to next weekend. It is dressy and I had to find something. Nick went with me and shared his opinion. I tried on a few things and ended up with some nice black pants and a really cool animal print shirt. I guess you could say it is tiger - brown and black stipes. Then I found a cute pair of black shoes that had prints on it too. To top off my evening, I booked our flight to Utah for Christmas. How cool will that be, spending some much needed vacation time in the snow. Till tomorrow.

It was a great Friday. I finished my 2nd week of radiation. I wish it was the 5th week but I'll take what I can get. I was able to move my band. I'm about 1/4 way done with radiation and almost 1/2 way done with chemo. Things are looking up. I am glad for the break this weekend, although I do need to go into work tomorrow for a couple of hours. Hope I can finish in time to watch the FSU game. I have been needing to take a short nap when I get home from work. I need a few minutes rest to catch my second wind and stay up a little at night. Hope everyone enjoys their weekend.

It was a good Thursday. Well, I did wake up with my arm feeling sore. I knew I had a physical therapy appointment today so I just dealt with it till then. I had a good morning at work, got quite a bit done. Went to radiation, my favorite place - NOT. Was in and out quick. Then went to PT. It was my last appointment with Marilyn. She measured my arm and did not see any signs of swelling so to speak. Told me to use the weight if I wanted but to at least keep up with the arm exercises to keep my range of motion during radiation. Do what I think I can do but not to push it. It is not a no pain, no gain type thing. If there is pain, I should stop. Slowly increase or move as I can. Ok, Long story - I did find out one thing interesting - to my credit. I need to get a sleeve for my arm to wear as needed to help with swelling. Especially when I fly. Originally I was told by the supply place that I would have to pay for it and then submit a request to the insurance for reimbursement. They are a bit expensive so I didn't want to have to pay up front. After checking with the insurance, being told I would need a prescription for anything insurance covers, I got a prescription from the surgeon and called my primary doctor. They checked and found out I got approval thru my previous referral number when I got my bras and prosthetics. I called the supply place and they said they have never done it that way before and she would have to check into how to go about it. Everyone has always had to pay first and she would get back to me. So, I told the PT today that I haven't gotten my sleeve yet but should soon. She said well good news, the supply place just got their first approval for coverage so I should be able to get mine soon. I told her - that would be mine. She said really? That will open doors for others to follow to help them get their sleeves without out of pocket expense. I told her I didn't want to have to pay out money and worry about getting it back so I pushed to see if I could get approval. If it is due to Breast Cancer related lymphedema - they have to pay for it. Good for me - and hopefully the ones behind me will benefit from it. Ended up being a good day. Glad tomorrow is Friday.

Another day. Nothing much to report today. Same thing, different day. I'll be glad when the week is over. A bit tired but other than that, nothing new.

5 down or 1/7 of the way done with radiation. Today my skin is showing signs of pink already. I got some cream from the nurse today to start using for any dryness. I certainly wasn't expecting skin color change so soon. It doesn't hurt at this point. Saw the doctor today and he said things look fine. I am sure it will start to get a little bit sore soon. He said the goal is to hopefully irritate the skin which has been shown to decrease the chances of any re-occurance. I told him I did not like coming every day and he said that is why about the 4th or 5th week I should start getting tired just because of the chore of the daily appointment. Other than that my day has goon fairly well. Busy at work and just going with the flow of things. Three days left in the week, which I hope will go by quickly. I know that in a few short weeks I will be glad to say it's over and wonder how I got thru it all. In the meantime, I will just take one day at a time and handle what comes that day. Live in the moment.

