Monday, March 2, 2015

Ambition is Back

The last chemo treatment was January 21st. It has been a long time since I had any ambition to do some thing beyond the basics of living. Yesterday I did a 4.2 mile hike without panting. Soon I will do a five mile hike. And eventually, I will do even longer hikes. Some wild flowers are blooming. The desert is green with the recent winter rains. It is a great time to get out and do some hiking.


The radiation treatments will begin next week -- or the following. The treatments will be every day for three weeks. I'm hoping to make that happen at the end of the day so I can go hiking in the morning. According to the radiologist, the most serious side effect might be some indigestion. I am used to that with the chemo treatments.

In addition to hiking every other day, with the return of ambition there is a "to do" list to be addressed. Mattress shopping. Carpet cleaning. House washing. And more.

It is a great feeling to want to do something once again. Ambition is back.
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7 comments:

  1. Barney, The Old Fat ManMarch 2, 2015 at 4:34 PM

    Congratulations on the return of ambition.

    I slept on a Sleep Number air mattress for the first time ever when at my Grandson's house last January. It is now on my list of things to purchase for my trailer. My body seemed to enjoy it well.

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  2. heyduke50March 2, 2015 at 7:09 PM

    I am sure you welcomed back that old friend...

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  3. BarbaraMarch 3, 2015 at 9:13 PM

    Hey, I have a picture of that same cactus from our hike with you. Unfortunately, I cut off the top. Once again, we are so happy you're feeling better.

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  4. Jaimie Hall-BruzenakMarch 5, 2015 at 4:24 PM

    Glad to hear you have energy back. The desert is beautiful and we should get even more wildflowers soon.

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  5. Life with LynnieMarch 6, 2015 at 12:28 PM

    Praise God you're strength and energy is improving. Hallelujah!

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  6. BarbMarch 6, 2015 at 1:55 PM

    I'm so happy to hear the light tone of this post. I know it takes a while after major surgery to get our energy back and I'm sure chemo is the same. I'm also happy to hear you are having the radiation treatments, and hopefully that will be the end of any cancer cells. It must have been hard for you to just hang aroundt and not have the energy to be out hiking. Enjoy your trails. :)

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  7. jilMarch 7, 2015 at 7:40 AM

    Great news…did a jeeping trip with some friends at the SKP park and the flowers were bursting all over….glad you got to see it...

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