Leaving the Chemo Behind

Finally!  We took a little drive to In and Out today. You know what that means - Roberto's feeling better!  He ate lightly for breakfast and lunch but wanted to go all out for dinner.  He said that he couldn't resist any longer after watching Bob's Burgers last night.  Enough about Roberto's eating (or lack of eating) habits.

Some other highlights:  Roberto wore the wolf shirt, he washed and gassed up his cars, we got two peppers from our plants and there's a lone tomato growing, and we played Ghost Stories and were quickly defeated.  There was still some trouble sleeping last night.  I think one of the anti-nausea medicines was causing him to twitch a whole bunch.  :( 

Now that we're out of chemotherapy and Roberto is almost back to normal, I will update the blog less frequently now.  How does Tuesday and Thursday sound?  Oh, I'll have to write a post for tomorrow!  Hmmm....


Cycle 4 - Day 9

Might Contain Microbes

I can finally say with confidence that Roberto is back!  He took his two precious cars out for some quality time and even gave them a good wash.  I'm not jealous of the cars!  I'm not!  *sigh*  Playing videogames and working on his cars - classic Roberto.

Today, Roberto got two cases of Spindrift soda from Shelly!  I got to try one today and it was pretty tasty!  This is a good time to mention, before we possibly get more goodies (hey, I can hope!), that Roberto has a somewhat restricted diet.  Chemotherapy weakens the immune system, so he cannot have foods that might contain microbes.  Basically, no unpasteurized foods, raw fruits or veggies unless they have peels or can be cleaned well, and no sushi or rare steaks.  Finally, I was able to stop Roberto from binging on sushi every day (just kidding!).

With all the focus on returning to some resemblance of normalcy, I got a small reminder of the upheaval our lives have taken; I had to speak with the florist for our wedding and explain why the wedding is postponed.  At least this was better than the email reminder I received from the caterer to setup the dinner menu (this was *after* I had already spoken with the caterer!).  My biggest worry a month ago was picking the bridesmaids' shoes. 

We've had an enormous outpouring of love since Roberto posted a note on Facebook about his treatment.  The positive energy has been truly uplifting.  Please, keep sending messages and emails.  They will be most important when Roberto starts the second cycle on August 12th.  Aubrey had the great idea of making "Robostrong" bracelets through http://www.reminderband.com/ .  I'm gonna try to look into this when I get a chance.  

(Cycle 1 - Day 10)