Birthday weekend.

We had a great time celebrating Scotty's birthday. His Aunt/Unc and cousins came down for the afternoon and we went to lunch and then hung out and had some pie. Then we were settling in for the night and we got a surprise phone call from some friends of ours asking if they could come over. It was so out of the norm, that we said SURE! They came over with champagne and wine in hand and we toasted his bday then decided to head over to Clydes since my mom is in town. We had the best time just laughing and talking. Even though Scott was worn out, it was so worth it for everyone!

Saturday, Scott had to rest a lot to make up for the night before. Later on, Scott and I decided to go see a movie and dinner. Scott really didn't feel so well right after dinner and there were moments when I thought we may not make it through the movie but he was a trooper and then we hurried home so he could rest.

Today was a mixed bag. The weather was in the 70s if you can believe it! He was stir crazy so we went out for a bit to do errands and then he spent a lot of time in bed resting. His stomach has been upsetting him and he is just generally worn out. I can definitely tell that the chemo is having more of an effect on him as time goes on. One new side effect I noticed this week - he seems to have dark marks all over his back. I wrote to Dr M and he said it could be from the chemo and he wants to look at it during our next visit.

I can tell he is getting frustrated with feeling so bad all the time. He told me it's even more frustrating to know if he didn't get this chemo, he would be feeling fine right now. I am sure it's also knowing that even having chemo is no guarantee the cancer won't come back. I prefer to focus on the positive stats that I have seen and knowing that colon cancer is one of the most researched and successful recovery cancers. I don't think I can handle thinking about the other side of it to be honest.