Eek! It’s been a few days since I’ve posted! Happy Valentine’s Day to all <3 – we enjoyed ourselves and as per usual my very romantic husband went above and beyond. Tom is feeling well, though I must say I am shocked at how bruised he is from his port, there is a very thick and solid ring of yellow bruises around his port and it looks like it hurts. You can tell it’s tender and that he is moving very deliberately so that it doesn’t hurt as much. However, he didn’t complain for the last six months so it’s no surprise that he hasn’t complained about this either.
We started working on our post cancer bucket list this weekend and got ourselves a new mattress! We had the most wonderful man helping us and he helped us figure out what we wanted and even better was able to deliver it same day. Though silly, it was very exciting to be buying an item that we had talked about doing once this was all over – and quite frankly what I dreamed about when I was sleeping on the tiny uncomfortable couch at the hospital. As with any new mattress it takes a few days to get used to, but I’m already sleeping better than I have in months, and it’s only been one night! Another thing we did this weekend was go to the movies – another silly thing – but we hadn’t been able to be in a movie theater for months because it was a risky place to be with germs and such large crowds of people while he was going through chemo. It’s truly the little things that put smiles on our faces this weekend. We feel like we are getting our lives back in control and starting to feel “normal” again.
Despite these exciting milestones it has been a strange transition for us both. When we were told Tom had cancer we had to adjust to our situation quickly but had a list of things we had to do. Meet with doctors, get second opinions, get the port in, start chemo, etc. While it was chaotic we had a plan that we had to follow to beat cancer. Coming out on the other side has so many more happy feelings, but has been a bit more ambiguous. There is no real manual on how to adjust back to life but we are doing our best to figure it all out as best we can.
Since we hate to go too long without a doctor’s appointment, we will be back at the hospital in the morning for Tom’s port follow up. It should be quick and hopefully then we will have a break for a few weeks before any more appointments – woo hoo! More to come tomorrow….
We started working on our post cancer bucket list this weekend and got ourselves a new mattress! We had the most wonderful man helping us and he helped us figure out what we wanted and even better was able to deliver it same day. Though silly, it was very exciting to be buying an item that we had talked about doing once this was all over – and quite frankly what I dreamed about when I was sleeping on the tiny uncomfortable couch at the hospital. As with any new mattress it takes a few days to get used to, but I’m already sleeping better than I have in months, and it’s only been one night! Another thing we did this weekend was go to the movies – another silly thing – but we hadn’t been able to be in a movie theater for months because it was a risky place to be with germs and such large crowds of people while he was going through chemo. It’s truly the little things that put smiles on our faces this weekend. We feel like we are getting our lives back in control and starting to feel “normal” again.
Despite these exciting milestones it has been a strange transition for us both. When we were told Tom had cancer we had to adjust to our situation quickly but had a list of things we had to do. Meet with doctors, get second opinions, get the port in, start chemo, etc. While it was chaotic we had a plan that we had to follow to beat cancer. Coming out on the other side has so many more happy feelings, but has been a bit more ambiguous. There is no real manual on how to adjust back to life but we are doing our best to figure it all out as best we can.
Since we hate to go too long without a doctor’s appointment, we will be back at the hospital in the morning for Tom’s port follow up. It should be quick and hopefully then we will have a break for a few weeks before any more appointments – woo hoo! More to come tomorrow….