My recent post talked about my week in Vermont. Because I flew to Vermont, I was unable to take my flexi-touch with me. It is very bulky and would have needed its' own suitcase. I wondered what would happen when I stopped using the lymphodemia device for a length of time. I found out. I use the device 1 hour every day for my lymphodedmia. The device gentle massages and moves the fluid so I don't swell. I definitely had a flare-up as a result of that week. Yes I did manual massage, but it was not enough. This helped me know that it does work and is worth the hour a night. I usually watch old tv shows on netflix. It does help me relax and no one can call for "mom" to help them. I am the one who needs help at that time.
Keep Fighting,
Cathy
Saturday, July 27, 2013
Friday, July 26, 2013
Time to Reflect
It's been a few weeks since I wrote and many things have happened. Summer is always a time filled with new and old events. The things you do every summer as a tradition and a time of new exploration.
I am excited that this summer I am not having chemo treatments. I do not have to plan my weeks around when I need to be at chemo. If you haven't reached this point you will. People who know me realize that I am one who can't stay still. I am always on the go. This summer I am enjoying time at home. Time when I can catch up on all the things I let go last summer when I was too tired to do them. This is not to say I haven't been on the go. I just returned from a full week of technology training in Vermont. It was a wonderful, exhausting and uplifting trip. The week was with Discovery Education. I have been a member of this wonderful group since 2006. This week in the summer always motivates me. It gets me ready for school in the fall. This summer it inspired me to make a website. It is currently under construction and hopefully I can show it soon. The week also shows me the power of friendship. There were 125 educators from North America at the conference. Many I have known from past years, but 60 were brand new to the summer institute. It is great to make new friends. Don't let cancer keep you from that. As you go to chemo or drs. appts. make friends. Many of the nurses etc. that I have met through this journey are considered friends to me. Friends can be on many different levels.
Hope to write more soon
Keep fighting,
Cathy
I am excited that this summer I am not having chemo treatments. I do not have to plan my weeks around when I need to be at chemo. If you haven't reached this point you will. People who know me realize that I am one who can't stay still. I am always on the go. This summer I am enjoying time at home. Time when I can catch up on all the things I let go last summer when I was too tired to do them. This is not to say I haven't been on the go. I just returned from a full week of technology training in Vermont. It was a wonderful, exhausting and uplifting trip. The week was with Discovery Education. I have been a member of this wonderful group since 2006. This week in the summer always motivates me. It gets me ready for school in the fall. This summer it inspired me to make a website. It is currently under construction and hopefully I can show it soon. The week also shows me the power of friendship. There were 125 educators from North America at the conference. Many I have known from past years, but 60 were brand new to the summer institute. It is great to make new friends. Don't let cancer keep you from that. As you go to chemo or drs. appts. make friends. Many of the nurses etc. that I have met through this journey are considered friends to me. Friends can be on many different levels.
Hope to write more soon
Keep fighting,
Cathy
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