Oligo Woe Is Me

Today was a nice day here in Boston.  Spring-like.  Or should I say “Irish Spring?”  (remember that commercial with the Irish boat captain that cuts a slice out of a bar soap to show us how “fresh” it was?)

When I came up out of the bunker from the proton accelerator, I followed the sunshine and turned left instead of right.  I ended up wandering around the downtown area like a tourist.  I saw old churches, cobblestone streets, and more than one Irish pub getting ready for the big night.  You might even say that for those two or three hours that I felt almost….”normal”.  I didn’t want to stop walking.  But after 3+ miles of wandering I felt I was definitely pushing my luck.  So I made my way back to my place and now it’s 6 hours later…and I was right.  I totally overdid it. 

It was a fair trade.  Feeling normal for a while was worth being totally exhausted and feeling a bit green.  (get it?  green?  hahha…Irish joke). 

Five more trips to the proton bunker!

Happy St. Patty’s Day!!!

We all know that laughter is the best medicine.  If I may be so bold as to say a close second are the Beatles.  Here…see what I mean.  Now how can you not smile with lyrics like this?

Good day sunshine
Good day sunshine
Good day sunshine

I need to laugh, and when the sun is out
I’ve got something I can laugh about
I feel good, in a special way
I’m in love and it’s a sunny day

We take a walk, the sun is shining down
Burns my feet as they touch the ground

Then we lie beneath a shady tree
I love her and she’s loving me
She feels good, she know she’s looking fine
I’m so proud to know that she is mine

Good day sunshine
Good day sunshine
Good day sunshine

60 and sunny today here in Boston.  There’s a park bench and a Kindle book with my name on it.  My advice to you is that wherever you are, clap your hands once and say out loud “This is going to be a great day!”  Choose your attitude!  Do it!

Good day everyone!

Rob

This is me.  Rob.  Reporting live from my Boston abode.  It’s nice.  It’s clean.  It’s got a freaky washer/dryer combo.

So onto the topic of the morning.  As my treatments progress, I say that two outta three ain’t bad.  Here’s the breakdown for those keeping score:

• Mind – Very strong.  I feel mentally quite good.  Perhaps better than I have in many years.  I look forward, with great anticipation, as to what the next chapter for the Bromee’s will be.  The future is unknown, and I find that very exciting.
• Spirit – Since all this has started, it has significantly increased my quest for knowledge beyond the living from one moment to the next.  I have found that simple guided meditation has made me sleep better, made me rise better, and take a different look at the things that happen throughout the day.  It all seems to come more “in stride”.  I am more comfortable in my skin than I have ever been.
• Body – I left this to last…because it the one that is bad.  Or how about we say “not so great” instead.  Bad is too strong of a word for me.  But I’m tired.  I’m feeling not well.  I wake every morning feeling like I have a hangover.  And that’s a tragedy considering one of the many reasons I gave up alcohol is that I never wanted to feel that way again.  But now it’s a daily thing that I can count on.  Not a 5 star hangover, just the kind that you know if you’re not careful it could go from tolerable to terrible.  Fortunately my headaches have been relieved by a tiny little pill twice a day.  So thats good.  With all the radiation and the chemo poison flowing through my veins it a wonder I don’t feel ten times as bad.  So all in all I am thankful that this is how it’s is.  I can tolerate this and still keep a smile on my face and big inhales of life going strong.

So that’s the news as it is.  This is me.  Rob.  Signing off for another morning of proton radiation. 

Namaste,

Rob