the calm before the storm

despite the absence of sun, swimming and alcohol (which are all off limits for me now), i had a great weekend enjoying the beautiful weather. we spent saturday at the pool, where i found a shady seat under the pergola adjacent to a seat in the bright sun for peter... the best of both worlds! below is the view from my pool chair; it was nice to see so much boat traffic and sunshine. we also celebrated my best friend, beth's, engagement at a party thrown by her parents on saturday night. she will be married this weekend next year and will be an absolutely beautiful bride. by the time that maid of honor gig rolls around, i will hopefully have this ordeal behind me and maybe even a full head of hair (?) one can only hope!

it's back to the chemo recliner for me tomorrow. this should be a big week. on the upside, i enter this week equipped with a new anti-nausea drug (emend), which i'm hoping will help make my chemo hangover a little more tolerable. on the downside, my hair may start to fall out as early as tuesday based on the experiences of other ABVD patients. (however, it may also happen as late as the middle of the following week.) i thought of starting a lottery to pick the 'big day' to make this process a little more interactive for me, then realized that might be a little morbid for the rest of you. ;)

if round 2 is anything like round 1, i may be incommunicado for awhile; but, no news is good news. i'll just be pushing through... one treatment closer to the end of this road!