I’ve been through a couple of episodes of not feeling so hot. They are definitely episodes that subside in ten minutes or an hour. I had one yesterday, for example, but was able to walk my dogs for over an hour in the afternoon. The episodes are becoming more frequent, lasting longer, and more onerous. However, it’s really no big deal yet, particularly in comparison to what so many other people go through with more toxic chemo.

If you’ve ever rafted or kayaked through whitewater rapids, you know that feeling as you head into the “tongue” — that v-shaped stretch of water just above the rapids. The water is smooth, and accelerating, and you can hear and see the turbulence ahead. You position  yourself for the whitewater and brace, but you aren’t there yet.

That’s what this feels like. I was able to get out and prune the roses and put my latest painting in place in my garden. Here it is: