Hello Again!

Week two seemed like it was two weeks long. The first half of the week was a continuation of a few symptoms from the hell that was week one.  Nausea was mostly gone, mouth sores were healing, fatigue was hanging around, and my brain was slowly coming back.  The second half of the week was amazing.  I was feeling better and better every day.  I felt like I was just let out of a cage and could take on the world!  I spent some time at Starbucks almost every morning enjoying the noise, coffee, and being around a small group of strangers.  I was able to run errands, drive myself, eat burritos, DRINK COFFEE, socialize, and DRINK COFFEE.  

The other exciting thing that has been happening is my renewed ability to talk to my friends, family, and random people in the world.  My sister and I were able to grab COFFEE on Saturday morning and we just hung out and talked for four or five hours.  We haven’t done that in at least a decade.  It’s amazing how easy it is to push things like this back because of work, busy schedules, kids, etc.  I can’t tell you how much fun and how necessary this was. 

Then on Sunday, I was able to have breakfast with one of my oldest friends (he’s not the oldest person I know but he’s one of my friends from childhood).  We used to play Nintendo 64 and shoot each other with nerf guns all the time.  It was another long overdue chat.  

Needless to say, I feel like I’ve covered a lot of ground over the last week.  In fact, I think I pushed a little too hard.  On Sunday afternoon I accidentally fell asleep for about 3 hours.  I slept hard.  I was so excited about feeling better that I forgot that I still need to rest and pace myself.

This week is going to be about continued improvement and resting in preparation for the start of cycle two next Monday.