It's almost Friday!
It's almost Friday - yay for the weekend! I've had 16 sessions of radiation - 9 more to go! The side effects have started. I have a rash that itches and the redness continues to deepen. The doctor said it's normal and they have given me some ideas on how to stop the itching and bring relief. All the fun just continues in this journey.
Everyday I remind myself that I'm blessed and that overall this is not that bad. I can do this! I can push through! And I know God is providing strength when I just don't have it on my own. And truly I'm thankful but I'm also tired. I'm tired of going everyday to radiation. I'm tired of lotion. I'm tired of the emotional roller coaster that I feel like I'm on. Will I get through this, yes. Will I be stronger on the other side, yes. Am I growing in ways I couldn't imagine, yes. But... it's still hard at times. And that is ok. I continue to believe it's important to know it's ok for it to be hard. There are lots of things that are hard in the world, especially right now.
I think we are all going through some hard times. I know the hard times differ for everyone. I look at just our immediate family and I see each of us going through different hard times, different emotions and different reactions. And we all have to show grace to each other everyday, boy has that been apparent in our home. We are all irritable. We are all on a roller coaster of emotions and with being so close to together this comes out regularly. As this week school is finally ending. Everyone is completing their final projects and wrapping up the year. And I will say I think we are all excited to be done!! But then there is the thoughts of what will the summer hold. Not knowing what the future holds at times is scary and hard in and of its self.
One thing we've learned is that the future is forever changing and we will just need to be flexible with everything. We will all get through this time and hopefully we'll learn and grow and be better. That is my prayer for you and for us! Thank you for continuing to pray with & for us. We love you & appreciate you! And hope that everything in your world is going well.
Everyday I remind myself that I'm blessed and that overall this is not that bad. I can do this! I can push through! And I know God is providing strength when I just don't have it on my own. And truly I'm thankful but I'm also tired. I'm tired of going everyday to radiation. I'm tired of lotion. I'm tired of the emotional roller coaster that I feel like I'm on. Will I get through this, yes. Will I be stronger on the other side, yes. Am I growing in ways I couldn't imagine, yes. But... it's still hard at times. And that is ok. I continue to believe it's important to know it's ok for it to be hard. There are lots of things that are hard in the world, especially right now.
I think we are all going through some hard times. I know the hard times differ for everyone. I look at just our immediate family and I see each of us going through different hard times, different emotions and different reactions. And we all have to show grace to each other everyday, boy has that been apparent in our home. We are all irritable. We are all on a roller coaster of emotions and with being so close to together this comes out regularly. As this week school is finally ending. Everyone is completing their final projects and wrapping up the year. And I will say I think we are all excited to be done!! But then there is the thoughts of what will the summer hold. Not knowing what the future holds at times is scary and hard in and of its self.
One thing we've learned is that the future is forever changing and we will just need to be flexible with everything. We will all get through this time and hopefully we'll learn and grow and be better. That is my prayer for you and for us! Thank you for continuing to pray with & for us. We love you & appreciate you! And hope that everything in your world is going well.
