Welcome to the Community About Nothing, and Yet Everything.
So, I have completed 4 of 6 chemo infusions, and I have to say that the last one seems to have caused almost no side effects that cannot be otherwise explained by the disease itself. I remain exhausted all the time, and I go home at the end of the workday positively depleted. That, however, seems to be due to the anemia that somewhat existed before chemo started but certainly seems to have been exacerbated by it.
I presently sit at a 40% disability rating with the Veterans Administration with some big stuff pending. I am awaiting a decision on my hearing loss and the PTSD/Depression. The cancer aspect takes a step forward with an exam by a VA contracted provider who will provide a recommendation as to the service connection to the cancer. If it goes my way and I get to 100%, then as soon as the first check hits the bank, I’m retired. While this exam is scheduled for Monday, I have no assurance that a VA determination will be quickly forthcoming. Patience is the key.
My spirits remain high, and I have avoided colds or other infectious diseases thus far, so these are good things. I have not lost one bit of my sense of humor. I have no compunction about making jokes about the cancer because I know that whatever the balance of my life turns out to be, God has directed the number of days. So there’s that.
Well enough about me. Let’s talk about you. What do you think of me?
Murph
"I am standing on the Mountain of Right, and you are standing in the Valley of Wrong." Deputy Frank Sloup, Pinal County, AZ
Why do I like this one? I have a primary residence on the Mountain of Right.
Of you who read my previous post, how many of you caught the quote I stole from a movie? Can you name the movie and who said it?
Bet you didn’t know there would be a test…..
1. Eat right, exercise, die anyway.
2. I only run when chased.
3. I've won my last 10 fights. Some by as much as 50 meters.
4. The stupid shit you did 40 years ago may be the cause of your cancer today.
5. Defending a country will cost lives. It will also destroy minds.
6. If you are going to fail, then by all means fail spectacularly.
When you find acceptance of all that is negative in the world, and that acceptance allows you to walk through the minefield of life with a smile on, then you will find that your acceptance has gifted you the greatest power of all: You are no longer powerless over the negative occupants in your mind, for your acceptance has dealt with them and done away with them and positive now has more room to move into.
7. I know you believe you understand what you think I said. However, what I said isn't exactly what I meant.