Double whammy today. I had chemo this morning, actually finished a little early. And my port worked quickly. A little bit of working - only took 2 or 3 tries. I have been finding out lots of things from the chemo room. A week or two ago I fould out that one of the nurses and her husband bought a local fence and deck company. Something that might come in handy when my son needs to do his Eagle project. Today I found out that one of the other nurses, one that I don't see much and is pregnant, with her husband owns the kennel I board my dog at. Might come in handy when I need to board the dog. I met another nice lady there today who was getting her treatment. I have seen her before but we sat next to each other today and were chatting. She has short hair and I really liked the cut. I mentioned it to her and found out it was a wig. I would have bet money that it was her hair. It looked great and I never would have known. I think she was diagnosed 5 years ago and had a re-occurance and the lump is near her arota (inoperable). She is there every 3 weeks and since the treatment she is on is working to some extent, she does not know how long she will have to have treatments. Indefinately. That really sucks. You over hear a lot of stuff that you kind of have to tune out - but hearing that others have had different side effects or didn't like certain drug treatments, I have to feel pretty good because I have not had much in the way of side effects. Ok, on to radiation (well after going to work.) So I get to radiation and have to wait for the room for a couple of minutes. Of course there were two ladies there talking about their husbands' cancer, the sister's cancer, their cousin and whoever else. This one has brain cancer, that one breast cancer, another lung cancer. Not only did it get depressing about hearing about surgery, treatment, possible outcome, but also side effects of radiation (especially the buring of the skin - of course about the one with breast cancer). Amazing I was only there maybe 10 minutes and heard plenty. Just as I thought of moving to another area, I was called. I told the 2 nurses how depressing it is to sit out there and over hear all kinds of crap about other people. Something you don't really care to listen to when you are dealing with it yourself. Both of them told me it was no problem to go somewhere else in the hall if I chose. I did bring my iPod, which I should have plugged in my ears and turned up as loud as I could stand. I have to set my mind on myself and focus on me alone and not all the other stuff I hear. The radiation, as I think I said yesterday, is going to be the hardest part - havaing to go everyday and having it in your mind what you are doing. I just have to keep in my mind what I am fighting for. I have so many blessings to be thankful for.

Too bad Sunday is over. Didn't sleep in too long this morning. I woke up early and could not go back to sleep. Laid on the couch and watched tv trying to go back to sleep. My arm was a little sore this morning. The muscles hurt and I could feel a little resistence when lifting my arm. Nick didn't get up until after 11. We tried a new bagel place and ran some errands. I was coordinating a merit badge class so we ventured off to do that. Watched a few movies on tv, finished some laundry and now ready for bed. Ready to start off the week and hope that Friday gets here quickly.

It's a great day when the Seminoles actually play like a real football team. Yay Noles. Had a decent day. Had to get up at 7 to get Nick and his friend up to be somewhere by 8a. Came back home and went back to bed till close to noon. Got up and watched football. Ran a few errands then went to watch the Noles play. Felt ok for the most part, just a little tired. Taking advantage of rest any time I can. Hope it's not a sign of things to come. Anyway it was great to watch the Noles win.

I made it thru the week. Third day of radiation and moved a band to the other wrist. Six weeks is going to be a long time doing this each day. It only took about 10 minutes when I got in the room. Work was good. The boss brought breakfast and then we had sweets at the end of the day. Nick and I met our friends for dinner, then his friend came back to spend the night. They are going to clean up the coast tomorrow with scouts as a service project. Just hanging out and watching movies tonight. Not really much else going on. Gotta be up early but I can go back to sleep then watch football most of the day. Have a great weekend. It starts all over again in 2 short days.

Day two of radiation. A little quicker than yesterday. I ended up getting 3 tattoos today. At first they wanted to put stickers on me again, which are round stickie tape type things and it irritates my skin. So I had one of the same people there today from yesterday and a new girl. She said she could do the tattoo instead. Well, yesterday they said no due to the number I would have. To explain that, they have to make a dot for the boundries of what they are radiating. So for my breast area the mark 4 corners with a sticker or tattoo. Then they mark the upper chest/lower collar bone area and also under the arm. So the girl today said she could do 3 marks (upper chest and 2 under arm area). They would still draw with a marker each day to connect the dots (sure sounds like fun huh). So I had them do the tattoos and it hurt. They put ink on the spot then stick a needle in it. I am glad I never wanted to get tattoos, I would never make it past the first stick. Tomorrow will complete my first week minus one day. I think I will end up having a harder time going to radiation treatments daily than anything else. It just gives you a weird sense - being in the room by yourself, partially exposed, seeing others there in different conditions for treatment - I can't quite find the right word for it but it just makes me a little uneasy. I have been a little more tired the last 2 days but I'm not sure it is due to anything specific. I am glad the weekend is upon us once again and plan to rest.

Interesting day at radiology. More marking with a green paint pen. I did not get tattoos (little dots that mark where the machine is to zap) because there was going to be about 6 spots they would need to mark. So I get to be drawn on each day to keep the green marks visable. After a few x-rays, pictures and setting of the machine I had my first exposure to radiation. The actual zap takes less than 1 minute but since they are targeting 4 spots it takes a few minutes to move the machine into the next spot. Today will be the longest getting things set up. Tomorrow should go by much quicker. It isn't much different than an x-ray. I did get pretty tired today and not sure if it is just having had 4 chemos already or the anxiety of starting the radiation. I came home and took a short nap. I'll be headed to bed real soon.

