Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Home

I breathe ghosts
from India
never empty
never full.

lights in my house
turn themselves
off and on
heedless of time.

a simple turn
takes me a decade
to remember, to forget.

i stuff my swallowing
pockets sooner than sunrise
polite, but never a lady.

now it is time for
hugging the tree out loud
tall in serenity.
- Carol Feiser Laque

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after eight days of hospital care
six nights of sleeping at UPenn
five different oncology nurses
and three straight days of chemotherapy infusions.
Round one of ICE is done!

I am finally home, stabilized, with a few short days to bask in my own home before we return, once again, for bloodwork and possible fluids on the 11th.


Next round of chemo: Feb 20th

7 comments:

Adrienne said...

YYYEEEAAAHHH. Enjoy your own bed tonight and keep drinking those fluids, Bekah. We love you.

Alison

laulausmamma said...

HOME SWEET HOME

Enjoy being home with your moms and sleeping in your own bed. Follow the doctor's instructions and take good care of yourself.

Love, hugs and high-fives for getting through round #1.

Susan

Anonymous said...

Yeah! Blessed "Home Sweet Home".
So happy to hear you are home for a few days. Hang in there! We are sending you hugs. We love you too! Your Colorado Connection!

Veronica said...

Here's to creature comforts and home cooking..........you've done brilliantly with this round, Bek, the next round(s) will pass too and you'll be one step closer to getting this thing beat!

Enjoy the good times, B..........xx

Sivan said...

Bekah,
So glad to hear about a positive step forward. This is all I'm looking for each time I check your blog!
You are amazing to keep such a strong positive spirit! Sending you more of that and know you are in my heart and thoughts!
Congrats for getting through round 1 of ICE!

Sivan.

Brandy said...

So glad to hear this!! You're doing it one day at a time.

Enjoy these next few days.

Brandy

Wullie said...

Love you, gorgeous.
Now, if you could step out of my mind for just a few minutes I can get on with some work.

One day closer to a hug in June.