Mom is done with A/C Chemo

Mom finished her 8 week course of A/C Chemo today.  She has done great.  I have been super paranoid that she was going to get sick & still am.  I want to put her in a bubble but I know you can't do that.  She needs to live her life and get out when she feels she needs to.

She still isn't working and I'm getting a little nervous that she will eventually lose her job and her benefits.  I'm not sure what we would do then.  She was working part time as an LPN.  Right now she just doesn't have the energy to care for patients.  She can last an hour or two before she needs some rest.  That just doesn't work in the nursing environment.  She has a little chemo brain going on as well but not really too bad.  Her WBC count has been low at least once and it was then that she was thinking about going back to work.  The doctor put the kibosh on that quickly.  She has applied for SS - Disability and possibly early retirement.  Does anyone know how health insurance works if you are on Social Security/Disability? 

Sam & I visited her this weekend while Travis headed to help his dad with harvest.  We went to the pumpkin farm with mom, my sister & her family.  We got to celebrate my nephew's birthday too.  It was a great weekend.  The weather was perfect.  I'm including some pictures from the weekend in this post.

Now on to marathon (to be more accurate "Goofy" training).  Last week looked like this.  Monday - 3 miles at 5-10K pace, Tuesday 3 miles, Wednesday - 5 miles, Thursday - off, Friday - 3 miles, Saturday - 15 miles (which I did on the treadmill in my sister's basement.  Thank goodness for college football even though the Michigan vs. Michigan State game wasn't that great).  I felt pretty good all week.  The program I am following has you running really long every other weekend.  For some reason I feel really drained the week after the long run.  I think I'm still working hard to build endurance.  Next weekend is an 18 mile long run.  I've never even seriously thought about running that far.  WOW! 

I can't wait to get to Disney in January.  We are going to have such a great time.  The runs will be fun and then we are going to relax.  I'm not going to let anything bother me.

In my last post I mentioned that I had bought a few books.  I've been reading Master Your Metabolism and Anti Cancer and it is surprising to me how much they support each other in their teaching.  I may be a sucker but I am gradually buying into their philosophy....implementing it is hard though.  I crave sugar.  I don't know why but I do.  I really shouldn't because I eat a lot of fruit and you would think that would curb my craving for candy but for some reason it doesn't.  Sugar is one of the things both books say to avoid.  I'm a work in progress.