Catch Up Time

I apologize for the long delay between posts.  I know many of you have been wondering how I am doing.

What I thought was allergies or a cold last week turned out to be a sinus infection.  I was miserable Monday through Thursday.  That Monday while I was at my appointment, they checked my blood count and all was okay, but they told me to call if I didn't start feeling better.  Well, Tuesday night I was chilling and slept with long pants, a sweatshirt and a fleece hat.  I had a temperature of 99 but felt like 102.  Wednesday I called my doctor, and he prescribed me antibiotics.  They started kicking in on Thursday, so by Friday I had a whole lot more energy.  The trip to Chicago was normal.  No unexpected issues.  The rest of the weekend was GREAT!  Thank you all for all of your prayers!!

It was wonderful to spend time with John's family.  I had plenty of energy for the whole weekend.  I even went to Six Flags Great America while up there and closed the place down!  I rode a few roller coasters and other rides...I felt very normal except every once and a while, I would remember that I was bald wearing a ball cap and felt like people in line were staring at me.  It only happened a few times, so I got over it quickly.

On most of the rides, I had to take my hat off so that it didn't blow away.  You know when they take your picture at a certain point during the ride, well all of my photos showed me bald.  I didn't purchase any of those pictures and I probably should have for memory sake.  There was one roller coaster that I rode at the end of the night where I didn't have a partner, and there was this boy about the age of 11 or 12 who was waiting in line just in front of me.  He was asking me questions about the ride since he hadn't ridden it yet and was a little scared.  We ended up riding together and I warned him that when he sees the picture afterward, he would be sitting next to a bald woman.  He didn't seem phased.

Well, I decided not to go back to work this week.  Being sick most of last week, I felt I needed more normal time.  Also, I have a treatment tomorrow and would be out at the end of the week anyway.  I plan to return next week...probably.

I don't have too much more to say...I just wanted to update you on how I was feeling.  Prayers needed for the rest of this week!!

Love to all