This morning was ROUGH. I got decent sleep last night…must’ve fell asleep around 1 a.m. & didn’t wake up until 7:45 a.m. when my Uncle Jim from Florida called. I didn’t answer (I WAS asleep), and I went back to sleep. I woke up about 30 minutes later as I could no longer sleep, but it went downhill REALLY fast. Within an hour of being up, I had 4 bowel movements. Again, for those asking WHY he’s mentionng bowel movements, it’s because it’s relative to my cancer.
I have rectal cancer, so when I have bowel movements, the stool passes in contact with the cancer on the way out…and it causes me excruciating pain. I can usually deal with 1-2 per day if they’re spaced apart, but when I have 4 in the span of less than 60 minutes, it makes things quite unbearable.
I fought through it & took a much needed shower, which kinda refreshed me. I then headed downstairs & fed the cat & dog & got my coffee started. I then decided to call Uncle Jim back. It was nice to hear from him & I really appreciated it. The timing was good…emotionally, I’ve been dealing with quite a bit over the last couple of days, so it was encouraging. Funny how sometimes God uses people in our lives to encourage us when we need it most.
I went upstairs & tried working for a couple hours. At lunch time, I not only made lunch, but got dinner prepped. Got a text last night that one of my best friends from home in Oneida, Jeff Reese was in town & wanted to get together. I was stoked to hear that! I hadn’t seen or heard from Jeff since we flew to NY last November (2011). Anyhow, I prepped the polish sausage & the sweet & sour sauce that it cooks in. I’ll turn the crock pot on around 3 pm or 4 pm & let it cook for 3 hours or so till Jeff gets here.
The plan is to just hang out, have dinner, shoot some pool & have a few drinks. Jeff ended up coming over early & I gave him the grand tour of the Bruno household (though we forgot the upstairs) and we chatted for a bit. Then we headed out to run some errands…needed to introduce Jeff to some Tuaco for shots / drinks while we play pool later & then we just needed a few miscellaneous items.
When we got back home, we had dinner & started watching a movie. That didn’t last as we stopped the movie & just chatted for a bit. We then went & shot a couple games of pool & then went back & sat down & talked some more as I needed to rest. I had a GREAT time…it was SO good to catch up with Jeff! He left around midnight & Dawnette & I picked up a bit & then went to bed…
Pain: 5
BM x too many to count!
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