But now...
I'm SO frustrated because, after having grown back nice and thick, I'm losing my eyelashes and eyebrows AGAIN!!!
I noticed a few of them shedding a couple of weeks ago, but didn't think much of it. In fact, I actually thought it was my make-up brush shedding - since I need new ones ;) But it seems... NOT so much!
Hmmph.
I combed the Internet searching for an explanation. I mean - REALLY??? I've already gone through this ONCE, and that's certainly ENOUGH!!! Some folks said, "This is not chemo-related," others said, "It may be stress-related" (you think???), and others posited, "Perhaps med-related?"
Come to find out, our hair sheds anyway - knew that - and so do our lashes and brows. So, since they ALL came back at the same time, they're ALL on the same dang shedding cycle! Utter CRAZINESS!!!
AND, I tossed my special, handy-dandy eyebrow pencil to boot, thinking, "Ha - I'll never need THAT again!" So I've ordered another. And now I have yet another good reason to continue my pack-rat habits I was SO trying to break :tup
So THERE, dear hubby!
Otherwise, I'm feeling really well most days - though sometimes the odd "tiredness" so many warned me about hits like a semi-truck and I can't seem to put one foot in front of the other. Thankfully this isn't often! My energy seemed to peak about a month ago after my iron infusion, and now seems to be waning again - so I'll check with my oncologist when I see him again in a few weeks for my 6-month post-chemo appointment!
Maybe it's because I'm just getting fat, not exercising the way I KNOW I should!!! My poor Fit Bit just sits on my vanity, wondering when I'm going to get my act together :||
And poor mini Cooper isn't so "mini" these days given I'm not walking HIM either! (and "Daddy" only takes him around the corner - lol)
But - my feet aren't so bad now that I'm taking meds for the neuropathy (that is when I REMEMBER to take them on time!!!) I'm actually considering trying some ADHD meds -- seriously. I've always just coped with it but, since my 2013 Midlife Meander, I don't seem to have the focus I used to - which isn't saying much! We'll see. I've already had to clear more cabinet space for what I'm taking now - lol.
So HERE'S the Photo Set - a little over 3-month's worth of progress:
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| December 25th |
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| January 3rd |
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| January 10th |
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| January 24th |
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| January 31st |
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| February 7th |
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| February 11th |
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| February 21st |
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| March 1st |
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| March 2nd - 8th |
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| March 14th |
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| March 22nd |
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| March 28th |
And just ONE MORE thing --- I'm so VERY ExCiTeD and SUPER PROUD of my precious daughter who will graduate in early May from GCSU with a BS in Community Health!!!
She has a summer internship with JDRF, where we hope she will be able to make some connections and find gainful employment - since SHE's not sure how long she can stand to be back at home ;)
I have to end with this - something I was re-reading the other evening as I reflected on the fact that this is an ongoing journey. I will have doubts and experience fear, then will forget about it for long periods of time (I have already and it seems odd). But then something will cause the un-realness of it all to come flooding back. But I DO move on! I credit my faith, and the unbelievable support and encouragement I've received - and continue to receive - from so many.
A reassuring whisper to the battered soul,
a calming song to the shaken spirit...
this is the way love works.
~Melvina Young~
