Food

Dec 29th

Hello my friends and family or shall I say Missy’s Mob!  I am up and out of bed, off the bathroom floor and I am back!  Seriously, there were moments where I thought who is this taking over my body, my mind and my soul!  Chemo is evil but to eradicate Lucifer I need something evil and brutal and I am holding tight as we go through this ride.

Sunday-Wednesday are a blurr – the best part was I was able to sleep sooo much!  Astrid came by on Christmas with special soup made by Moma Lucy and it was perfect and just what I needed!  The rosary, yes Astrid gave me a rosary with prayer instructions, was perfect and I held on to it as I fell asleep that night. Tuesday, Boxing Day, Jennifer and the boys and Laura came by with Boxing Day brunch!  We ate like kings and queens, the best part for me was the grapefruit sections – I think Steve preferred the cheese grits. My Mom and Beth came back from Louisville on Wednesday and well we all know what a Mom’s love can do for you – it was awesome to have them home.  I know Steve was glad to have my Mom here too!  I woke up Thursday and “SHABAM” I actually was feeling like the Missy I knew and was up and out of bed all day!  I even ate full pieces of food!  Toast and grapefruit never tasted so good!

When we saw my oncologist on Tuesday he didn’t like that the treatment had walloped me so hard and he wants to do some adjustments to the chemo but not to the treatment plan of a CURE!  So for the next 5 days I will regain my strength and be ready for round 2 on January 3rd. I have realized that this is the time where I have to ask for help, a foreign concept, but one I am working on getting comfortable with and starting to understand how to do it.  Everyone has made it so easy to ask for help and have been there to do silly things like buy 3 different kinds of natural ginger ale to get just the right one for my taste buds. And who knew Gatorade made a flavor called “FIERCE”.  Betty your shopping skills are to be commended. Susan homemade bread – need I say more!  Since morning toast is on my list of favorites I will look forward to more soon!  Yes hint hint!

I know now more than ever that God has a plan for me in this journey – it may have been clouded by a few bad days, but he wants something very promising to come of this and I continue to look for signs of what that may be – keep me posted if you figure it out or if one drops in front of you!  I love each and everyone of you for your prayers, texts, emails, cards, visits and calls – your strength has helped me get one step closer to my CURE!