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DM's continuing challenges, but I am making progress

Posted 01-19-2009 at 11:23 AM by engineer
DM is going for her second chemo treatment today and for her pre-op blood work. She has had a horrible time with dehydration and low blood pressure and pain. I feel helpless from this far away, she doesn't eat right and obviously isn't drinking. At least she has many friends who check up on her and one is taking her for her treatment today. And she said she was going to schedule another infusion on Wednesday - although she has said that before and then 'skipped' it

Although she has some friends that are talking about going to the olympic curling trials in Broomfield next month and she is looking forward to that and she has figured out that she will be out chemo for a week by them. At least she has something to look forward to. She loves curling. Something to look forward to, might help with her attitude and treatment outcome..perhaps.

Please hold her in your prayers and good thoughts.

As for me I am proud to say that I have added back some ‘weight’ type workouts. Friday I did my 45 minutes on the recumbent. Saturday I sauna’d and then Sunday I pulled out my Fitness Fix Beginner DVD and did each of the three dedicated segments along with the stretches. It was well over an hour and my core is so sore but it’s a good sore. I can really tell it’s been awhile since I’ve done anything, my balance is terrible. But I know it will get better.

Tonight is recumbent again and then tomorrow will be a well earned sauna. And I hear that the STS is starts shipping next week. OMG (to use the kid’s abbreviation), I am so eager to try it but also so scared since I’m so out of shape.
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Engineer:
I'm so sorry your mother is battling this terrible illness. I will send good thoughts your way!

Congrats on keeping up with your workouts during this rough time! Looking forward to hearing how you like STS!
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