During chemotherapy, I knew that I would have fuzzy, lost moments. That was obvious after the first treatment. What I didn't realize was how mushy I would get.
My husband tells stories now about how often I would repeat myself and tell the same story or re-do something I just did. We can laugh now that I have no more treatments (knock on wood) but during chemo, hearing I was less than normal was a topic I could not take. Don't know about you but I tried very hard to maintain a sense that I was normal, fine...etc. After a while, hearing other ChemoHeads tell me their 'moments', helped me to lighten up.
Today, I have been treatment free for about 3 months and I still have many ChemoHead moments. For example, last week at my daughter's graduation (correct term is really 'promotion' since it was a graduation from 4th grade), I had the great idea that we should all walk home and enjoy the fresh air. As we were ready to depart, my husband reminded me that I drove to the school. I seriously forgot I did that and forgot about the car in the lot. DOH!
My brain is better but those moments, I assume, will continue for a while. Hopefully it will continue to fade as the poison/chemo fades. I'll let you know....
My husband tells stories now about how often I would repeat myself and tell the same story or re-do something I just did. We can laugh now that I have no more treatments (knock on wood) but during chemo, hearing I was less than normal was a topic I could not take. Don't know about you but I tried very hard to maintain a sense that I was normal, fine...etc. After a while, hearing other ChemoHeads tell me their 'moments', helped me to lighten up.
Today, I have been treatment free for about 3 months and I still have many ChemoHead moments. For example, last week at my daughter's graduation (correct term is really 'promotion' since it was a graduation from 4th grade), I had the great idea that we should all walk home and enjoy the fresh air. As we were ready to depart, my husband reminded me that I drove to the school. I seriously forgot I did that and forgot about the car in the lot. DOH!
My brain is better but those moments, I assume, will continue for a while. Hopefully it will continue to fade as the poison/chemo fades. I'll let you know....
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