Hola!
Just a quick update. I made it to Puerto Rico safely. The pain in my tummy was generally held in check through a combination of pain medications and adult beverages (though, I was careful to minimize the mixing of the two). Despite not having chemo for over a week, I was surprised when i crashed pretty hard last night. Given the generally low impact on my life the pancreas cancer has from day to day, I just find it hard to acknowledge that I’m less “hearty” than I used to be. I just find it interesting how much traveling “takes it out of me.” You would think that it would not be so draining to just sit on a plane for 3 1/2 hours.
What can I say? I am not in denial of having cancer, but I hate having to acknowledge that I don’t have the fortitude to be able to deal with some of the physical (and emotional) limits it imposes on me. I recognize the irrationality of the following statement, but: I should be able to be strong enough to deal with these physical / emotional issues.
Irrationality notwithstanding, I am hoping the conference will be enjoyable and fulfilling. More later!
Merle
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