The trip to Lake Geneva was much more pleasant than my last trip in February. I managed to drive several hours before I got too achey to sit in one position. The baby is just as squeezable as I thought she'd be. Gee, I feel like the witch in Hansel and Gretel...just wanted to squeeze her and eat her up. She is so precious...yes, even when she cries. Since I'm the grandma, I could always hand her off during those times. Finally! I get to enjoy a baby. I suppose if Allie and Terry move to Des Moines, I could babysit and actually do caretaking. We had a nice Easter brunch and didn't tax the new parents with our presence for long as we left around 4 pm. Long drive home though, don't think I'll be taking any more trips until vacation this summer.
This chemo (taxotere) sure is fatiguing. I'm a bit teary/resentful over my lack of energy right now. I was feeling so energized and great having had that month off of chemo or any treatment of doing anything but getting better. I am going to start supplementing and eating a "cancer" diet that the Cancer Centers of America recommends. I still don't understand why my doctors keep telling me to "eat whatever you want". That doesn't even make good sense to me and I'm not a nutritionist or doctor. I know my body needs fuel; fuel for my immune system to get busy now and irradicate any microscopic bits of cancer left behind from the surgery, radiation, and chemo. I know cancer feeds on sugar, so doesn't it make sense that I should try to cut all sugar from my diet? and exercise to burn the rest of it off? My immune system should have been able to destroy these cancer cells before they turned life-threatening. I have been doing something wrong for the past couple years - stress, diet, lack of exercise...makes sense that I need to change drastically all of the above. Cancer will just come back if I'm eating and doing and thinking the same way. Exercise won't be that hard, but changing the way I eat...that's hard. Eating more veggies, just EATING vegetables every day...and trying to eat 5 to 7 servings a day. That will be hard. I'm going to have to start juicing.
Allison (and Terry), thank you for my beautiful granddaughter - you did a wonderful job of creating our little Arleigh Angel.
Proud Aunt Katie and Uncle Pat with Arleigh:
Mom,
ReplyDeleteSo funny I just did a post on my blog about my cancer free diet today too!!! Hopefully your books come soon so you can dive right into it.
Not eating sugar has actually been a lot easier for me than I thought it would be. If you eat fruit, which has lots of natural sugar, it should help your cravings while still being healthy for you-the fiber in fruit slows down the absorption of the sugar into your body...geez, I sound smart, huh?
Also-I'm going up to see the little sweet angel baby tomorrow and plan on pulling a night shift so Terry can get some sleep before he works on Friday. I'll send more pictures when I get back from my visit!
xoxox
OMG! I thought the 1st picture above (of Allison) was me at 1st. I had to look again....no, it's Allison. I wondered why there would be a picture of me posted?? :)
ReplyDeleteSo glad you had a wonderful trip to see and hold that precious new baby. What a wonderful week end it must have been for you and all your family.
As you go through the next round of chemo, just keep those good thoughts of this past week end in your mind and think of all all the fun you will have this summer when you are all on a warm beach some where with baby Arleigh in tow.
Enjoyed seeing your post today. Hang in there with your treatments and let your body rest when needed. I like your advice on the changes in eating, exercise, and made me realize I need to do the same.
I have heard and read some of this same "Good" advice. It will be a change, but one for the better!
Love, Debbie