So for those that know us well, you know Tom & I love our sports teams. In fact, prior to our wedding Tom randomly sent me an email at work with the subject line “Sports Prenuptial Agreement” that requested all children from our marriage be Bears/Cubs/Bulls/Blackhawks fans. I wish I was kidding about that, but I’m not. For the record, I laughed out loud and deleted the email. We don’t disagree over too much, but we disagree over a few things:
I’ll let you all be the judge of these (and remind you that the Packers are 5-0), but I must say for the first time in my life I am not rooting against one of his teams. Tom has been a lifelong obsessed Cubs fan - he actually watches almost all of games, coaches from the couch and is quite invested in the team. He was very excited for this season and the late season push into the playoffs prior to the cancer diagnosis, but now it’s really become a lifeline. As silly as it may seem, having games throughout the week gives him something to get excited about and look forward to in a very isolating time when he’s required to minimize his exposure to people.
Anyway, the Cubs won tonight – and that certainly helped continue Tom’s good week. The trickiest part about this third week prior to the next round of treatment is that though he is feeling better (i.e., less nausea, less medications, etc.), his body is still very much fighting this cancer. For example, we took a walk down the block yesterday and he was SPENT. With his reduced red and white blood cells it’s challenging for his body to keep up with lots of activity. So while he feels better, his body’s ability to do what he thinks he should be able to do doesn’t necessarily align, which can be frustrating. But he is at least feeling better…
For the record, I’m a big fan of the Cubs manager, Joe Maddon. (Joe, if you’re reading this call me because I wouldn’t mind having a beer with you AND my husband would flip out if you showed up at the hospital). As a Brewers fan, I just can't root for the Cubs but I will certainly root against the Cardinals since they are a division rival... and of course I will continue to root for my husband’s happiness :)
So for a little comic relief, I went into the old arsenal of photos and found one of our engagement pics with our opposing jerseys (we also took shots with Bears/Packers jerseys, but I’ll spare you all those gems). I know it’s totally natural that we are beautifully posed and sitting on a beach in our opposing jerseys, right? Until next time…
- Bears/Packers
- Brewers/Cubs
- Other less important rivalries like Xavier/Marquette and Bulls/Bucks
- …and who is funnier.
I’ll let you all be the judge of these (and remind you that the Packers are 5-0), but I must say for the first time in my life I am not rooting against one of his teams. Tom has been a lifelong obsessed Cubs fan - he actually watches almost all of games, coaches from the couch and is quite invested in the team. He was very excited for this season and the late season push into the playoffs prior to the cancer diagnosis, but now it’s really become a lifeline. As silly as it may seem, having games throughout the week gives him something to get excited about and look forward to in a very isolating time when he’s required to minimize his exposure to people.
Anyway, the Cubs won tonight – and that certainly helped continue Tom’s good week. The trickiest part about this third week prior to the next round of treatment is that though he is feeling better (i.e., less nausea, less medications, etc.), his body is still very much fighting this cancer. For example, we took a walk down the block yesterday and he was SPENT. With his reduced red and white blood cells it’s challenging for his body to keep up with lots of activity. So while he feels better, his body’s ability to do what he thinks he should be able to do doesn’t necessarily align, which can be frustrating. But he is at least feeling better…
For the record, I’m a big fan of the Cubs manager, Joe Maddon. (Joe, if you’re reading this call me because I wouldn’t mind having a beer with you AND my husband would flip out if you showed up at the hospital). As a Brewers fan, I just can't root for the Cubs but I will certainly root against the Cardinals since they are a division rival... and of course I will continue to root for my husband’s happiness :)
So for a little comic relief, I went into the old arsenal of photos and found one of our engagement pics with our opposing jerseys (we also took shots with Bears/Packers jerseys, but I’ll spare you all those gems). I know it’s totally natural that we are beautifully posed and sitting on a beach in our opposing jerseys, right? Until next time…