I've been invited to a wedding reception with a free, full-bar that's only five minutes, by bike, from my apartment. Instead, at just a few minutes past 9 p.m. on Saturday night, I'm fresh out of the shower, exhausted and waiting for the kettle to whistle and tell me it's time for my herbal tea.
how's that for a change of pace from the pre-cancer jorge.
As much as I hoped to go to the reception, I just don't have the energy. Such is post-chemo. recovery. A couple nights this week I've come home dead exhausted, able to do little more than heat up the batch of black bean soup i cooked last weekend (precisely for this purpose), plop down on the couch, flip the channels and crawl into bed within an hour.
I've been absent from this blog pretty much for this reason. And don't confuse my absence for a lack of activity. This week was a long one: I spoke to a masters level education class about the relationship between educators and the press, attended a meeting on the latest company changes to my health care (left my head spinning), filed two and a half-stories, had my first acupuncture session and today I attended a catholic wedding that mixed Mexican and Yaqui tradition.
I practice jarana when I've the energy, but that doesn't amount to more than a few times this week. but I'm getting there.
everyday it's a little better, a little less tired, but damn if, nonetheless, I'm still exhausted.
On Friday, my friend Will Seberger called me. He asked me to put the word out about a collection of blankets and warm clothes for the Tucson homeless. He also asked about how I was doing and reminded me, based on his mother's experience with cancer, that everyday is a little easier and one day you wake up and you don't even realize but you're able to do the things you used to.
one day at a time, as the old saying goes.
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That's a busy week. The soup sounds good. Anybody come over to spoon it into your mouth? That would be nice, with a back rub. And then they could sing you to sleep. You would be doing *them* the favor.
You're doing more in your exhaustion and post-chemo than a lot of people just do period. Benefits meetings are evil, but I've come along way in navigating health care having learned the hard way. If you have any questions on the ins and outs of deductibles, you can always give me a holler. tiffanymartini@gmail.com.
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