Scripture of the Day:
Luke 8:43-48
(NLT)
A woman in the crowd had suffered
for twelve years with constant bleeding, and she could find no cure. Coming up
behind Jesus, she touched the fringe of his robe. Immediately the bleeding stopped. “Who touched me” Jesus asked. Everyone denied it and
Peter said, Master, this whole crowd is pressing against you. But Jesus said, “Someone deliberately touched me, for I felt healing power go
out from me.” When the woman realized that she could stay hidden, she
began to tremble and fell to her knees in front of him. The whole crowd heard
her explain why she had touched him and that she had been immediately healed. "Daughter." He said to her, "Your faith has made you well, Go in peace."
Chemo Brain
It's been 5- 51/2 years since I've had chemo-therapy unless you include the letrozole that I had to take for 5 years. It's barely been a year since I last too that one.
I find myself having trouble sometimes trying to remember the most simple thing. For example. I have a friend who just lost her husband of 36 years. I mentioned that I remember going to her wedding. She told me I was in it!!! Now how do you forget that?! I am getting up in years so I'm afraid of all the "old folks" problems. But I had a doctor friend tell me about Chemo Brain.
I found an article about Chemo Brain. It said, "The sometimes vague yet distressing mental changes cancer patients notice are real, not imagined. They might last a short time, or they might go on for years. These changes can make people unable to go back to their school, work, or social activities, or make it so that it takes a lot of mental effort to do so. Chemo brain affects everyday life for many people with cancer."
I took this statement from the following link.
It gives a definition for Chemo Brain, what causes it and what you can do about it. It does not give me the impression that the condition will go away. It does say to tell others. I haven't really done that. I will now. I've seen some look at me, like, why doesn't she remember that. It's very frustrating.
Please read the article if you or someone you know is having trouble remembering little things. Frankly, I'd rather have Chemo Brain than Alzheimer's disease. The one article I read didn't imply that it will get worse. It just is. The were a lot of articles out there and I just chose the first one. If you want to do the research, this article can just be a start.
If you are making this journey as I am, may God bless you with His healing touch. I know He loves you.
