Day 1 – 5

Apparently chemo is a three course meal.

I checked into my room on Friday February 17th. After going through the onboarding procedures which mainly consisted of my food preferences and my party attire (a very ugly hospital gown which is as you see in the movies, very open in the back) I got wheeled of to get a permanent catheter inserted in my arm which extends through my upper chest next to my heart . I now know exactly where my heart is. If I ever wanted to retrace my steps like in the movie Innerspace (1987), I know where to go, no need for Waze or Google maps.

Back in the room, the nurse was already waiting with the first baxter of chemo. Let the games begin.

Contrary to what I have heard, I am not extremely nauseated and haven’t lost my appetite. I even got the nurse to give me double dessert (working that charm).

The weekend was more of the same, one bag of chemo after another and still in high spirits. That is until the doctor came by.

He explained that my chemo treatment was a 3 meal course. Starting of with a light appetizer (Friday – Sunday), a sturdy main course (Monday – Tuesday) and a killer dessert (Wednesday – Thursday).

Fast forward to Tuesday.

I am still laughing, cracking jokes when the kids and the wife visit me in the hospital and Face time them several times a day, just to keep them on their toes and keep tabs on what is happening in the outside world.

My sisters in law sponsored a “Kom op tegen kanker” light for me. For which I am very grateful. It is better to have a light accompany you in your journey then to walk in the dark.