It has been cancer, cancer, cancer around here 24/7 for the past 3 weeks or so, and I am actually kind of tired of it. I am finding that the two biggest side effects of chemo so far are fatigue and loss of appetite. But tired or not, I was ready to get out. So, I took off my sweats and house shoes; found my high heels, put on a dress; stuffed my nausea medicine and a lipstick into an evening bag and off we went.
The event was wonderful. It was great to see all the appreciation for Rabbi Baker. I sat most of the evening because I was so tired, but David and I did get to dance just a bit. I was very tired the next day, but getting out and being around friends was just what the doctor ordered.
Here is a picture of David and me almost 10 years ago. At the time of this picture, I was a doctoral student at the University of Texas working on my dissertation and teaching a class. David and I were dating at the time. I was wearing my standard issue black dress.
Here is a picture of us last Saturday night. My completed dissertation is ancient history. David and I are married with a 6-year old girl. Now with all the recent weight loss associated with my illness, I was still able to wear that same standard issue black dress.
