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Round 6

I'm just home from Round 6. As usual it was pretty uneventful and I slept through a good portion of it. I was a little concerned they wouldn't do the treatment today since I seem to have caught Reagan's cough. But lucky enough it didn't prevent us from going through with it. The last thing I'd want is to have a treatment put off at this point. Jess came with me again today as Matt is laid up with the flu (we can't seem to get rid of this nasty bug). But while sitting through treatment is boring, it's a chance for us to catch up on our celebrity gossip.

Right now I'm exhausted and a bit out of it. I feel like a cat is sitting on my tongue. I'm thirsty but nothing tastes good again, and food is not appetizing - yet I'm starving. Basically the run of the mill chemo week routine that I've gotten so used to by now.

But the best part of today is that I'm done with round 6. Only 2 more to go! I'm sooooo close to the end...the light at the end of the tunnel is definitely getting brighter.

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  1. MamaMay 17, 2011 at 8:08 AM

    The light is bright at the end of the tunnel. This will all be behind you very soon and you can resume your wonderful active life. Poor Matt getting that bug. Love Mama

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