Wednesday, October 23, 2024

     Dr. H says his patients tell him that week two of chemo treatment is the hardest. I am in week two, the last week two for a long while. So today I lay down and take it easy.

     My charming daughter brings me a surprise lunch.  Later the tall man visits and tells me stories of his adventures. My east coast daughter and I have a long telephone conversation. I watch another episode of DISCLOSURE on Apple plus TV.  It is so emotionally intense that I am not sure I am up to continuing.

     It’s not that I want to talk about cancer all the time but I do think a lot about cancer. The latest book I am reading REBEL CELL, cancer, evolution and the science of life’s oldest betrayal, by Kate Arney, a science writer.   By far the best book I have read about how the cancer experiences and treatments are changing.  More uncertainty.

    I sit in my cold bedroom eating breakfast, reading yesterday’s New York Times, and wondering what I am going to write about today. I am wearing my orange puffer jacket and am wrapped in a blanket. Another good day.