(I must wear a mask on the plane)
This weekend we traveled to Maryland for my niece's wedding. Travel and chemo are not fun. I have a newly found appreciation for the patients I see at MDA who have to travel there for their treatments. Being away from home when you don't feel well is difficult and not just in a creature comforts kind of way. Chemo therapy is about navigating side effects. The Chemicals that they have to use to kill the cancer reek havoc on your body, nausea, vomiting, dry heaving, diahhrea, and body aches all add to the normal challenges. When you travel you eat out. When your on chemo eating out is a no go, you never know how a food, even your comfort food will cause you to react. There are so many people to visit and your fatigue is real. This trip has been more of the hotel room and less of the running around we usually do. It has been skipped meals so my tummy is stable and afternoon naps. It has
been worth it to see my niece marry the man she loves and my adorable grand children all dressed up to be in the wedding party. Kudos to all of the cancer patients out there that must travel for your care. You earn an extra special award in my book.
(A brief stroll in downtown Annapolis )
( my beautiful grand children)
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