As my sixth and FINAL round approaches, I am conflicted with so many emotions. This is definitely going to be the ending of the worst (ever!) phase of chemo. There is no sugar coating it. Chemo sucks. Part of me is so tired and sick of being sick and tired, that I’d like to pack it in. But the rational side pushes me on toward that looming finish line.
So, hurray for this ending, and hurray for new beginnings. Some of the bittersweet endings…I just shaved my head for the last time (sweet), I just made my last trip to Page Springs (bittersweet), and I just filled my last anti-nausea pill Rx (sweet!). But with endings come new beginnings, and I am very blessed to have a much better understanding of who I am, what my passions are, what my limits are and are not, and, most importantly, where I must go from here. I have new friends, and I have reconnected with old friends from so many chapters in my life it is overwhelming to me. I have begun a new opus in my life, and am beyond ecstatic to be on this creative path at this time in my life.
And finally, a news update. Sandra and Galen just checked in from Flagstaff. They are safe and sound and amazed at how little there is to see between Trinidad and Flagstaff (unless you want to count tumbleweeds!) So many blessings to count, so much to be grateful for. Sending love and light to all who have shared this journey with me.
Mar. 18, 2013
Judy Richter 