Spring Break 2009

What a great moment to pause, be grateful and live in the moment.  I am squeezing in a restful time with my family in between chemo 5 and 6. 

After spending winter break five airplane hours away in a dank DC  hospital having the MOAS and being separated from my kids at  Christmas, it is such a joy to get to spend spring break five  airplane hours away with them in one of our favorite places, the  Westside of Maui.  

I was worried about going at all feeling the full affects of Folfiri  this time around and concerned about if I needed a doc what would I  do. My hair is coming out bit by bit.  My bowels are a constant  concern with folfiri reeking its havoc.   Throw in the fact that we  fly standby and it almost seemed not worth the effort.  Happy to report that chemo symptoms are GREATLY reduced in favorite  places. 

Tears of sadness from hospital hall marching at Christmas  time have been replaced with tears of joy at Easter time while  enjoying church services outdoors, 30 yards from the ocean with the  turtles, whales with my favorite people.  We all whooped and cheered as we ate our dinner at the picnic tables  last night and watched some playful humpbacks jumping full-bodied out  of the water.  

I'm drinking up every last minute of this special time  with my family.  Off to watch the family take a morning swim.   Maybe tomorrow I'll be  feel up to joining them. :)