day in the life of Laura

Chemo is hitting Laura hard.  It is 3 days since her second chemo so she is drained.  Here is her day: up at 8:47 when Husband comes home and starts puttering to host a small watching the world cup party.  Then she slept from 11 to 1 and ate and watched The Sopranos and then slept and then got up around 330 and swam and had a massage for her lymphedema in her right arm.  Then after dinner Laura and I went out with the Whisler’s to see Hook and Anchor a sweet local band. (http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-22713-introducing_hook_anchor.html) And then home for sleep.  While Laura doesn’t feel good, she wants to do things together and is a trooper.  We are still trying to figure out this whole thing of metastatic breast cancer.  It has been a little over a month since she got her diagnosis. 

I can only speak for myself but I am still reeling from the diagnosis.  I’m angry, sad and feel that life is unfair.   With Ani going off to college in less than 2 month, we have been thinking and talking a lot over th past two years about life after kids at home full time.  Now while we will still have life without kids at home in 2 years, it will be a life with treatments and cancer as well as an empty nest.  I feel ripped off!  At least today is my last day of work before I get to take most of the next two months off.

Since both Tim and Ani are working full time this summer, Laura and I will have m-f 8-5 empty nest situation where we can practice and enjoy each other and walk the dog!

USA v Germany World Cup

Mia takes her job of care giver very seriously

Listening to Hook and Anchor