My chemo experience consisted of 7 days inpatient every 28 days. Instead of reading, I usually unplugged my IV wheelie and walked laps around the bed tower. 32 laps = 4 miles every day, usually 8 laps at a time. That stamina did dwindle by the end of the week as the chemo took over. But walking really helped keep me stay stronger through the process and recovery.
I wasn’t the only walker during chemo. It became a movement and the doctors and nurses encouraged it. It was quite a parade of the ‘bald and beautiful’ but we had fun and encouraged each other. ☺️

Here’s a picture of me around 10PM during the last round of chemo at my local hospital, before heading off to Rochester for a bone marrow transplant a month later. I took my reflection in the window for one last glimpse of ‘the past before heading into the future! ☺️

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