Count Your Blessings!

Chemo #3 continues to wreak havoc on my body, mind, and spirit. But God is with me all the way and HE WILL GET ME THROUGH THIS! My friends and family are also right here with me fighting this battle alongside of me, so I know I am not alone! AND THEY WILL GET ME THROUGH THIS TOO!


"Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer. From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher than I. For you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the foe. I long to dwell in your tent forever and take refuge in the shelter of your wings." (Psalm 61:1-4)

                                            MY TWO ANGELS, SHAY & SUE
                             
Shay & Sue came over last night and help me so much. They made me smoothies and a yummy healthy dinner with quinoa and kale and they did laundry, dishes, and played with Eli, and cleaned and put so much laundry away it wasn't even funny!

My other two amazing friends Laura & Marlin took Eli the whole day so I could sleep. The exhaustion is so bad, I dropped Eli off at Laura's and barely made it home. Got straight into bed and slept from  1-5. When I woke up I was still just as tired as when I went to sleep but thank God Shay & Sue came in the nick of time and helped us at home.

The side-effects for me are, like I said, exhaustion, a very sore mouth, itchy skin, "thrush" in back of throat, ulcers on tongue...let's just say it isn't pretty.

But can you imagine worse things? I can. How about going through this with no health insurance, losing your house to chemo, having no support network, having no hospital, just a clinic to go to only to be told there is no medicine for you...no clean drinking water, no food, no job, no car, no house, no electricity, bombs flying over your house, soldiers knocking on your door looking for your Bible, rats or cockroaches crawling through your home, being a slave, being in a "re-education camp" if you say something against your government,...every time I think about such things I am ashamed to complain. Ashamed. Yes, this is hard, but when compared to other's plights this is cake. Many would trade places with me in a heartbeat to get an easier ride than the misery they are undergoing.

So if you're having a bad day, count your blessings and think of others and you'll snap out if it pretty quick...Love, Annie

PS Chemo #4 is tomorrow at 11:30 at Hospital of University of Pennsylvania. My friend Donna is taking me, and most likely my friends Liz, Di, and Amy are meeting us there...they are all blonde! So we will have a blonde party! Whatever that is...