Apologies

For those of you who seem to enjoy my ramblings, I want to apologize for taking such a long break in keeping up the blog over these past two weeks.

Pesach (Passover) is always an exhausting holiday. It starts with two very late nights, a struggle for those of us who are usually believers in “early to bed, early to rise.” Despite this challenge, we did enjoy the first two nights of the holiday. We were two of ten people who shared the first Seder at the home of our friends Judy and Lanny. We cannot remember the last time we had a Seder without any of our family, and at this Seder were three other couples who have grown children who spent the holiday with their in-laws.

I started feeling under the weather on the second day, and I am still struggling with a nagging cough and extreme fatigue. I spoke with my pulmonologist and after confirming that the antibiotic would not interfere with the third round of the pembrolizumab I was due to receive, she decided to start me on an antibiotic, just in case. I still have a few days of that. I think this has left me especially weakened by this cycle, and I spent much of the remainder of the holiday in bed.

Meanwhile, we had purchased tickets to see David Sedaris at the Tarrytown Music Hall (about a half hour drive from our house) last night. We are long time fans of his humorous writings, and we have seen him before but cannot remember just how long ago that may have been. So even though I was not entirely feeling up to it we did go, and I am glad we did. I needed some time out of the house. I do not think I am any worse for the wear but it would be nice to be able to say I am feeling better.

Tomorrow I have my monthly Sandostatin injection and then we will head over to MSKCC for a CT scan of my bladder, to see if this therapy is having any effect. Keep the good thoughts coming!

I came across this video the other day and thought of so many of you who have shared your fascination with the use of language and grammar. Enjoy!

Love,

Rebecca