Today was my very first day of chemo and it FELT GREAT!!  I've been waiting for this day for almost 4 weeks, the day I get to start kicking cancer's you-know-what.  So, this morning at 9 my girl friend Sarah picked me up, we dropped off the girls at Cyndi's, and headed off down to the hostpital.  They have this really huge long room with wall to wall windows and full of comfy recliners.  WiFi, a hot "snack boy" that comes around with a basket of granola bars and handi-snacks, a fridge full of pop and juice and the hostpital cafetereria just a few minutes away!  Is it any wonder to any of you that I'm most excited about being fed?  Oh, the other thing I forgot to mention: they stuck a needle in to the little port up on my chest and dripped drugs in to me for 5 hours.  What you see in the picture here is the big sticky cover they put over the needle, so it wouldn't get jostled around during the treatment.  I was able to walk around, go to the bathroom, etc because it was all very secure.  The pole to my right was on wheels so I just pulled it right around with me and it just drip drip dripped away.  My nurse was really nice, and me and Sarah just laughed and talked about everything from fruit flies to motorcycles to husbands.  Can't complain, it was a great day.

After chemo was over, Sarah dropped me off at my surgeon's office, and Trevor drove down to meet me for a follow up appointment.  Everything is healing nicely, I have a 2 inch incision in my armpit that is healing up from where they removed my 2 nodes, and the spots on my chest where they inserted my port are looking good too.  It is weird, honestly, that I have a little bump there now, but I think most of my shirts would cover it.  We asked Dr. Soriano a TON of questions and he did a really good job explaining everything to us.  We really like him, he takes a long time with us and is never rushed to get on to the next appointment.  We were in there for over an hour, he's great.  We feel really great about the care I'm recieving.

We are still so thankful for the outpouring of love from so many of you.  I have taken a lot of time to pray and reflect on our "new normal" and I have no doubt that this cancer situation will only serve to make our family stronger and build our relationships with eachother, our friends and family, and especially our Savior.  I know God has a plan for each of us and this trial is no accident.  It is a step in our progression to be more like Him.  As I have been the recipient of many many acts of service, I have grown to appreciate the Savior's love because I know you are acting as His hands in my family's lives.  Thank you thank you!  I definitely have a hard time being the "weak" one needing all the help these days, but I know it won't be forever.

Anyways, I gotta go, we're watching Survivor.  Yes, we still watch that, and yes, we still love it.