Chemo #6

Tomorrow morning is chemo #6. I am not looking forward to it. My mother-in-law, Ruth, is taking me. I think it is harder to get myself ready for another chemo this time because I have had a three week break instead of two weeks. I am feeling pretty normal right now and I dread feeling sick again. My skin starts to crawl and my stomach turns over whenever I think about tomorrow. At least this time I don't have a cold like I did for chemo #5.


I went to Layton this morning to have my blood test done. On the way home I ran some errands, one of which was a fabric store. I wanted to make a silky, lightweight scarf with red in it since that is the color I wear the most. I am so glad I stopped. They were having a fabulous clearance sale. I got enough material to make 8 scarfs for less than $6. I will have to take some pictures when I get them done.


Later today I am going with some friends and we are taking our kids on Frontrunner. That is the new train that goes from Ogden to Salt Lake. We are only going to ride it part way. It is free this week because it just started on Saturday. I hope we don't have to wait too long to catch the return train. Tyler and Mariah are excited because they had an assembly at school talking about Frontrunner and train safety. I think it will be a fun activity before tomorrows chemo.


One thing I have neglected in writing about it how thankful I am for my faith in Jesus Christ and for the many priesthood blessings I have received. After my last chemo I was having a hard time with my mouth. My tongue felt so swollen and sore. I was also worried about the tingling in my foot. My mind is very scattered right now so I hadn't even thought to ask for another blessing. My wonderful husband saw my suffering and offered to give me one. He arranged for our LDS Bishop to come over after their weekly meetings then the two of them gave me a blessing. Most of the time when I have had blessings I have not felt an immediate improvement but this time it was almost instantaneous. Before the blessing ended I could feel my tongue relax. It felt like the swelling was going down. I was also able to sleep well that night. My mouth wasn't cured of all of the side effects but it definitely felt better than it had since before the last chemo. I also realized a few days later that my foot had stopped tingling and felt normal again. I want to testify that the gospel of Jesus Christ is true and that His priesthood has been restored to the earth. It is through the power of that priesthood that I am doing so well right now. I cannot imagine going through chemotherapy without that additional help. I am so grateful that my husband honors that priesthood and is able to give me and my children blessings whenever we need them.