Warning....this may be a long post tonight. Could even be considered bathroom readying. OK, not really. Day started out fine, except my son would get up until we had about 10 minutes before we had to leave. Had a doctor appointment with the surgeon today as a follow up. It turned out to be very frustrating. My appt was 9:15 and I got there a few minutes before. As I was still waiting at 9:40 or so, a lady came in and said she was sorry she was late but she got caught up reading an email. Then she proceeded to tell them about it, quite loudly. Her future husband showed up and they were sitting a few seats away from me. Why is it that people feel the need to talk so loud that you hear all about their business whether you want to or not. They were talking about their wedding and she had also mention the doctor's name which was the same as I was there to see. Sure enough, about 10 min later she was called back. I have now been waiting over 40 minutes. So I go and ask the guy how much longer for me. The nurse was right there and said she was calling me back now. So as we were walking back to the room she asked how I was and I told her I was frustrated because of waiting and the other girl being late and getting called ahead of me. She said oh, she is just having stitches removed. What? Ok, so does that make my time and appt less important? So then I am in the room and wait another 10-15 minutes. I hardly saw the doctor for 5 minutes. She looked at me and said ok, I'll see you in 3 months. We chatted a little and we were done. I finally got out of there close to 10:30. Seriously?? Ok, so the rest of the day went pretty good other than it was long since I didn't take a lunch having been out for 2 hours. Had to leave right at 5 since I had an appt for a massage. One of the local massage places was doing a breast cancer awareness and donation day. They offered a 50 minute massage for $35 and were donating $10 to breast cancer foundation. Of course I had to do my part. It was very relaxing. I did have to make sure they did not massage my upper right side or my right arm but that didn't seem to matter. They guy also said that I must deal with stress quite well as he could not find any areas of knots or tension. Ok, that was surprising. I told him I just let it roll off my back. So after my nice, relaxing massage, I had to run to the scout meeting for awards night. That lasted a bit longer than I would have liked. I was ready to fall asleep during some of it. Well, I guess that is about it. Other than feeling frustrated this morning and relaxed this evening - I am good. Radiation starts tomorrow. I am a little nervous since I don't really know what to expect but I'm positive it will go well - piece of cake.

1/3 of the way. 4 down and 8 to go. And to think that after only 2 more I am 1/2 way there. It was a good day. I met with the doctor first so of course my treatment started a little later. Doctor is still real pleased with my progress and the way things feel and with how I am handling/tolerating treatments. Treatment went a little slow this morning. Wouldn't you know it my port did not work to day so I had to give blood from the arm. Nurse was great though, didn't feel a thing. I ended up listening to my iPod and trying to rest most of the time. I didn't get out of there until 11:30 so I got to work later than I was planning. I have plenty of work right now so I need to put in as much time as I can and make up the hours I miss. I have quite a busy week running here and there with appointments and things going on after work etc. I went to bed a little earlier than usual last night and will probably be going to bed in the next 20 minutes tonight. I had to make cookies tonight for a scout meeting tomorrow so I am a little tired. Can you believe making cookies can tire you out. Oh yeah, I had to iron too. Had to get my son's scout uniform and ROTC uniform ironed for the week and had to add merit badges to the scuot sash. I guess I have done a little more than make cookies. And I still have to do my arm exercises. Oh my. Better head to bed now. Thanks for the blessings of my family, friends and work.

A nice relaxing Sunday. Dosed off and on this morning, did my arm exercises and watched football. Disappointed that the Dolphins lost. What a bad game. My teams aren't doing very well. Nick got a ride home from camp so it saved me the trip, which was nice. We went to Sams to get a few things for the week. I really have to start bringing lunch to work. With my treatment schedule I am going to have to start taking short lunches. I am going to have to put my bands on for the radiation countdown. Not really looking forward to having so many bands on my arm but it will be nice to see them transfer each week. I only have 9 weeks left so that's not really too bad. I never made it into work today so I guess I will be busy tomorrow. Hope everyone enjoys the week.

Good day / bad day. I had to get up a little early, had to take my son for a campout. I felt ok this morning. My arm was still a little sore so I didn't do my exercises this morning. I will do them when I go to bed. Got Nick to his campout and I had to stay for a parent meeting. I was going to go to work on the way home and decided I was tired and didn't feel like it so I came home and layed on the couch. Watched some football in between napping. Went to get something for dinner. No great games or movies on t.v. Sad to see that my Noles game wasn't on but it ended up being a good thing I didn't have to watch that mess. Apparentlly we pulled it off in the last 38 seconds against a no rank team I don't even remember hearing of before. I will have to go into work tomorrow since I didn't go today. Going to try to enjoy the rest of the weekend.

