Round 1 of April's Chemo Cycle is Done!

Today was Joe's first round of chemo for April at the Duke Cancer Center (and yes I know it's still March, but that's how the schedule worked out).  The lab work was scheduled for a little later and this time there was a doctors appointment in the mix.  Also, I was at the doctors appointment which always makes it longer because I talk so much.  With all that and the fact that we had to make the appointments for the next round and the CT scan, it took more time than usual for Joe to get up to the 4th floor infusion center.  So he got there late, which meant he had to wait.  Chemo didn't begin until a little after 11 a.m. (the appointment was for 9:15am) so needless to say this will not be a record setting day.  However, we did have some fun in the exam room.  This was Joe's first time in one of the new exam rooms since they moved to the new center, and my first time there period.  We had to pass the time waiting for the doctor somehow, so..........




Joe is still rebounding from the unfortunate events of last week, as am I.  However, both of us have calmed down significantly and occassionally even have a laugh about some aspects of it all.  We've had lots of conversations with Joe's brother and his wife, mostly in an attempt to make sense of it all, but thus far haven't really been successful.  And as a friend of ours who is a minister on the coast says, "STOP!  You can't make sense of people who are so entrenched in beliefs like that, so don't even try".  All of our friends and my family have been so supportive and caring.  I want to thank each of you for helping both of us get through this trying time, but most especially for helping Joe.  He is the most precious person in the world to me and seeing him having to deal with such emotional pain is quite difficult.

Right now though, he has many distractions.  Most importantly, the Maundy Thursday service on April 5th where the choir will do "Shadow of the Cross".  It is one of the most beautiful and stirring musical adventures you will ever hear.  If you have never attended a Maundy Thursday service and would like to hear some amazing musicians and voices, please consider coming to Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church on the evening of the 5th.  I think you would truly enjoy the experience. Joe should be posting some photos of last night rehearsal on Facebook sometime tonight or tomorrow.
Thank you to everyone who continues to pray for Joe and support him, especially this past week.  If you know Joe, you love Joe.  He's just that type of person.