The Last Day of Chemo! 12/12
- Deb Dekoff
- Jan 4, 2017
- 4 min read
I am a goal setter. I like to have an end in sight, something to reach to, and beyond.
You know, like when you are running in a road race - you don't stop at the finish line - you push beyond.
December 20th was my goal date - the Last Day of Taxol! Last Day of Chemo! The Last Terrible Tuesday! Correction: The Last Terrible Taxol Tuesday! (I will still be at the Huntsman every three weeks for a year for Herceptin.)
As usual, my nervous energy was great.
I took a quick trip to the Wellness Center to tense some muscles by pulling and pushing weights.
And, due to neuropathy, made an appointment for acupuncture the next day.
I returned to the Infusion Center, visited a few chemo friends (yes, you can make friends in chemo!)
And sat down in Chemo Chair 6A.
Great window.
A super nurse - her mom makes amazing hats for chemo patients, too!
And read the following posts (and more) on Facebook.
The Facebook post and some excerpts:
An attitude of gratitude! As I look at the past several months of "terrible Tuesday's", I am grateful for the lessons in life, and the new friendships and continued connections cancer has brought. (I still have a long Huntsman road ahead, but this part of the drive is over!)
"Acknowledging the good that you ready have in your life is the foundation for all abundance." E. Tolle
Today, I ask you to share your gratitude - and/or a life's lesson that brought you to that point.
Sanyika Street My cancer was fear, shame and pain. Those three malignant growths prevented me from growing so I ended up shrinking...into a job making 12 bucks an hour in my 30's, depressed and a drinking problem. That was the bottom...then after you recognize your worth you see the climb. The climb was shedding unsuccessful relationships, stopping drinking and reclaiming finances. The recognition point between those two lives is vital and also what I am most grateful for..because it reminds me had I not seen the possibility to change...I could still be there or worse today.
Sam Rubin I am grateful of the decision to move to Park City five years ago not knowing a single person. I've fallen in love with the town, the culture, the outdoors, the people and have been beyond blessed to meet so many people that I can now call my friends... like you and Wd DeKoff.
Patrick S. Lovell Suffering is the only path to enlightenment. My journey was to be devastated by the '08 collapse. Eight hard years later I understand what it all means and what role I played in it. Life is a miracle and we should approach it that way. If we did, my gut tells me things would be much different.
Meg Leaf I am grateful for our lives and for the beauty we see in everyday nature. If you pause just for a moment you will know that the Universe and our places in it are one living thing. One heart. I love, therefore I am.
Jill Christensen My life moment - when Nate survived his four-roll rollover crash going 75 mph. And when "exploding" (in the words of the doctor) one vertebrae in his neck and compressing three others did not send a single shard of bone into his spinal cord and did not have permanent effects on his mobility. You learn that you're stronger than you ever imagined you could be. You learn what's important in life. And you never ever forget it. You learn that kids can have more courage than any adult you've ever known. Something truly horrible can make your life so much better (once you get through the horrible).
Tracy Katzker Rubens I'm grateful that I was wise enough to ask a certain photographer for a photo shoot when my family visited Park City a few years ago. To this day, those pics are my favorite! !
Kimberly Ward-Rogan Being strong enough to help other people feel better. Making them smile or laugh. Helping them realize their own bravery and strength when it's not evident. Helping to carry them when they can't carry themselves.
Lara Mortensen Best day! Congratulations! I'm so happy I got to meet you and share this awesome day. We are warriors! My life's lesson is that even though life throws you a curve ball it also gives you something to cherish. Whatever that is, it becomes all the more dear when faced with something that seems insurmountable. I cherish my family that I love so much and the friends, new and old, I am blessed to know. ❤
Tammy Cunningham I am grateful for my colon cancer, it allowed me to see all the love that surrounds me everyday and as a giver I never noticed until it was my turn to receive. LOVE is healing the cancer and I am openly receiving as much and as many as I can! Namasté ✨🙏✨
Andrew Powell Gontram believe it or not, Im grateful for the more incalculable and unexpected hardships of my life. Because of the ridiculous, impossible, unacceptable challenges that life will present, not only has it made me a stronger person, but it has helped me to attain perspective from others whom I do not know. I've been able to discover a profound respect in others which I could not see before, due to their will and the challenges that they face. Despite different, strange, weird, foreign or completely incompatible opinions or points of view, I am reminded that my path through hardship has allowed me to honestly love another person, even a total stranger, for their immeasurable ability to provide perspective into my own life and my own self. Even though somewhere in the back of my brain there's an itch that's trying to tell me I'm just nihilistic :/ but it still doesnt take away from the lesson :)
Dave Parker · Friends with Rob Follett
The friendships you form going through Chemo I am sure are like the ones I have made at Dialysis. It make you realize just how many of us are in the same boat. No matter where we come from we are all equal. Best of Luck and my you get better soon
"The End" of: Terrible Tuesdays Wired Wednesdays Tired Thursdays Fatigued Fridays So-so Saturdays Super Sundays Marvelous Mondays ...is in sight! So happy!
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