Here we
are, this third cycle of chemo is almost over. On Tuesday, I will get Chemo#4 and
the second half of this journey will start. The last two chemos will take place
in May.
This round
turned out to be more challenging than I expected. I realized that feeling OK is the result of a fragile balance. If swelling and itching happen, and I need
steroids to calm everything down, all this add up and leave me exhausted.
However,
after this week that ended at the Hospice House (where I work weekends in
April) I feel serene. First of all, my diverse body parts are back to their
normal size - an encouraging circumstance. And sitting with patients and family
at the Hospice house gives meaning to this journey…
Tonight, Irvin
and I watched the movie «Life of Pi» where the hero struggled not to die of
hunger on his raft – and not to be devoured by the other shipwrecked passenger,
the tiger named Richard Parker. “Richard Parker is saving my life, realizes Pi,
he scares me, I stay awake and on edge thanks to him… He makes me survive.”
This chemo
is a little like Richard Parker, ferocious and unselective assailant of my
growth cells but able to save me from cancer. This is not a bad way to conclude
this week – and this year of my life. Tomorrow, I will be one year older.
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