There Is A Light!

There is a light at the end of the tunnel! I woke up today with minimal leg pain and much of the weakness gone. Yea! I still have some numbness in my fingers, but it is very little and doesn't effect me. I still have aches and pains, but nothing I can't handle. I actually slept from 8:30 p.m. last night until 5:00 a.m. this morning (without any pain killers) and then napped in my chair this morning. I have spent the rest of the morning tidying the house in preparation of The Maids, who will be here early afternoon and doing some laundry.
I am torturing myself, as I put on a Krista roast this morning, and the smell is driving me insane. I had to change up the recipe to match my low salt diet, so hopefully it will still taste as good as it smells. I can't wait for supper! Mmmmm...
I didn't make it to Mary's last night for supper. After a trip in the afternoon for a blood test and a short shopping trip to Walgreen's I was beat and could tell I wouldn't make good company. I didn't even bother asking God for intervention. I realize that I am just going to have to remember that this first week after my chemo I am going to have to relax and just allow myself to rest. No plans, no going out - just rest. Help me remember this, OK?
For all my prayer warriors out there, I have some specific requests for this week. 1.) That my blood counts are good on Thursday - so I won't have to worry about infections. 2.) That I get a good report from Dr. Thommi, my pulmonologist, on Friday (2 week check after getting out of the hospital) and that my lungs are healing and the fluid is subsiding. 3.) That my ecco cardiogram Friday afternoon shows that the fluid remains off my heart and that my blood flow has increased - hopefully showing no heart attack. 4.) That the chemo is killing off the beast, but not permanently damaging the rest of my body.
Thank you everyone!