Lovin' that it's Friday. Not too bad of a day. Moved my new files into my cabinet. Went to physical therapy today. She worked me pretty hard. We used the 1lb weight today and I did 3 different exercises. It was fine at the time but the muscles started to get a little tight and resistant this evening. She wants me to do them 2 times a day unless it starts to hurt. The goal is to keep it up the next 2 weeks, when I will see her again, to help thru the first 2 weeks of radiation. The is probably the last weekend of relaxation for me. My son will be camping Sat and Sun then it is busy with treatment, doctor appt, radiation from then on out. My son has busy weekends coming up as well. Hoping I can wake up and do my exercises in the morning with little discomfort.

What a great day. Got to work early but didn't have much to do. My five year anniversary with work was this past Monday. In celebration of our anniversary, my boss takes you to lunch where ever you want to go. So today I got to go to lunch with the bosses and I chose Red Lobster. It was quite yummy. I also told them at lunch I needed some work to do. I am actually ready to get back to what I was doing before and getting some clients back. Can't handle just sitting around looking for things to do. So after lunch I followed up on it and got some files assigned to me. I'm feeling good, not really needing any time off except for appointments so no reason I can't get back to normal work stuff. I just didn't get as many files as I had but it is a good start. Looking forward to the weekend.

Starting early tonight so I can go to bed soon. The day started out slow as my son did not want to get up. Got him to school then headed to my appt. The doctor was pleased with how I have healed and the range of arm movement. He explained that I would get radiation in 3 spots to cover the whole chest wall and 2 areas that cover the lymph nodes. He sent me to the simulation area. Basically it is a laser CT scan that measures the area to be radiated. Then they drew on me with a bright green paint pen that has to stay there until next week. That actually marks the area for the radiation machine. My first appt for that is next Wed. At that time they will actually either tattoo me or use pen that they touch up as needed. The tattoo is a small freckle type dot that marks the area to be zapped. Since I will probably need 4-6 of them, I think I will opt for the non-permanent marks. To think I should be completely done with all this in 9 weeks. Hard to believe. Everything else seems to be going well. Can't really complain at this point. Even if I did, it wouldn't really do much good. An interesting side note - when I got to work after my appt, I decided to read my horoscope. It said, It is a turning point. Today offers a huge opportunity that could change your life. I found that to be an interesting thought as I do believe that my treatment is going to change my life in the best and most positive way possible.

Let's play good news/bad news. I always like to start with the good news cuz then the bad news really doesn't matter. I had my 3rd treatment today which makes me 1/4 of the way done. I love those fractions. It only took the nurse a couple of times and me to just lean forward in my chair on my forearm (on the arm of the chair) for her to get blood this time. It worked great. I was even out of there by 11 this time. Can't see how I can get out of there quicker. I really could have slept thru the whole thing but my sis in law was there and we were chatting (until she had to leave the room for other patients.) Ok, on to some of the bad news - I was up until 1:30 a this morning. My son was working the game last night (selling drinks in the stands) and since it was on 8p game, it didn't get over until midnight. They left the stadium late and he didn't get back until 1:20 and I had to pick him up. Then we were both up by 7a. He was allowed to miss his first 2 classes but I had to get to my appt so he ended up only missing one. We both were so tired (that's why I could have slept during treatment). On top of that it was actually a good game from both teams, however we were behind and got down to the last 5 seconds of the game for the winning throw - and it was an incomplete pass. How could that be??? We had to lose our opening game on Monday night football, at home to the Miami Hurricanes. And I had to stay up till midnight to watch it. Ok, more good news - my son and his buddy were the top sellers of the night for their group - winning them a tip from the night's sales and each will get $20.00. Plus they split $20 in tips from the crowd so he ended up making $30 last night. Not bad.
Ok, back to me now. I guess the other bad news is I am starting the feel the effect of the chemo in the way of smells and tastes of things. Things I was eating last week are not tasting so good this week or they just taste different. There isn't anything making me sick, just not tasting right. More good news: I have my radiation appt tomorrow and I get to get my one and only tattoo, and I will get my first appt set for radiation. Not really looking forward to it but the sooner I start, the sooner I am done. Yipee. Well, sorry it has been a long blog but lots to tell.

