Sucker Punches
I am throwing a pity party right now, and no one else is invited! My inspiration? I just had to brush my teeth because my chemo breath was making me gag! That's just the beginning! Why...when I ate a piece of bread the size of a chicken nugget...do I feel bloated and full? How can I be tired when I just slept for ten hours? Why did I feel fine yesterday morning, and the dang chemo sucker punched me today? I thought a whole week of vacation with the family (at the pool, chilling in Las Vegas) would boost my immunity powers and this next-to-last treatment would take it easy on me. Think again, naked-headed sun goddess! I felt good enough to wake up at 3:00 am yesterday and went to work. Even though I half wished I had tossed the wig into the Bellagio fountains, I yanked it on and got ready for news at 4:55. It was no big deal...until about 7:30 when I started feeling a little green. (Not good skin tone in HD!) I lef...