Pre-Chemo Side Effects??
Here’s a change. I have chemo TOMORROW and I’m feeling nauseous and tired this evening. Anticipatory symptoms? More likely just something I ate. Either way, thank goodness for compazine as I’m feeling better than I did a couple of hours ago.
It’s interesting, some days the posts just pour out of me; other days I cannot think what to write. <sigh>
MaryBeth has taken the boys to Winship Cancer Institute this evening for their support group called CLIMB (Children’s Lives Include Moments of Bravery). This is a 6-week course to help children who have parents or grandparents who have cancer. My older son has high functioning autism, so I am not entirely sure how much he is getting out of the program, but my younger son seems to be enjoying it. Even if they are not overtly getting anything out of the program, I think they are assimilating the information and getting something intrinsic out of the program (at least that’s my hope).
In a previous post, I had mentioned the Jack and Jill Foundation for Late Stage Cancer. This foundation is set up to provide “WOW” (memorable) experiences for families (with at least one child under the age of 18) who have a parent with late stage cancer. As I have mentioned previously, I have some (moderate) photographic skill — just before my diagnosis, I was taking steps to re-brand myself from Photo Traditions Photography to Merle Hamburger Photography. Perhaps I will get back to doing so in the near future. But I digress… I had volunteered my services to the Jack & Jill Foundation, as they were looking for local photographers who could capture the WOW experiences for the clients. The great news is that I got my first assignment for the foundation. Once I have more information, I’ll share, but I am really (REALLY) excited that I will be able to help a family dealing with cancer capture some happy memories.
More later.
Merle