Happy Labor Day. Ok, so it's Monday and the game of the season is on tonight. Opening game at Doak Cambell Stadium - FSU v. Miami. So I have to get up at 6am to get my son up and ready to be picked up by 6:40 a to help a fellow scout with the remainder of his Eagle project. I try to go back to bed and that doesn't work so I hang out on the couch and doze on and off. I had to leave at 11 to pick up my son. Chick Fil A was having free chicken sandwiches if you wear your team jersey so after picking up Nick we stopped to pick up lunch. OMG! What a crowd. It was crazy there. Ok, so then we came home and he needed to take a nap because he had to work the game tonight for ROTC. First of all - he is so lucky to be at the game, however it will be a late night for both of us. i am not expecting him home until close to or after midnight and I have to go pick him up. So the dog and I just hang out waiting for the game to start. What an exciting game. And to think I can yell, scream and talk to the tv all I want with no one home. (my son always hates to be in the room with me when I watch football). Right now as I am doing this blog - I feel great - good day and the Noles are winning. It's a 7 point game in the 4th quarter. I really hope the Noles can keep their head in the game and win. I have to get up for treatment tomorrow and I may just have to take a nap while I am there.

A joyous Sunday. Slept in, had breakfast and hung out with my son. Not doing anything special. Wished there were football games on. Relaxing day with no ailments.

So here's how the day started. I slept in, which was a nice change, we got ready to go to the BBQ, and yes I wore my bra, and headed to school. Kind of boring actually. The good was ok and the Commander talked with us a little about the what the class was about and then we left. No hot guys for the looking. We then went to the animal shelter to see if we can find out about and Eagle project for Nick. Then home and a nap, along with some football watching. Later we took the dog to the greenway to play ball (she got worn out). It was hot and we didn't stay very long. We dropped her off at home and went to eat. Then back home to watch more tv. A pretty good day all in all, and feeling ok. I am pleased that I am doing well so far and no issues to speak of. A relaxing day in store for tomorrow.

TGIF. It was a great day. The boss brought breakfast this morning. Low stress workday. The other boss picked up Cake Shop snacks this afternoon. Then we got to go home early. Nice start to a 3 day weekend. Came home and took a nap. Went to get something to eat. Son fell asleep early and me just relaxing with tv. Ok, so the funny for the day. My son is in ROTC at school. They are having a BBQ tomorrow so I told him I was looking forward to it and maybe I would meet a hot navy guy. His response: "at least wear your fake boobs" Are you serious!!! I go out every day to work, store, restaurants, scouts, where ever and it never phases him. I mention going to his school function and he worries about me wearing my boobs. Too funny. Oh, and don't tell him you heard that story. I'll be in trouble.

Ok, well let's hope I don't come down with the flu. Day started out good. Work was a little slow as I am caught up on stuff. Trying to help others out now. Had my therapy appointment and the therapist was very pleased with my increased range of motion. Still a little resistance but I have a pretty good jump on where I need to be. Came home and made dinner and then dosed a little on the couch. Then came the email. Found out that one of our scouts came down with the H1N1 virus. I was at the meeting on Tues, however I was not near any of the boys. However, Nick was and I can only hope that he does not come down with anything. I'll just have to make sure he constantly washes his hands and uses hand sanitizer all day long. I guess that's one way to get him to stay clean. Say a few prayers that we will avoid any additional issues at this point. Hope everyone else can stay well.

Hump day comes to an end. Pretty easy day at work. Had a nice lunch with my buddy at work. I could have gone to sleep when I got home but we went to get something to eat instead. My arm is a little tense today. I can feel the resistance in the upper bicep. I probably should have done my exercises a little more. Hope I don't get in trouble tomorrow with the therapist. Everything else is going well and I am feeling good. Hair continues to get a little thicker. I don't notice the length so much as I do the thickness. And it's soft. Just wondering how it will look in the next few months. I do have to say it is very easy to take care of and saves a lot of time getting ready in the morning. I am guessing I will keep it short for awhile.

I am doing really good so far. We were running a little late this morning. I don't think I was quite ready to get up. We both got to where we needed to be on time. Long day at work. I was a little warm most of the day and had my desk fan going all day. We had a scout meeting this evening that went quite long and so I am over due on going to bed. I hope I get a solid night sleep and get up on time tomorrow. All in all my mental and physical attitude is on the positive and anxious to get to next week to have a 3rd one done. I realized today that by the end of this month I will be 1/2 way done. Yipee.