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Days 3 & 4 - Reflections

Daily Reflections - Jun 22-23, 2005

Highs

• Being told I am a "model patient." Amazing considering it was barely a year ago that I was petrified of needles, doctors and hospitals and would go to extreme lengths to avoid all of them.
  
• Finding out that I don't have to see either the medical or radiation oncologists again until NOVEMBER! That is FIVE months away!
  
• Seeing the staff members and other guests who, like me, are "regulars" at the Marriott Downtown Orlando. They have become like family in the past year and it is always good to see them again.
  
• Visiting my aunt in the hospital in Orlando and making her laugh. She wasn't having one of her better days when hubby and I got there. She looked pretty pale when we first walked in, but once the conversations were going I could see the color returning to her face. She had a lot to talk about and before we knew it we had spent a few hours with her. When we were about to leave she gave us big hugs and told us we had picked her up when she was feeling sad. I left her an assortment of chemo headwear (turbans, scarves, bandanas, etc) that I won't be needing anymore and she does. She was delighted to get them, although, unlike me, she doesn't mind having her bald head uncovered. It feels good to be the one giving support to someone else for a change instead of always being on the receiving end.
  

Lows

• Getting pummeled with rain on the drive down to Orlando, while we were there and again on the way back.
  
• Traveling with an upset stomach for most of the four hour trip home.