Infusion #2

I got lucky enough to have a private room today, so I didn't have to listen to all the TV's around me.  Hooray!  The infusion room at Huntsman is split into Pods (unless you get a private room), there are 4 stations in each pod, and a nurse and medical assistant for each pod. Each station has a standard TV with the speaker in the remote, so ... not so fun.  Because I don't want Family Feud in the background!

The infusion went perfectly today, no surprises!  A one hour infusion takes three hours.  They draw blood and send it to the lab.  They check to make sure your white/red (?) blood cells are high enough to handle it. Once those results are back, they order the infusion from the pharmacy.  They mix it and send it to the infusion room.  Meantime, they pump me full of steroids to prevent an allergic reaction, and then finally, I get the infusion.

One of my cancer friends, Regena, came with me.  She lives in our ward and was diagnosed with the exact same cancer, within weeks of me last time, and we had the same treatments.  So we were baldy's together, sitting on the back row in RS.  Thankfully, she didn't follow my lead this time.  We should have taken a picture together, dang it!  Next time.  Today, I colored!  And laughed with Regena.  She's fun to talk to!  Mat came by on his way home, so I rode home with him.

It's been such a weird week! So many great things have happened, but then there's those moments.  Wednesday I was in the dump for some reason.  I got up at a pathetically late hour and just couldn't pull myself up by the boot straps.  Some days, the thoughts of what's possible hit me hard and make me so sad.  The day ended well though, Mat had his fall concert.  Me and McKinley went, and she got her kale salad at Cafe Zupas, so she was HAPPY!  And that made me happy.  :)  She's so funny, she just inhales it like there won't be food to eat for a week!

I got a package from my sister-in-law this week, and even seeing it on the porch made me smile!
Jeri is a bright, cheerful soul and I love her dearly!  She endured so much when my brother was going through cancer (Glioblastoma) and his death last July.  She's doing a great job as a Mom of Sydney, and I love them both.  She's so thoughtful!  Plus, MILKA!  She knows I love Milka!  I ate them ... and ate them some more on my mission and ever since.  25 Years of Milka Happiness.

    
I've received kind gifts from Colleen and Haley this week, and a visit from my gardening friend, Jenny.  Heck, I'm so blessed!  Cindy came and spent the morning on Thursday, and helped me write Thank You notes to all the people who have donated money to our medical fund (they aren't in the mail yet).  I'm so grateful that covering my "out of pocket maximum" isn't something we have to worry about.  Enough was donated to cover the entire amount.  What a blessing!  And another blessing, our plan year started September 1st, so it will be a whole year before we have to worry about that again.  Blessings, I tell ya!

Last night we went to Ephraim for Maddie's choir concert at Snow College.  Carmina Burana!  Such a great piece of music!

These are two of her roommates that are in the choir as well, and such good friends to her!

Tomorrow we're getting family pictures done by Kelly Sansom, Gallery Photography.  He's the dude! So good at what he does.  and for the first time ever, we'll be all matchy matchy!  I actually planned a color scheme.  Stay tuned!