Although I have felt pretty good lately, I still think I actually felt better during treatment! I have had more asthma issues, tiredness and memory failure than ever before. Now, part of that may be my return to a more aggressive work schedule, but I am beginning to wonder. I never actually felt the effects of chemo-brain that everyone talks about, but recently it has reared it’s ugly head. Is it possible to get a side-effect a year later??
It is so hard to tell after treatment for a disease, what to attribute to the cancer, and what is just part of normal aging/life. I have become a bit more aware, and over-reacting a lot less. However last week was atrocious. I made several very critical errors at work that normally I never would have done. I am very cautious and careful in my work, and thought I was then, yet found myself somehow really screwing up. This time I can’t attribute it to learning curve, so I wonder what is going on. It is very unlike me. I also find I have occasional difficulty focusing as well. Is it because I am pushing myself too much? Or could it be due to the clinical trial? Today when I went to shut down my computer, I actually couldn’t remember how! I realize it was early in the morning, we were rushing to leave Cheryl’s, but still….. I think I will be mentioning this to the clinical trial nurse and my oncologist. It is very difficult to find yourself slipping and not know why. 
We did have a productive day at Cheryl’s though, and it felt good to do something I am good at (although I did still make a couple of miscalculations that are abnormal for me). We went to help them clean out their storage area and laundry room. Although it did take all of Saturday, the results were pretty impressive.
Organized Storage Room
Immaculate Laundry Room
We elevated things off the floor (using 4 X 4 supports and wood planks) just in time, as the next morning the pipes backed up and flooded the room! We were exhausted, but satisfied by the evening. Maggie was a great help 
and she looked like we all felt by 9 PM! 
Cute shirt Cher. Where’d you get it?
And Maggie is ADORABLE. Not as cute as the two pups sleeping around me right now, but still cute. I will give you that.
DID YOU SAY YOU HAD AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE CLINICAL NURSE? MY TAKE IS YOUR MIND IS GOING IN TOO MANY DIRECTIONS AND THINK YOU SHOULD DO SOME R AND R JUST FOR YOU. ANY CHANCE YOU COULD SPARE A FEW DAYS AND COME TO
FLORIDA FOR SOME SUN AND FUN? YOU CAN’T BE EVERYTHING TO EVERYONE EVEN THOUGH THAT IS WHO YOU ARE. MY THOUGHTS AND OF COURSE MY CONCERNS ARE WITH YOU ALWAYS.