V's Version

OK – it is day one for this round of chemo. We have to put it in super slowly because of my tendency toward allergic reaction. But I just wanted you to know that I am in a sea of color – mostly purple.

Last night Pk went a Halloween party wearing a clown costume made by he and Dani with a tiny bit of help from me. Because he went with his Big Brother, Larry, Dani and I had the opportunity to take a bath together in the gorgeous LUSH bubble bath gift that turned the water violet and infused us with the scent of purple flowers (thank you Dandypants and Jess!!)

This morning, we woke up under our pale purple wedding comforter, smelling still of violets and lavender. I dressed in Mag’s NOLA heart shirt (because it is so deliciously soft) and my new dark lavender velour sweat suit (a gift from Dani on her London trip – although I insisted that she spend no money on me!) I packed up the computer and my great grandmother’s quilt that just came in the mail from Maine and some home schooling books for Pk. Dani brought her computer so that she can telecommute from the hospital and we are ready to go!

Jess and Dandypants made a collage for me that says Heal Sickness with Love. I have to say that we sure are blessed with so much love and can do nothing but help the situation!

On the western medicine front – I will do chemo once a week for four weeks and see how that goes. Luckily, the CT scan showed no problem areas. The lymphoma, being a blood cancer, has just enough antibodies to activate the PNP but I am genuinely not worried.

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