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How I'm doing (Infusion 6): Halfway through chemo!

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It took me this long, but I realized I need to reframe my updates to more closely reflect how I actually am—fully functional— so I'm going to lead with focusing on how active I am rather than the side effects I'm experiencing. 

How active I am: Yesterday I was on the spin bike for 50 min and felt great. On Wednesday, I snuck in a run along the lake before temperatures dropped and the rain and snow moved in! Today (Saturday) I'll walk indoors on the treadmill for the same amount of time I'd be outdoors, a minimum of 90 minutes. 

I'm active and moving. Not held back. 

Thursday's infusions went: Smoothly. I was really tired after, but I got to sleep in today because Monty is away on vacation for 2 nights in Logan Square (aka the pet sitter's). Sleeping in helped a ton, especially since my sleep hasn't been as great the past week.  

The soup was: Cream of asparagus (so, super yummy, obviously!). 

The background of infusion day was that Google had another round of layoffs, so folks were checking in on me and each other. I'm relieved to report I wasn't affected. "But you're on medical leave. They can't lay you off," you say. Well, they laid off people on leave last year, somehow. So you never know what loophole exists. Grateful to keep my job and benefits.

The weather is: Slushy! I'm still mobile and not homebound, so all is well by me. It's just slush. :) And it makes hunkering down easier!

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