Today (Wednesday) was such a normal day that I almost forgot to blog before going to bed. For the last few weeks I’ve had cancer related updates and new things to share every day, but today was just a day. And to be honest, I feel perfectly healthy and I didn’t really think about cancer much today. The first draft of yesterday’s blog post (written before I knew that I wasn’t going in for chemo this week) had a big section about how great I feel, and how I didn’t want to back in for chemo because I haven’t felt this good in months. I had been told that this would happen, that after I emerge from my first dose of chemo all of my symptoms would disappear and I would feel great. It’s exactly what happened, and I had pretty much made up my mind that I didn’t need to go back and that I was cured, though I had doubts that my oncologist or my wife were going to buy it.

But still, a very normal day today. It felt like September 12th all over again (the day before my first doctor’s appointment). I got up at about 8:30 and spent the morning applying the second coat of paint to the bathroom. Then in the afternoon I took care of some errands and took the dog for a long walk before starting some house cleaning. I have energy and I have been able to accomplish things again. It’s almost enough to make me forget entirely. Like it never happened! I need to remember to enjoy this while it lasts.

I think Christine had a rough day though. As far as she was concerned it was her “Friday” all day on Tuesday. I had chemo scheduled for Wednesday and she wasn’t planning on coming back into work for the rest of the week. So it was Friday, right up until 4:45 when I called her and let her know that they had canceled my appointment. Suddenly it was Tuesday again, that has got to be a rough adjustment to make.

A special thanks goes out to all of Christine’s co-workers who have agreed to help to cover for her while she is out of the office every other week, for half the week. Especially now, when our schedule has changed and now all of the days that she needs coverage on will be shifting (and thanks in advance if and when it shifts again).

In the meantime, I’m working on getting my white blood cell count back up. I don’t really know how to do that… but I sure think about it alot. I concentrate really hard and imagine a new white blood cell just popping into existence and joining his white blood cell friends for a joy ride through my blood stream. I’m pretty sure that’s not how it works, but I like to think that it helps.