It’s Chemo Eve! So this is really our first Chemo Eve. Our first round, we were coming out of the surgery and focused on his quick recovery. The second one never really happened because we got checked in for blood clots before chemo and were dealing with all of that. This round is really the first time we’ve had a calm night before chemo where we were able to prepare/process everything that is happening. So this evening as we were discussing Chemo Eve and laughing at ways that Chemo Eve is different from Christmas Eve….
- Tom isn’t excited to wake up since he knows his only gift is the gift of nausea and chemo side effects.
- We don’t leave cookies out – we eat them so they don’t go bad while we are away. (Seriously, one of the MVP of Tom’s treatment is the button on the top of my pants – it’s hanging on for dear life)
- Instead of a Christmas tree, we wake up and go to the IV tree/pole.
- There are no last minute sales for medical bills.
- There isn’t a constant loop of Christmas songs/carols (but there is a constant holler of me singing songs I’ve made up about Cancer)